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...
Mar 30, 2020•24 min•Season 6Ep. 35
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 ...
Mar 27, 2020•18 sec•Season 6Ep. 34
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 CO...
Mar 20, 2020•14 min
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. 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. SUBMIT YOUR LISTENER MAIL! Share your leadership advice here . HOSTED BY: Grace...
Mar 16, 2020•2 min•Season 6Ep. 25
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 l...
Mar 09, 2020•25 min•Season 6Ep. 33
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. Mini-insights come from our teammates far and wide around the Villa...
Mar 02, 2020•2 min•Season 6Ep. 24
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 o...
Feb 24, 2020•23 min•Season 6Ep. 32
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. Mini-insights come from our teammates far and wide around the Village. This bi-weekly listener mail showcasing is a fantastic ...
Feb 17, 2020•2 min•Season 6Ep. 23
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...
Feb 10, 2020•25 min•Season 6Ep. 31
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. 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. SUBMIT YOUR L...
Feb 03, 2020•2 min•Season 6Ep. 22
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 vide...
Jan 24, 2020•21 min•Season 6Ep. 30
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? Mini-insights come from our teammates far...
Jan 16, 2020•3 min•Season 6Ep. 21
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 ...
Jan 13, 2020•Season 6Ep. 29
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 p...
Dec 02, 2019•Season 5Ep. 28
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! Mini-insights come from our teammates far and wide around the Village. This bi-weekly listener mail showcasing...
Nov 20, 2019•Season 5Ep. 20
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 ...
Nov 13, 2019•Season 5Ep. 27
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 . Mini-insights come from our teammates far and wide around the Village. This bi-weekly listener mail showcasing is a fantastic...
Nov 06, 2019•Season 5Ep. 19
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...
Oct 30, 2019•Season 5Ep. 26
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 ou...
Oct 23, 2019•Season 5Ep. 18
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 wi...
Oct 16, 2019•Season 5Ep. 25
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.”- U...
Oct 09, 2019•Season 5Ep. 17
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 y...
Oct 02, 2019•Season 5Ep. 24
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.” Mini-...
Sep 25, 2019•Season 5Ep. 16
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 emotio...
Sep 16, 2019•Season 5Ep. 23
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 opportun...
Jul 16, 2019•Season 4Ep. 15
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’” Like what you hear...
Jul 10, 2019•Season 4Ep. 22
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. 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. SUBMIT YOUR LISTENER MAIL! Share your leadership advice here . HOSTED BY: Grace Berman, Senior Director, Wisdom For DaVita team...
Jul 03, 2019•Season 4Ep. 14
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 t...
Jun 26, 2019•Season 4Ep. 21
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.” Mini-insights come from our teammates far and wide around the Village. This bi-weekly listener mail sh...
Jun 18, 2019•Season 4Ep. 13
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 Dou...
Jun 12, 2019•Season 4Ep. 20
