How do you keep an entire enterprise operating effectively and efficiently while maintaining empathy and putting patients first?  Join host, Steph Bayer, as she sits down with Andi Jacobs, Executive Director of Operations at Cleveland Clinic.  In this episode, Andi shares her career journey and how each experience has shaped her as a leader while shedding light on how important each piece of the operations team is not only in keeping the hospital running but also guiding patients through their healthcare journeys with grace, empathy, and purpose ..read more

Does building a culture of high reliability help caregivers show empathy to patients and to each other?  Listen as host Steph Bayer and Cleveland Clinic Associate Chief Safety Officer, Dr. Amrit Gill discuss how empathy is key to building a culture of open communication, psychological safety, accountability, and high reliability ..read more

How can we show empathy towards each other and ourselves? Join host Steph Bayer in a conversation with Rev. Lisa Morrison, Senior Director of Spiritual Care at Cleveland Clinic. Lisa shares what spiritual care means and why it's important, the power of a pause, and how we can hold space for each other and ease suffering. At the end of this episode, we follow along as Lisa leads us through a self-compassion exercise ..read more

How does high reliability fit into patient experience? In this episode, host Steph Bayer speaks with Chrissy Daniels, Chief Experience Officer at Press Ganey, the world's leading Human Experience platform for healthcare. Chrissy talks about the power of transparency, the difference between the absence of complaints and the presence of trust-building behavior, and how highly reliable processes are key to patient experience ..read more

How does diversity in our caregivers impact our patients? Join host Steph Bayer in a conversation with Jacqui Robertson, Chief of Diversity and Inclusion at Cleveland Clinic. Jacqui discusses how Cleveland Clinic strives to embed diversity and inclusion into all aspects of the organization and retain diverse talent. She also talks about the relationship between inclusion and empathy, the need for cultural humility and being cognizant of our biases, and the importance of making space for vulnerability ..read more

What is it like to have a patient's life in your hands? Host Steph Bayer speaks with Dr. Cassandra Garraud, a third-year Internal Medicine resident at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Garraud was recognized in 2021 as a Cleveland Clinic Hero for the personal impact she made on one of her patients. In this episode, she tells us about that powerful moment, how empathy was crucial to saving her patient's life, and how communication skills are key to giving and receiving empathy ..read more

What does it mean to be an empathetic leader? In this episode, host Steph Bayer has a conversation with Christine Stead, CEO of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) and adjunct instructor at the University of Michigan. Christine talks about the role of her organization during the harrowing COVID-19 pandemic, the power of servant leadership, and why diversity is needed for empathy to exist in a meaningful way ..read more

What qualities are important for working in healthcare? Join host Steph Bayer in a conversation with Kiersten Kanaley, Executive Director of Talent Acquisition Operations at Cleveland Clinic. Kiersten discusses how empathy fits into the hiring process, what Cleveland Clinic is doing to recruit intentionally from the communities it serves, and what she sees as the biggest trends in healthcare recruiting today ..read more

How do we create joy for others and for ourselves? Join host Steph Bayer in a radiant conversation with Corporal Eric Hudson, an officer who has been with the Cleveland Clinic Police Department for 20 years. In this episode bursting with energy, Corporal Hudson shares what inspires him to shake out dance moves on the crosswalk, empathize with patients and fellow caregivers, and brighten the lives of the people around him ..read more

How do we respond to challenges involving trauma? Join host Steph Bayer and Katharine Manning, author of The Empathetic Workplace: 5 Steps to a Compassionate, Calm, and Confident Response to Trauma on the Job. In this episode, Katharine talks about her 25+ years of experience working on issues of trauma and victimization, how empathy is key to connecting with survivors, and how we can better support each other and ourselves ..read more