DaVita Leadership Insights

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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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

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.

HOSTED BY: Grace Berman & Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom

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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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