Episodes

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 podcast.davitaway.com to learn more about our guests and hosts, and listen to our other episodes. ...

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 podcast.davitaway.com to learn more about our guests and hosts, and listen to our other episodes. ...

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 podcast.davitaway.com to learn more about our guests and hosts, and listen to our other episodes. ...

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...

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...

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...

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 intentio...

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 intentio...

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 intentio...

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

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

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

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 b...

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 b...

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 b...

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 and click on Podcast to learn more our hosts and guests. Please also share your feedback through the...

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 and click on Podcast to learn more our hosts and guests. Please also share your feedback through the...

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 and click on Podcast to learn more our hosts and guests. Please also share your feedback through the...