DaVita Leadership Insights

  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 SUBMIT YOUR LISTENER...

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 SUBMIT YOUR LISTENER MAIL! Share your leadership advice here . For DaVita teammates, please visi...

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 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 a...

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 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 T...

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 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 m...

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 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 import...

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 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.  SUBMIT YOUR LISTENER MAIL! Share your leadership ad...

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 Wa...

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 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...

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 reso...

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: Gra...

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 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...

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 Wh...

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 manua...

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...

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”. Share your leadership advice here ! HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller For DaVita teammates, please visit p...

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: t...

  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 fee...

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...

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: S...

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   For DaVita teammates, please visit DaVitaWay.com...

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. For DaVita teammates, please visit DaVitaWay.com and click on Podcast to learn more our hosts and guests. Please also share your feedback thro...

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 Be...

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.