DaVita Leadership Insights: Recent Episodes
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This podcast is for DaVita teammates who want to become a better leader both personally and professionally. From aspiring leaders to experienced leaders, wherever you are in your journey, this podcast is for you.
Join our hosts Grace Berman and Doug Miller in this episode as they are joined by Nina Prasad, Division Vice President in Southern California, to explore the impact of leading with curiosity.
In this engaging conversation, Nina shares how a deeply ingrained sense of curiosity has guided her non-linear career journey—spanning investment banking, entrepreneurship, and her past eight years at DaVita. She discusses how asking the right questions and creating space for diverse perspectives helps her connect with teammates, understand complex systems, and unlock potential across her team.
Throughout the episode, Nina offers honest reflections on her leadership experiences, including a memorable stumble that taught her the crucial difference between intent and impact. Tune in to hear her practical, simple strategy—using a sticky note to track questions versus statements—to help leaders stay intentional about balancing direction with genuine discovery in their daily interactions.
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GUEST: Nina Prasad, DVP Southern California
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Sr. Directors, Wisdom
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Join our hosts Grace Berman and Doug Miller in this episode as they are joined by Tony Awojoodu, a Sr. Director with Team Pegasus, as they cover the topic of "leading with purpose." Tony shares his personal journey to discovering his life's purpose—to bring out the best version of people—which was catalyzed by the birth of his daughter. He discusses how he integrates this purpose into his leadership style at DaVita and his personal life as a father, offering advice on how listeners can begin to identify their own purpose.
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GUEST: Tony Awojoodu, Sr. Director, Team Pegasus
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Sr. Directors, Wisdom
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In the exciting finale of the Healthy Teams mini-series, Doug Miller and Grace Berman with DaVita University dive into the importance of honoring and celebrating team results. They discuss how celebrating team milestones—big or small—boosts morale, reinforces goals, and fosters a culture of appreciation. From quirky awards to meaningful public recognition, this episode is packed with creative ideas for leaders to celebrate their teams. Tune in for practical tips to boost engagement and make sure every team victory gets the recognition it deserves!
For DaVita teammates, visit the DaVita University Digital Experience to bring the activities and concepts mentioned in this episode to life:
- Languages of Appreciation Worksheet: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/languages-of-appreciation-worksheet
- DVU1251: Building Relationships: Languages of Appreciation: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/ECL-25af2c9c-6b73-4d44-ab9c-158162bae119
- Teammate Preference Sheet: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/ECL-5ca789ef-cbd7-416c-82a9-102a60bea78d
- The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace - Appreciation at Work: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/ECL-33a68848-789c-401f-a720-082832df0af0
- Leveraging Languages of Appreciation at Work for Leaders: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/ECL-1ea4b1dd-4e03-4d48-97cc-4f49ca55b122
- Gateway Bravo: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/ECL-e7467b3c-5b9a-43ad-bbea-2dd512cc5675
- Core Value Award Guide: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/ECL-2ff365c1-3b52-48e2-b6e1-fe108e50e1f0
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, DaVita University
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In Episode 5 of our Building Healthy Teams mini-series, Doug Miller and Grace Berman with DaVita University dive into the key concept of shared accountability - the powerful practice of holding each other responsible for both the what and the how of team success. Doug shares insightful stories on how leaders can foster a culture of accountability while giving teams the permission to be imperfect, creating a safe space for recovery and growth. This episode is a must-listen for leaders looking to strengthen commitment and drive results!
For DaVita teammates, visit the DaVita University Digital Experience to bring the activities and concepts mentioned in this episode to life:
- Practicing the Art of Accountability with Misha Palecek: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/ECL-8c7cd616-0ec6-47ae-8ab2-96f001a29389
- Team Agreements: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/pathways/ECL-089e36b7-c238-4725-912b-1061189d4364
- (Accessible by DaVita Supervisors+) Effective meeting recaps: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/ECL-5be077f5-0184-4ae5-af3a-5174dbb8be82
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, DaVita University
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In Episode 4 of our Building Healthy Teams mini-series, Doug Miller and Grace Berman with DaVita University explore the power of committing to a common purpose. Doug shares real-world examples of how teams can align around a shared goal, from creative exercises like stick figure drawings to actionable tips on reinforcing your purpose. This episode is packed with insights that will help leaders create an inspiring, purpose-driven environment for their teams. T
For DaVita teammates, visit the DaVita University Digital Experience to bring the activities and concepts mentioned in this episode to life:
- Compelling Purpose Pathway: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/pathways/ECL-1b085ed1-c6d8-4b48-b720-a643d1790214
- The Power of Vision with Seth Miller: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/ECL-c417a8af-8e86-4679-a2e4-6e3633436df1
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, DaVita University
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In Episode 3 of our Building Healthy Teams mini-series, Doug Miller and Grace Berman with DaVita University tackle the often-dreaded topic of conflict—but with a twist! They discuss how healthy conflict, fueled by trust and vulnerability, can spark innovation, deepen relationships, and move teams forward. Get actionable tips on creating an environment where all voices are heard, from round robin discussions to team agreements. Tune in to learn how embracing conflict can strengthen your team’s collaboration and success!
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- Team Agreements: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/pathways/ECL-089e36b7-c238-4725-912b-1061189d4364
- How to Manage Conflict with Kapil Vashistha: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/ECL-848d1e37-71cd-4a14-9cbf-4270b85d0ee2
- (Accessible by DaVita Supervisors+) LinkedIn Learning: Handling healthy conflict: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/ECL-0c712b52-7aaf-4cec-a8d7-1ca3e538eeb2
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, DaVita University
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In Episode 2 of our Building Healthy Teams mini-series, DaVita University hosts, Doug Miller and Grace Berman, break down the secret sauce to high-performing teams: trust! They explore the difference between vulnerability-based and predictability-based trust, sharing practical tips for leaders to foster deeper connections within their teams. Doug highlights simple yet impactful exercises to talk about trust and how it can create a culture of openness, accountability, and belonging. Tune in to learn how to build a trusting, collaborative environment that helps your team thrive.
For DaVita teammates, visit the DaVita University Digital Experience to bring the activities and concepts mentioned in this episode to life:
- Homeroom Questions to Build Trust: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/homeroom-questions-to-build-trust
- How to Build Trust as a Leader with Stacey Irving: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/ECL-082a7de9-84a2-4aad-a62d-07407afe0376
- DVU1252: Building Relationships Self-Paces Course: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/insights/ECL-9319fb8d-e429-4096-a980-d602d0819c25
- (Accessible by DaVita Supervisors+) LinkedIn Learning: Building Trust Pathway: https://davitauniversity.edcast.com/pathways/ECL-37dd210c-ab39-4b8d-a431-b5ae0f7af72f
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, DaVita University
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Welcome to the first episode of our exciting new mini-series on Building Healthy Teams, hosted by Doug Miller and Grace Berman with DaVita University! In this episode, Doug and Grace dive into the critical first step of leadership: getting clear on who you are as a leader. They explore the importance of identifying your core values, developing your leadership philosophy, and understanding your life purpose to increase clarity and effectiveness in leading teams. Get ready for tons of practical tips and inspiring stories that will help you reflect, grow, and lead with purpose!
For DaVita teammates, visit the DaVita University Digital Experience to bring the activities and concepts mentioned in this episode to life:
- Leading with Your Personal Values with Dr. Jeff Giullian
- Kouzes & Posner Values Sort Activity
- LinkedIn Learning Activities*:
- Leading with Values
- Identify Your Values
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- If you are unable to access the LinkedIn activities, you can talk to your manager about requesting a license. LinkedIn Learning licenses can be purchased in Coupa by clicking HERE.
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, DaVita University
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Join our hosts Grace Berman and Doug Miller in this episode as they are joined by Mike Geiger, Vice President of Licensure and Certification, to discuss a core element of the Trilogy of Care: caring for our world. Mike shares personal stories and insights from his journey in giving back in fulfilling and meaningful ways by aligning his skills, passions, and the needs of his community. He encourages listeners to allocate time to reflect on how they can contribute to making a difference, viewing it as an opportunity to engage in continuous learning and creating a culture of belonging.
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GUEST: Mike Geiger, Vice President of Licensure and Certification
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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Tune in to this episode as our hosts, Grace and Doug, delve into "The Power of a Learning Culture" with guest Gordon Trujillo, Vice President of Enterprise Learning and Development. Gordon shares stories from his career journey that have cultivated a unique perspective on the transformative potential of a learning culture, both personally and professionally. In this episode, you will be inspired to explore how DaVita leaders utilize learning to demonstrate our commitment to the development of our teammates, providing them with the opportunity to thrive through learning, growth, community, and a sense of belonging.
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GUEST: Gordon Trujillo, Vice President of Enterprise Learning and Development
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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DaVita is committed to creating a diverse Village where everyone belongs. To further your role in leading diversity and belonging and deepen your understanding of the power of women, listen to the new “Power of Women” (POW) podcast series here! In this series, you will hear from a rotating panel of leaders on topics and challenges that women face in the workplace.
Are you often second-guessing whether you have made the right choices on career and family? For some, it feels like a never-ending quest to achieve & sustain the right balance. In this second episode of the two-part series on Connecting With Women Leaders, Grace Berman, Senior Director at DaVita University, explores strategies women have learned through their own experiences and advice from others to find peace with your choices through the various stages of life. Listen in on this sixth episode of the DaVita Power of Women podcast for ideas to build more clarity & confidence to embrace every aspect of your life.
Host: Grace Berman, Sr. Director
Panel: Kathleen Waters, Chief Legal Officer, Rebecca Griggs, Group Vice President, Stephanie Hendrickson, Group Vice President, Betsy McCubrey, Group Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
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DaVita is committed to creating a diverse Village where everyone belongs. To further your role in leading diversity and belonging and deepen your understanding of the power of women, listen to the new “Power of Women” (POW) podcast series here! In this series, you will hear from a rotating panel of leaders on topics and challenges that women face in the workplace.
Do you ever wish you could fast-forward through the learnings as a woman leader? We often feel more connected when we are part of a community where we learn from the experiences of others. Our host, Grace Berman, Senior Director at DaVita University, draws out the stumbles before the success in this two-part series with four different women leaders at DaVita. Laugh through their recollection of career journey learnings on cultivating confidence, overcoming imposter syndrome and finding their unique style as a woman leader. Explore practical tactics to help you find your fast-forward by tuning in to this fifth episode of DaVita POW (DaVita’s Power of Women) podcast.
Host: Grace Berman, Sr. Director
Panel: Kathleen Waters, Chief Legal Officer, Rebecca Griggs, Group Vice President, Stephanie Hendrickson, Group Vice President, Betsy McCubrey, Group Vie President and Deputy General Counsel
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Join our hosts Grace Berman and Doug Miller in welcoming this episode’s guest, Sr. Manager of Clinical Service, Ojenee Tavoukjian, as they discuss how Service Excellence is a key component to leading successful teams here in the Village. Ojenee has been supporting our Village for 11 years and is a recent winner of the Core Value Award for Service Excellence. With her vast experience leading effective teams, Ojenee shares how she has leveraged service excellence to become a successful leader.
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GUEST: Ojenee Tavoukjian, Sr. Manager of Clinical Service
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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Tune into this special feature episode from a panel interview hosted at the DaVita Leadership Meeting. Vanessa Pfeiffer hosts a panel interview with guests Danny Wetmore, Katie Swanzy and Sarah Beidelschies to learn how they have navigated their career journey at DaVita. In this interview, you will learn how to best navigate driving your own career development; from seeking clarity in what brings personal fulfillment, fining the right time to say yes or take a risk, and building networks.
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GUEST: Vanessa Pfeiffer, Danny Wetmore, Katie Swanzy, and Sarah Beidelschies
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DaVita is committed to creating a diverse Village where everyone belongs. To further your role in leading diversity and belonging and deepen your understanding of the power of women, listen to the new “Power of Women” (POW) podcast series here! In this new series, you will hear from a rotating panel of leaders on topics and challenges that women face in the workplace.
In this first Power of Women episode, Kathleen Waters, Chief Legal and Government Affairs Officer, interviews DaVita Board Member Barbara Desoer on her path to leadership and lessons learned along the way. Feeling successful at managing different phases of life can sometimes be elusive for women, especially when relatable examples are rare. Too often, women choose to opt-out when the alignment of their personal ambitions feel out of sync with their workplace experiences. While there is no silver bullet for success, Barbara openly shares some of her reflections on pivotal career and life decision points, including the impact of the various leaders who helped her navigate those decisions. If you are looking for inspiring examples of how to navigate these phases – for yourself, or women you care about – this episode is a welcome perspective that demonstrates the power of sharing personal experiences.
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DaVita is committed to creating a diverse Village where everyone belongs. To further your role in leading diversity and belonging and deepen your understanding of the power of women, listen to the new “Power of Women” (POW) podcast series here! In this new series, you will hear from a rotating panel of leaders on topics and challenges that women face in the workplace.
Tune into the second Power of Women episode as Group Vice President Betsy McCubrey is joined by Christina Curtis, Executive Leader and Team Coach. In this episode, Betsy and Christina discuss helpful tools to boost confidence along with ways to lead and support teammates struggling with confidence. Confidence isn’t a personality trait - it is a skill and we can work together to strengthen ours and those around us. In this episode, you’ll walk through the normalcy of feeling a lack of confidence and listen for tips to boost our own confidence.
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Leading others comes in many forms beyond having a title or direct authority. Leading through influence is the art of mobilizing others to work toward a common goal through treating those you lead with the same level of care, intensity and accountability as a manager would. Join our guest, Vice President of Home Operations, Eduardo Zanatta in this episode as he shares stories throughout his leadership journey of leading change through influencing others. As you hear from Zanatta’s personal successes and stumbles you will begin to understand key ways in leading others through building trust, holding others accountable, and leaning into the art of storytelling.
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GUEST: Eduardo Zanatta, Vice President of Home Operations
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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Are you considering moving for a direct patient care role to a broader leadership role? Tune into to our newest DaVita Leadership Insight podcast episode with Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Tina Livaudais as she shares her career journey from PCT to a her current role as CNO. Tina reflects on the challenges she faced moving from a frontline caregiver role into roles with less direct patient care. Making the transition into a business role can be a challenging shift as there is less opportunity to interact with patients and experience the excitement of being in a clinic. However, Tina shares that she was able to find a new type of fulfillment with a role that has a larger impact on patients on a larger scale.
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GUEST: Tina Livaudais, Chief Nursing Officer
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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What do you want to get out of life and how will you fit it all into the finite amount of time we have in any given day? Finding a way to create life alignment in your work and home life can be challenging; often times lead people to feel burn out, misaligned, and even powerless. Luckily our guest, Jen Bosl, VP of People Services, shares with our hosts, Grace and Doug, practical ways to manage life the way you want to live it. While there is no perfect science, the first step is to understand what matters most to you, thinking about what you would like your life to look, and then having the courage move the needle to create life alignment. Jen also shares insight into how you can lead others to understand how they can take ownership of navigating their work-life alignment. If you find yourself struggling to make time for what you value in life, this episode is a great way to find practical insight into how you can live the life you want!
In this episode the word GRSD is mentioned which is an acronym for Getting the Right Stuff done.
Use the following link for instructions on how to download the Headspace App mentioned by Grace in this episode: https://villageweb.davita.com/Depts/PeopleServices/Documents/How%20to%20Enroll%20in%20Headspace.pdf
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GUEST: Jen Bosl, Vice President, People Services Operations & Special Projects
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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What do you want to get out of life and how will you fit it all into the finite amount of time we have in any given day? Finding a way to create life alignment in your work and home life can be challenging; often times lead people to feel burn out, misaligned, and even powerless. Luckily our guest, Jen Bosl, VP of People Services, shares with our hosts, Grace and Doug, practical ways to manage life the way you want to live it. While there is no perfect science, the first step is to understand what matters most to you, thinking about what you would like your life to look, and then having the courage move the needle to create life alignment. Jen also shares insight into how you can lead others to understand how they can take ownership of navigating their work-life alignment. If you find yourself struggling to make time for what you value in life, this episode is a great way to find practical insight into how you can live the life you want!
In this episode the word GRSD is mentioned which is an acronym for Getting the Right Stuff done.
Use the following link for instructions on how to download the Headspace App mentioned by Grace in this episode: https://villageweb.davita.com/Depts/PeopleServices/Documents/How%20to%20Enroll%20in%20Headspace.pdf
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GUEST: Jen Bosl, Vice President, People Services Operations & Special Projects
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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Are you looking to take the next step in your career but are not quite sure where to start? In our first episode of 2022, hosts Doug Miller and Grace Berman are joined by our Chief Operating Officer, Mike Staffieri as they delve into how to best pursue a meaningful career. Mike shares how he has navigated his own career and how he has supported others in their development. Each individual is responsible for their own success as everyone has a unique definition of success in their career journey. While everyone defines personal and professional success in their own way, Mike shares how his journey towards success is measured by perusing a role that challenging, stimulating, meaningful, and purposeful. Listen into this episode to gain insight how you may be able to get clear on what success means to you and finding the courage to pursue what makes you happy.
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GUEST: Mike Staffieri, Chief Operating Officer
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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Living with integrity is an essential component to being an effective leader. In this episode Grace and Doug are joined by our Chief Compliance Officer, Jim Hearty as they explore how to best live and lead with our Core Value of integrity. Having integrity means living true to your values all of the time, even when it is difficult. While that is easier said than done, join us as Jim shares personal and professional accounts of challenges he has faced in living with integrity and reveals ways to realign with your values to best live and lead with our Core Value of integrity.
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GUEST: Jim O, Hearty, Chief Compliance Officer
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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Join Grace, Doug, and Pioneer Director of Operations Strategy, Joseph Garcia as they lean into our Core Value of Continuous Improvement. In this episode, Joseph shares how he leads with continuous improvement though personal accounts of the potential consequences of forgetting to live this core value and practical ways to continuously lead teams to improve. As Grace, Doug, and Joseph unpack this core value it becomes clear that it is important to acknowledge the self-awareness and self-reflection it takes to create space for continuous improvement. Joseph shares helpful ways to manage the balance of striving for continuous improvement against perfection. Tune in to learn more about how to mindfully lead with our Core Value of Continuous Improvement!
GUEST: Joseph Garcia, Director of Operations Strategy, Pioneer
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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As a leader, having capacity is vital in providing availability, time, and accessibility to support your team. But how can you serve your team when feeling limited in capacity? In the first episode of Season 11 Group Vice President for Avanti, Matt Henn, shares his personal accounts on how he serves his lane by ensuring he has sufficient capacity to support his responsibilities. Matt shares practical tips on ways to intentionally measure your capacity along with ways to assess whether your time aligns with your priorities to better serve our Village.
GUEST: Matt Henn, Group Vice President, Avanti
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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Do you ever find yourself struggling to find the balance of letting perfection get in the way of good work? If so, you’re not the only one. In this episode guest Briah Carey, DVP if Commercial Operations, highlights how perfectionism can get in the way of getting the right stuff done while sharing personal accounts of how she has learned to manage her struggle for perfection. Being a great leader means prioritizing your time correctly, taking care of yourself, and making the right decisions of how to spend your time effectively. Tune into learn how to avoid perfectionism, take risks, and give yourself permission to not let great stand in the way of good enough.
GUEST: Briah Carey, Division Vice President, Commercial Operations
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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To recognize mental health awareness month, Anna Fields, Virtual Training Moderator shares an insightful tip on how to support your teammates on their mental health journey
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To recognize mental health awareness month in May this episode explores how to lead with mental health. Our guest, Spencer Westcott shares the importance of leading with mental health while addressing the stigma attached to mental health in the workplace. Spencer shares his personal experience with mental health in his life, how it affected his leadership in the workplace, and how he worked through managing his mental health and leading his team to succeed with their mental health in mind.
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GUEST: Spencer Westcott, Division Vice President, Trailblazers
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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How would you define a diverse team? What opportunities and challenges come with having diverse teams? Join our guests Simone Wheeler and Julian Gordon as they share insights on what it means to lead diverse teams. From race, gender, age, nationality, skillset and even personality type; teammates within an organization come from all walks of life. In this episode, Julian and Simone share their personal accounts on the benefits and the complexities that come with embracing and celebrating diversity as leaders on their teams.
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GUEST: Simone Wheeler, Regional Operations Director, Team Endeavor and Julian Gorgon, Regional Operations Director, Post-Acute Services
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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In our first episode of 2021 we gain insight from Valerie Lyeder on how to stay true to your core through difficult times while being an adaptive leader. Valerie explains the importance of authenticity in being an adaptive, confident, and innovative leader by sharing stories from her own journey in learning to embrace her leadership style. In this episode, you’ll come to realize that at the heart of being true to yourself as a leader is being true to your values. As you listen to Valerie’s personal accounts of discovering her core values, start to ask yourself what are your core values and how can you leverage them in your leadership?
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GUEST: Valerie Lyeder, DVP, MiraMonte
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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For the first insight of 2021 Amber Dassow, a Facility Administrator from Wisconsin shares a helpful tip on how to better receive feedback and manage gossip that isn’t always easy to hear.
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This week, our new Chief Wisdom Officer, Stacey Irving, shares her belief that personal and professional growth comes down to safety and genuine trust. Trusting environments allow for teams and individuals to reach their greatest potential, and in this episode, Stacey shares feedback she has received to become more authentic and trustworthy, and times she has coached others towards trust. “Don’t worry what people want to hear – tell them what you believe they need to hear, and the rest will follow.” Tune in to learn how listening and executing on your commitments can help you build trust as a leader!
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GUEST: Stacey Irving, Chief Wisdom Officer
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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This week, two teammates from our Nurse Advisor Team, Denise Latham-Lee and Angus Power, dive into one of the five elements of belonging: voice. They share stories about times they have empowered teammates to have a voice, through demonstrating care, trust, and deep listening. Denise and Angus also reflect on times they have not led as strongly, and how this impacted their teammates experience and satisfaction in the Village. Tune in for tips of how to listen beyond the words of “I’m okay,” and how open communication and feedback can transform your teammate’s experience of belonging.
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GUESTS: Denise Latham-Lee and Angus Power, Director and Special Projects Manager, Nursing
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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Making a decision as a leader can be tough, especially when you don’t always have data that points to the “right” answer. This week, Dr. Jeff Giullian, DaVita’s Chief Medical Officer, discusses how important it is to have an internal compass – your core values – to help make these decisions. Dr. G shares about the tough feedback he received in medical school that showcased how important it is to outwardly demonstrate your personal values. He also shares stories about how success in the DaVita Village is strongly tied to how we build trust with one another and share how our values motivate and drive us. His one tip will help you identify your core values and become a stronger leader.
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GUEST: Dr. Jeff Giullian, Chief Medical Officer, DaVita
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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Have you ever felt like you had to make a choice between getting stuff done and leading with empathy? Chakilla Robinson-White, Group Vice President of our Galaxy team, shares stories and tips that can help you do both! Chakilla shares a story about the impact of our most senior leadership at DaVita demonstrating empathy through actionable response to the murder of George Floyd. She also shares stories about times she did not lead with empathy, both at work and at home, and the feedback that has helped her grow as a leader. Her one tip is to reflect on a teammate you haven’t checked-in with on a personal level recently, and schedule that check-in right now!
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GUEST: Chakilla Robinson-White, Group Vice President, Galaxy
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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This week, two of our Facility Administrators, Jenna Mortenson and Jason Pham, offer insights for motivating your team. They both share their definition of motivation, and practical tips for connecting to the motivation of your team and teammates. Jason’s one tip is to be intentional about recognition, and Jenna’s one tip is to challenge your teammates to take personal responsibility for their action and words.
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GUESTS: Jenna Mortensen and Jason Pham
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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This week, Sara Brady, a senior director of Clinical Services from our Polaris team, opens our ninth season by diving into the topic of leading with joy and laughter. In her opinion, the best leaders “grab hold of your heart, and teach you something in your head.” How has she done this herself? Storytelling, vulnerability, empathetic listening, and learnings from her daughter. Tune-in for her fun stories and one tip to self-reflect about how you can connect to someone else’s joy.
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GUEST: Sara Brady, Senior Director, Clinical Services
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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This week, Stephanie shares advice she got from her dad early in her career: “no one cares about your career as much as you do.” She describes how she has partnered with her past managers (successfully and less successfully), to get to know them and their leadership and communication styles. Her one tip? Track your biggest accomplishments and challenges throughout year, in real time, so that you can advocate for yourself and help them help you!
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GUEST: Stephanie Hendrickson, Vice President in DaVita’s Kidney Care Operations, Innovation Division
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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Jamie Bolster, a Group Facilitator in the Greater Boston Area, shares what belonging means to her and how the Village welcomes new teammates. What have you recently done to create belonging for current or new teammates?
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This week, Anthony Okpara, a Facility Administrator from Bridgeton, New Jersey, shares an analogy his preceptor (trainer) gave him when he first started that helped him build his confidence as a leader.
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Listen to stories shared by Kathleen Waters, DaVita’s Chief Legal Officer, about growing up with a working mother, succeeding in a male-dominated profession, and her “tricks of the trade” as a working mom herself. She shares why it is so important to have different perspectives around the table, whether that table is an interview panel or a weekly team meeting, as well as practical tips for how to make others feel like they are connected and belong. Her one tip, for both men and women, is to not be afraid to lean into relationships! Invite your teammates, regardless of gender, to coffee or lunch, so that you can build relationships that can strengthen your team and positively impact your career.
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Amanda Foschini, a Facility Administrator from Philadelphia, reminds us that leadership takes practice! As leaders, we have to be able to give feedback that works best for your teammate, and then ask for feedback on your feedback. How have you recently adjusted your leadership style?
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This week we welcome Janae James and Jamie Hein, Group Facility Administers in Colorado, who share their best practices and feedback they have received over the years that have helped them create belonging for new teammates. Whether it is posting signs welcoming a new teammate, ordering lunch for the first day, or decorating their locker or workspace, Janae’s one tip is to do whatever you can to make teammates feel safe and secure. Jamie’s tip is to check-in with new teammates on a weekly basis, ask for feedback, and see if their expectations are being met.
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HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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This week, our very special guest, Lana Berman, host Grace Berman’s 9 year-old daughter, shares a time she found it hard to get along with someone who seemed different from her. Hosts Grace and Doug tie this back to DaVita’s Diversity and Belonging efforts, and how sometimes all it takes is a little intentionality to discover that there is more that unites us than divides us.
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As DaVita’s Chief Nursing Officer, Mandy Hale has had a lot of experience leading teams and her family through the uncertainty of COVID-19. She has accepted this challenge as an opportunity to lead, navigate, shine, and inspire others. “As leaders, we are also navigators. We owe it to those we lead to navigate through times of both certainty and uncertainty.” In this episode, Mandy shares stories of how important it is for leadership to be transparent, reachable, and communicative, especially during uncertain times. Her one tip is to create a calm environment so that you can better lead yourself and others through uncertainty.
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HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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This week we hear from Seth Miller, a Division Vice President in Pacific Gold. His tip to get more comfortable with having conversations on race is to make it personal. He tells a story of how he reached out to a friend after the murder of George Floyd, and how it motivated him to act, and speak up with his team, rather than remain silent.
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In response to the national dialogue on racial injustice and prejudice, brought to the forefront by the senseless killing of George Floyd, as well as Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others, DaVita leaders are stepping up to lead conversations around race and take action against the systemic racism that affects our teammates and patients.
DaVita leaders Akosua Kankam and Asher Royal join our hosts Grace Berman and Doug Miller to share stories of times when they held back from having a conversation on racial bias, as well as times when they have leaned into the conversations. Though there may be a fear of saying the “wrong” thing, we hope that this episode will inspire you to speak up with the intention of listening and learning, as well as provide tools for starting these conversations with you teams.
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GUESTS: Akosua Kankam, Sr. Director Pegasus, Asher Royal, Divison/Region VP, Pinnacle
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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At DaVita, we like to say, "One cannot pour from an empty cup." During times of uncertainty and stress, we can sometimes forget to practice self-care and give ourselves permission to refill our cups, so that we have the mental and emotional energy to take care of others. To help our teammates fill their cups, please enjoy our guided mindfulness series. Each episode will be will be 2 to 15 minutes in length, so you can choose the best fit for you and your day.
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This week Tad Stahel, Division Vice President of Home Therapies and Hospital Services, defines “growth mindset” and how it can be used to lead yourself and your teams through challenges. Tad believes that it is important for leaders to build a growth mindset because it creates resilience, optimism, and an “ownership mentality” amongst teammates. He shares personal and professional stories to illustrate his tips for building this mindset, including ways to remind yourself to appreciate challenges, and practice mindfulness to help you stay in the moment.
Additional resources mentioned in this podcast:
· Janine Shepherd’s TED Talk: A broken body isn’t a broken person
· Previous Episode: Bringing Mindfulness Into Your Leadership
· Previous Episode: Building Resilience as a Leader
· DVU2079: Leading Yourself Through Change Online Course in StarLearning
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GUEST: Tad Stahel, Group Vice President Home Therapies and Hospital Services
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In this week's episode, Lisa Miller, Division Vice President of Avanti, shares experiences of set-backs and challenges that have built her into the leader she is today. Leaders in particular are measured by their resilience: how they behave and how they respond to others in difficult times. Throughout the episode, Lisa shares many tips and examples of how to build emotional resilience. Her main tip is to focus on what you are able to change and let go of what you are unable to change. And, once a challenge has been overcome, it is important to celebrate!
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GUEST: Lisa Miller, Division Vice President
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In this week's special episode, Kenny Gardner, DaVita's Chief People Officer, shares some tips and resources on how to lead teams through COVID-19. This podcast was recorded remotely from three different locations.
Kenny has been a DaVita teammate for nearly a decade, and has become a veteran at handling emergencies and crises, particularly hurricanes in the southeast region. He shares what's top of mind for our senior leadership team and their approach to supporting our global Village during COVID19. He also describes how challenges "without a playbook" can lead to stress, and how important it is to take care of yourself by checking in with friends and family, and remembering to laugh with your team and loved ones. Kenny's advice is to lean in the direction of optimism, and know that as a Village, we will get through this together.
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GUEST: Kenny Gardner, Chief People Officer
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This week we hear from Susan Spear, a Facility Administrator in Newport News, Virginia. Her tip is simply to lead with kindness. How? Take a deep breath, remain calm, and speak softly. This will have a positive impact on both your teammates and patients.
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This week, Chief Financial Officer Joel Ackerman shares some insight into his comfort zone and how he has stretched outside of it to learn more about himself as a person and a leader.
A self-identified introvert and highly analytic person, Wall Street felt more within his comfort zone than DaVita, where our strong culture has put him into his “learning zone” on more than one occasion. However, Joel has learned to recognize when he is outside of his comfort zone, and use it as an opportunity to learn and improve. His one tip is to look at the top three areas of your life you’d like to improve, and think about them through the lens of your comfort zone. If you could shift your comfort zone and 10% into your learning zone, what progress could you make?
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GUEST: Joel Ackerman, Chief Financial Officer
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This week we hear from Joseph Scalercio, a Facility Administrator in Torrington, Connecticut. His tip is to regularly "re-recruit" high performers on your team. Especially if you are going through a leadership transition, he encourages us to make it a point to build relationships with your team, and learn what they need for self-improvement and fulfillment. By doing this, you can help them re-commit to the Village and your team.
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Have you ever been told that you need to work on your "executive presence"? This week, Katie Swanzy, VP of Clinical Enterprise, defines what executive presence means to her and her team, and shares some important lessons she learned about this topic early on in her career.
In the beginning of her career, Katie was the only female in an engineering environment, and to get ahead, she had to practice using her voice, awareness of her body language, and being prepared. Katie's one tip is to figure out what it will take to find your voice in the room. This will inspire confidence, and increase your executive presence!
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GUEST: Katie Swanzy, VP, Clinical Enterprise
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This week we hear from Dan Krzysik, a Group Hospital Services Administrator in Team Fusion, serving Wisconsin and Minnesota. He encourages us to commit to finding time in the day for ourselves. Whether that is early in the morning, like Dan, or some other time you can take just for yourself. This will help you be more present and productive for your team and your family.
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This week, Steve Phillips and Mahesh Krishnan, Vice Presidents of DaVita Venture Group, are breaking down the buzzword of innovation, and how the art of innovation is practiced in the Village.
Through some funny, personal anecdotes, they describe the difference between incremental innovation and transformational innovation. Steve's one tip is to celebrate your past struggles and the incremental learnings that you can apply moving forward. Mahesh's one tip is to hypothesize what creates value for your innovation, and vet your idea outside the Village! Sometimes, ideas are not possible until they are possible.
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GUESTS: Steve Phillips and Mahesh Krishnan, VPs, DaVita Venture Group
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This week we hear from Regina Domenici, Clinical Services Specialist for Pacific Gold in Northern Nevada and California. She reminds us how important it is to build trust with your teams, patients, and family. While it may seem hard to do, building trust really just takes a lot of small steps that add up to deep trust.
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For this episode on leading virtual teams, we hosted two guests live in our Casa del Mundo studio! Paige Hosler, Vice President of the Insurance Management Team (IMT), and Geoff Burgess, a director on the IMT team, are full of tips for how to lead virtual team, as well as ideas for how to be intentional, fun, and effective as a remote teammate.
Paige’s one tip is to be intentional about bringing connection to the team, and she shares some great ways to do this. Geoff’s one tip is to turn on video during WebEx calls so that you can connect with the team and stay focused.
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GUEST: Paige Hosler, VP, and Geoff Burgess, Director, Insurance Management Team
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This week we hear from Jess Alu, who as a DaVita University Learning Architect and the producer of DaVita Leadership Insights, has been the “silent participant” in each one of our podcasts since the beginning! She is moving on to other projects in the Village, and we will miss her dearly.
Jess reminds us that everything you do has impact. How may this change how you show up to those around you, knowing that even small things you do can make a difference?
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We are kicking off the new decade and our sixth season of DaVita Leadership Insights. This episode, we are excited to have our guest Jeremy Jensen, Vice President in Team Pegasus, discuss the topic of building team through community service. Jeremy recounts his memories of a Bridge of Life mission that he and his team participated in, in Guatemala. He shares how this experience was a way for them to build trust, commitment and a greater sense of purpose.
Jeremy says “Sometimes being a leader is chaotic. This experience taught me that I don’t always need to be in control for goodness to happen. When there are good people around me, good things happen.”
If you are interested in hearing more about Bridge of Life and volunteer opportunities, check out the Bridge of Life page on the VillageWeb.
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GUEST: Jeremy Jensen, VP Pegasus
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To close out the year and Season 5, we are excited to welcome back our very first guest, our own Chief Wisdom Officer, Dave Hoerman. Dave chats with us about the idea of our “brand”, and what it means in our leadership and relationships. He shares with us how brand connects with our DaVita symbol of head, heart, and hands; how he intentionally created his brand, and some tips for how we can be intentional with our brand.
Dave’s tip? Do not wait to find out your brand. Be proactive. Set up some personal reflection time and seek out the words you want people to associate with you as a leader and human being.
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GUEST: Dave Hoerman, Chief Wisdom Officer
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Season 5 of the podcast we are featuring our leaders from our dialysis centers—our beloved Facility Administrators! This week we hear from Patricia Davis, Group Facility Administrator in Philadelphia, PA.
Patricia has beautiful advice. She wants to encourage anyone seeking growth opportunities for leadership roles, to set their goals for what they want and then pour their heart into it!
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This week we hear from two of our Facility Administrators, Inoka Jayasignhe, leading a center in Covina, CA and Jeff Daniel, leading a center in Southfield, MI—on why it is important to lead daily “homeroom” meetings, and how they do it in their clinics. We define homeroom meetings within the Village as a daily huddle with teammates. Both Jeff and Inoka discuss the value these homerooms bring: they increase morale, are a good way for the team to stay connected, and setting the direction for the day.
Inoka’s tip: Commit to the time. Don’t give up until it becomes habit.
Jeff’s tip: Empower your teammates to host the homerooms, and share accountability for making them happen.
Check out some ideas and tips for hosting your homerooms with the Homeroom Planner on the Villageweb.
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GUEST: Inoka Jayasinghe and Jeff Daniel, Facility Administrators
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Season 5 of the podcast we are featuring our leaders from our dialysis centers—our beloved Facility Administrators! This week we hear from Aquia Ware, Facility Administrator leading a center in Louisville, KY.
Aquia’s tip is to add in fun check-in questions in homerooms. She likes to ask “What do you do for fun outside of work?”
Check out more insights on Homeroom Ideas.
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This week we hear from teammates Patty Monaco, Facility Administrator in Carmel, NY, and Michael Kritschgau, Senior Director for DaVita Clinical Research, on the topic of transitioning from “bud to boss” (aka from a peer to manager role). They give us great insights on their journeys from accepting manager roles both inside DaVita and outside. They explain the phases of this type of transition, both the good and the tough emotions associated, and their advice on how to manage these relationships.
Patty’s Tip: Don’t play favorites.
Michael’s Tip: Make a point to have that personal interaction with your teammates.
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GUEST: Patty Monaco, Facility Administrator and Michael Kritschgau, Senior Director HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
*In Michael’s story about a teammate he had to let go, this was not at DaVita. He also had a personal friendship with this teammate before becoming her manager.
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Season 5 of the podcast we are featuring our leaders from our dialysis centers—our beloved Facility Administrators! This week we hear from Shane Hall, Group Facility Administrator in Roseville, CA about a tradition that his region practices when welcoming new managers to the team: the current leaders provide their best personal tips for success.
Shane’s tip? “Make a continuous effort to learn from your peers.” As he puts it, “We shouldn’t be leading alone. We shouldn’t be afraid to learn from our peers, know what drives them, when they have felt disconnected or obtained success, and what areas they are most knowledgeable in.”
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In this episode, we’re excited to talk with Kapil Vashistha, Vice President of Pioneer Division, on a topic many of our listeners and teammates have told us they are curious about—how to lead and manage conflict. Kapil shares how he identifies healthy vs unhealthy conflict, how to nurture relationships after conflict, and examples of him mastering and stumbling in conflict situations. He leaves us with his one tip, stemming from his relationship with his father that helped shaped how he deals with conflict:
“My dad always had this phrase, “learn how to take the heat.” Listen to it. Decide for yourself whether this is going to be unhealthy wasted energy or healthy conflict. Is this something you should do that is going to make you better?”
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GUEST: Kapil Vashistha, Vice President of Pioneer Division
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom
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Season 5 of the podcast we are featuring our leaders from our dialysis centers—our beloved Facility Administrators! This week we hear from a group of FAs in Southern California, as they share some of their favorite leadership quotes.
“You get the best effort from others, not by lighting a fire beneath them but by building a fire within.”- Mac Anderson, Author 212 Degree Service
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou
“You have to enjoy the process, as well as the end result.”- Unknown
“A person always doing his or her best, becomes a natural leader, just by example.” – Joe DiMaggio
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This week we hear from two of our teammates in our Voyager Division in Connecticut—Amanda Szychulski, Clinical Coordinator, and Dora Harris, Group Facility Administrator. Amanda and Dora share with us their experience around the Power of 1:1 Check-ins. One of the biggest takeaways from practicing 1:1s regularly is that this is key in building relationships. Amanda’s one tip: Lead with your heart and before going into a conversation, treat the person on the other end of the conversation the way you’d like to be treated. Dora’s one tip: add the 1:1 appointment on your calendar and hold yourself accountable. If you have to miss it—move it! Don’t just skip it.
“These are powerful because it gives your team time with you, and time can be one of your most valuable resources. It gives you the opportunity to get to know them on a personal level.”
For reference on the check-in question guide referenced in the podcast, click here: Check-In Guide (click the Download button).
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· How to Lead WE CARE
· Bringing Mindfulness Into Your Leadership
· How to Get the Right Stuff Done
GUEST: Amanda Szychulski, Clinical Coordinator, and Dora Harris, GFA
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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Season 5 of the podcast we are featuring our leaders from our dialysis centers—our beloved Facility Administrators! This week we hear from Erin Duncan, an FA at our Shelbyville Road clinic in Louisville, KY. Erin says one big lesson she has learned is to take a step back, slow down, and focus on one thing at a time.
“As a newer FA, this has helped prevent me from being overwhelmed with all the things there are to learn. FA Prep 365 has been great for structure. Trust the learning process.”
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Season 5 of the podcast is back with an insightful episode on Leading Change with our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Kidney Care, Patrick McKinnon. Patrick shares his experiences with leading major change in his personal & professional life. At home, he made the decision to take his position and commute each week from Dallas to Denver, being away from his family 3x/week. Within the Village, he led the winding down of the DaVita Rx business in the summer of 2018. In the midst of high emotion and energy, Patrick says one practice was important—to listen. As his one tip, Patrick shares with our listeners to keep one routine practice when you are in the depths of change.
“It was important for me to maintain routine through change. Having that one time for myself helped sustain me through change period.”
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· How to Effectively Receive Feedback
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GUEST: Patrick McKinnon, CFO, DaVita Kidney Care
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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We have a special BONUS mini-insight to end this season, from our beloved podcast sound editor and founder of mini-insights themselves! Recently departed Wisdom teammate, Nick Ramsey, leaves us with a few final words on leadership, as he moves East with his family.
“My tip comes from filmmaker David Lynch –‘There is the donut and there is the hole. And you should keep your eye on the donut’. I interpret this as not mistaking the small part of something that might be missing, for all the opportunity that something might offer.”
Thank you for everything Nick! We miss and cherish you!
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This week we hear from JR, Our Mayor, on the topic of leading with authenticity. Javier shares his personal journey with authentic leadership and the importance of getting clear on his personal beliefs. Spoiler alert: He shares one of his core beliefs with us on the episode!
“You never wake up one day and just say ‘Oh I’m not going to be authentic’. And the opposite is true—you normally don’t say ‘I’m going to be authentic today’. Usually you just say ‘I’m going to be myself’”
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GUEST: Javier Rodriguez, CEO, DaVita
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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Season 4 of the podcast we are featuring our leaders from our dialysis centers—our beloved Facility Administrators! This week we hear from a group of FAs who share their favorite leadership quotes and tips.
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This week we hear from Dave Maughan, Senior Vice President of Kidney Care Operations, about the topic of “Driving for Results, the DaVita Way”. Here at DaVita we care for each other with the same intensity with which we care for our patients. So in this episode, Dave speaks about why there is equal importance in how we get the results as what results we produce.
“It’s easy to get caught up in the day to day, and say “I’ve got a job to do today”. But realizing that doing your job is taking time to listen. It is taking time to empathize. It is how you produce the results and not just the results you produce. And that’s our job.”
GUEST: Dave Maughan, Senior Vice President
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Season 4 of the podcast we are featuring our leaders from our dialysis centers—our beloved Facility Administrators! This week we hear from Michele Bouchard, an FA in South Florida, who explains his struggle in walking the fine line between being a friend and being a leader.
“We need to decide what is important to share with certain teammates to engage them. It is important to find the balance.”
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We dive into the hot topic of emotional intelligence (EQ) in this episode with Lenin Chaturvedi, Senior Director in IT Applications Development, and Angie Stevens, Manager of Organizational Change & Development in People Services. Lenin and Angie give their take on how they define EQ, and share personal stories of times when their EQ wasn’t at the forefront of their mind.
GUESTS: Lenin Chaturvedi, Senior Director, IT and Angie Stevens, Manager, People Services
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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Season 4 of the podcast we are featuring our leaders from our dialysis centers—our beloved Facility Administrators! This week we hear from a group of FAs, sharing stories on when they have seen WE CARE, our caring behaviors, come to life.
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Our episode this week focuses on working smart—in particular, getting the right stuff done (commonly known in the Village as “GSD” or “GRSD”). We are joined by special guest, Maggie Anderson, Senior Vice President here at DaVita. Maggie walks us through some of her best practices—calendaring, “helicopter”ing to help explain delegated tasks and overall prioritizing.
“One tip I think helps is to always be asking for feedback. Ask how you are doing and how you can adjust. ”
GUESTS: Maggie Anderson, Senior Vice President
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Season 4 of the podcast we are featuring our leaders from our dialysis centers—our beloved Facility Administrators! This week we hear from Dana Dickerson, Assistant Facility Administrator at a clinic in Arnold, MO. Dana’s tip is that a leader should always lead by example. “Take a good look in the mirror. What do you think they see when they see you?”
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This week we discuss the important topic of Leading Diversity and Belonging with our Chief People Officer, Eric Severson. Just like food, water, shelter and safety, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs shows belonging is a fundamental human need and desire. Eric walks us through some examples of times when he felt like he didn’t belong.
“We are a community first and a company second. Part of being a community, is creating a place where everyone feels like they belong.”
GUESTS: Eric Severson, Chief People Officer
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Season 4 of the podcast we are featuring our leaders from our dialysis centers—our beloved Facility Administrators! This week we hear from Kerri Green, Facility Administrator out of Sacramento, CA. Kerri’s tip she learned from a fellow FA in her region: “In life things don’t always go your way. Great things in life sometimes come out of the biggest disappointments.”
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We kick off Season 4 with a WE CARE mindset. We hear from 3 teammates—Damon Kinton, a Group Regional Operations Director leading 3 regions in central California, Grady Dodson, a Facility Administrator in leading our clinic in Visalia Vineyard, CA, and Karen Campbell, a Facility Administrator leading our Herndon Dialysis clinic Fresno, CA.
WE CARE is our standard of excellence with patient care. Grady shares he believes it all starts with the first welcome. He has an example of how his clinic’s Administrative Assistant warmly welcomes each and every patient, goes through their new patient bag, answers any question they have, and gives them a personal tour of the clinic. Karen discusses how her clinic’s social worker shows a great deal of empathy for patients and what they are going through in their personal lives. Damon practices WE CARE exercises in homeroom meetings with his teams. He believes as a leader of teammates who directly work with patients, it is his duty to lead by example
“I see my family in the chair, and want to serve [our patients] as best as I can”-Grady
GUESTS: Damon Kinton, GROD, Grady Dodson, FA, and Karen Campbell, FA—in California
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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Seth Miller, Vice President for Pacific Gold Division, shares his journey around creating a vision and how this impacted his team and his life as a whole. After years always saying “yes” at work, he was finding himself overwhelmed, stressed and not being his best self. He attended DVU’s DaVita Way of Leading program, and set a vision for himself and those he serves and leads—and that has made all the difference he says.
GUEST: Seth Miller, Vice President- Pacific Gold Division, Polaris
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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This week we listen to Anne Bailey, Group Vice President for Patient Support and Insurance, as she talks about her insights and experiences in leading with heart. Some of Anne’s tips include making it a practice to connect individually & opening up a meeting with a “high-gain” question that allows teammates to speak from a place of vulnerability. For example: “When was the last time you saw the Village come alive?”
Anne says “Leading with heart is that reason to get out of bed and come in on Monday.”
GUEST: Anne Bailey, Group Vice President- Patient Support and Insurance
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Guest Host Jim Greenwood
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This week we hear from Jim Greenwood, Vice President of Wisdom, on how to live out our core value of fun! Jim shares some of his fun stories from his 23 years with the Village. In his words, “People remember how you make them feel most of all…and laughter elicits that positive environment.”
GUEST: Jim Greenwood, Vice President, Wisdom
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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In this episode, we hear from Misha Palecek, our Chief Development Officer, on an important core value—Accountability. He explains what it means to have accountability and the true art it is to put it into practice.
GUEST: Misha Palecek, Chief Development Officer
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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This week we hear from Diana Giesler, Hospital Services Administrator leading two clinical teams in Illinois for Team Apex. She discusses her experience with transitioning from a peer to a manager. Her advice—acknowledge it up front and share the “why” with your team.
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This week we hear from Michael Laird, People Services Training Manager. He discusses one of his favorite philosophies of leadership from General Stanley McChrystal— the three L’s: Listen, Learn, then Lead.
Below is a link to the Ted Talk Michael mentions.
- Listen, learn… then lead- Stanley McChrystal TedTalk
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This week we hear from Brian Cartinella, Onboarding Program Manager for Dream Team, Polaris and Galaxy. When considering the leadership conversation, he gives the simple guidance of "Don't over-complicate it." Brian says our mission marks the the point of True North on the leadership compass.
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This week our tip comes from Michelle Brenczewski, Program Development Manager for Skyline in Team Fusion. When stepping into new roles through her time in the Village, she has learned the importance of self-awareness, and more importantly self-forgiveness. Michelle says don’t be afraid to throw your hat in the ring!
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This week we hear from Will Orellana, Facility Administrator in Dream Team. Will shares with us about how important it is to create space for our teammates and our patients to heal.
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Tune in to hear Doug Vlchek—known around the Village as the beloved YODA—impart his “final” words of wisdom (before his retirement) on How to Lead the DaVita Way. Yoda is an original citizen of our DaVita Village, and helped build and lead the Wisdom team as VP/Chief Wisdom Officer until 2006.
In this episode, Yoda suggests finding your one thing that connects your heart, and spreads the DaVita Way. He suggests many simple ways to tap into the DaVita Way such as a call and response (e.g. One for all, Yo DaVita), or giving teammates a hug when you see them, or finding a quote or phrase that has meaning to you, and bringing it to your team.
“The DaVita Way is the soul of our organization.”—Yoda
GUEST: Yoda, SVP, Retired
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This week we hear from Erin Hostetler, Assistant General Counsel—Operations in Team Music City. Erin shares her appreciation for leaders who practice setting a positive tone, and shift the view of negative situations as opportunities to find strength. She is always searching for the silver lining! “You can’t control everything. But you can control your attitude.”
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We kick off the new year and a new season of the podcast with the topic of mindfulness. Rob Byrd, Director in Corporate Compliance and Stephannie Kelley, Executive Assistant in Team Quest join us to discuss bringing mindfulness into your leadership.
Stephannie and Rob engage us in a rich conversation, providing tips in their many years of practicing mindfulness tactics. Below are some further resources.
· Mindfulness Edge Podcast - Matt Tenney interviews Janice L. Marturano: How to be an Inspiring, Effective, Mindful Leader: https://instituteformindfulleadership.org/inspiring-effective-mindful-leader/
· Why Mindfulness Is an Underrated Management Attribute: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-the-manager/201812/why-mindfulness-is-underrated-management-attribute
· Jon Kabat-Zin Mindfulness for Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgweXc5G2xc
· Mindfulness Meditation – Guided 10 Minutes, The Honest Guys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p_yaNFSYao
GUEST: Rob Byrd, Director, Corporate Compliance & Stephannie Kelley, Executive Assistant, Team Quest
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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We are joined this week by Louis Efron, VP of Teammate Experience and globally recognized thought leader, speaker, and writer. Louis takes us into our heart space by discussing the importance of his favorite core value—Fulfillment.
He discusses what it looks like to lead with fulfillment, and how it all starts with gratitude.
GUEST: Louis Efron, Vice President of Teammate Experience
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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This week we hear from Melissa Hrdlicka, RN Clinical Coordinator & Star Educator from Wisconsin, about her tips to show your team you support them. “The greatest leaders aren’t necessarily the ones who do the greatest things. They inspire others to do the greatest things.”
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Treavce Whitmore, Group Facility Administrator in Team Virginias joins us this week to discuss the important question “Is a management position right for me?” She takes us through her personal story of what her path to management looked like.
Treavce shares her guidance around not just hearing what it’s like to be in a management role, but shadowing to experience it for yourself.
GUEST: Treavce Whitmore, Group Facility Administrator, Team Virginias
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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Mini-insights come from our teammates far and wide around the Village. This bi-weekly listener mail showcasing is a fantastic way to hear from our listening leaders.
This week, Geoff Burgess, Director with our Insurance Management team, discusses his one-page “operating manual”—a way he shares with his team who he is, his leadership philosophies, and more. Here is a link to Geoff’s operating manual.
Like the quote from Geoff’s clip? Here it is again: “Vulnerability sounds like truth, and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.”—Brene Brown, Author and Social Scientist
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Continuing on the topic of feedback—this week we are joined by Ray Follett, a Group Vice President supporting Kidney Care Operations. He takes us through his journey of mastering the art of asking for feedback. Most importantly, how to effectively receive it.
Early in Ray’s career, he was unclear on what he was doing wrong when he was faced with some tough feedback in the workplace. After that, he made it a point to actively ask for feedback so he could truly improve.
Ray walks us through his best tips including asking for specific feedback before performing, and how to generously listen to it when it’s coming to you.
GUEST: Ray Follett, Group Vice President -Kidney Care Operations
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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Mini-insights come from our teammates far and wide around the Village. This bi-weekly listener mail showcasing is a fantastic way to hear from our listening leaders.
This week, Megan Weis, Director for the Justice League of DaVita, shares a great tip about “celebrating the small stuff”.
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We are joined by VP of Clinical Services, Maribeth Sommer, to discuss tips on how to effectively give feedback. Maribeth shares her experiences on the long road towards becoming successful in providing the gift of feedback—both positive and constructive.
This episode delves into the courage and finesse it takes to build yourself as a valued source of feedback. Maribeth gives a great starter tip: to start small with finding someone you need to give feedback to. Be thoughtful, look at your timing, and state the facts first.
GUEST: Maribeth Sommer, Vice President of Clinical Services
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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DaVita Group Vice President for Team Endeavor and DaVita Labs, Kenny Gardner, joins us to discuss the topic of overcoming breakdowns in relationships. Kenny shares times when he experienced breakdowns in relationships and how he started the process of mending them. He offers two insightful tips on where he started.
First, he gave himself the time and space to self-assess his own thoughts and feelings about the relationship and why he was experiencing them.
Second, he clarified his own intentions for having a conversation with the other person.
In following these two tips, he was able to have a more effective and productive conversation and start the process of overcoming the breakdown in the relationship.
GUEST: Kenny Gardner, Group Vice President/Palmer Lead
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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DaVita Vice President of People Services Operations, Debbie Wolfe, joins us to talk about the secret to building a great team. Debbie shares her definition of a great team and an example of when she led a great team. She shares the specific actions she took and the insights she gained in her 30-year DaVita journey from nurse to vice president.
GUEST: Debbie Wolfe, VP in People Services Operations
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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We have two guests from DaVita’s great Denver area on the show this week, Cole Casey, a Group Facility Administrator, and Jen Ertelt, a Facility Administrator and Home Program Manager. They share specific, practical tips on how to create more energy in your day, so you feel like you have more time. They talk about scheduling with intentionality and share four actions that helped them personally:
- Schedule self-care time and truly unplug
- Make a list of things that energize and deplete you
- Set boundaries and say no
- Regularly reassess where you spend your time
And just to clarify, the context around the concept of saying “no” is that it should be a discussion with your manager. Certain work assignments are required to manage our clinical operations and business.
To learn more about managing your energy, check out the book Cole mentions, The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz.
GUESTS: Cole Casey, Group Facility Administrator & Jen Ertlet, Facility Administrator/ Home Program Manager
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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This week we are joined by Amy Young, General Manager for DaVita Clinical Research, to discuss the concept of life alignment and balance.She shares her strategies on how to stay aligned with work that is meaningful and a life that is energized.
GUEST: Amy Young, General Manager for DaVita Clinical Research
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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DaVita Vice President of Internal Audit and Special Projects, Rebecca Griggs, joins us to discuss her experiences in leading without direct authority. She shares her strategies on how to lead through influence and the lessons she had to learn along the way.
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DaVita’s Chief Wisdom Officer, Dave Hoerman, joins us to discuss what it means when we say, “Leadership is a human skill.” We explore practical, tactical tips for improving our human skills as leaders and chat about the difference between managing and leading, developing relationships, and how we are all leaders regardless of our title.
GUEST: Dave Hoerman, Chief Wisdom Officer
HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller
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Starting September 12th, Wisdom brings you a new podcast – DaVita Leadership Insights. This podcast is for DaVita teammates who want to become a better leader both personally and professionally. From aspiring leaders to experienced leaders, wherever you are in your journey, this podcast is for you.