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The (G)LOWdown is a podcast designed to help women develop the, skills and attributes to create greater leadership opportunities. We’re sharing knowledge, lessons learned, and stories from the trenches that will shed light on the female leadership experience and engage all genders to promote, educate, and empower female leaders.
Episodes
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Today's conversation is with Michelle Gishkowsky, IT Program Manager at Mayo Clinic, to discuss how to blend working and home life.
Show Highlights:
0:00 Intro
2:00 What does working and home balance look like for you?
4:10 Taking the time to start a routine is part of the balance for me. How does that come in to play for you?
5:40 You mentioned earlier about setting a boundary, is that signing off at a specific time and not looking back until the next day? How do you do that?
8:00 How important is utilizing your calendar when setting boundaries come in to play?
9:30 What brings you joy outside of the office? What does travel and the "work from anywhere" look like for you, knowing not everyone is able to do that specific part of it?
15:00 When you go on a "workcation" how did you plan or prepare for that? What steps did you need to take?
17:00 What do you feel have been 1-2 takeaways you have found as an advantage from working from home?
20:40 What does blending work/home look like when you are working from your RV?
23:30 Are there any experiences where work/life balance just doesn't exist in your opinion?
24:46 When you first started working what did you plan on pursuing? Did you end up in the area you planned?
28:30 What factors may have drove you to make the career choices you made?
29:30 Who has helped you to get where you are today?
32:06 If you could go back to your first day of working, what is something you wish you could tell yourself?
We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The (G)LOWdown, and thank you for joining us in cultivating the future of women in leadership.
Have feedback, questions, or future podcast ideas? We’d love to hear from you! Connect with us via email RSTGLOWMERGpod@mayoe.edu
Special thanks to our team: Heather Vinge Hanson, Bethany Brown, Priya Behl, Ribu Goyal, Ashley Xiong, Jill Brady Schatz, Melissa Peterson, Emily Rasmussen, Tiffani Satterelli & Caitlin Summers.
Don’t forget to join us next month and until then, keep your GLOW on.
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
How Did I Get Here is a podcast that showcases Mayo Clinic leaders with unique career paths or individuals with unique jobs. Today’s guest is Austin Ferguson, Mayo Clinical’s very own music man. What is his title you ask? He is Mayo Clinic’s Carillonneur.
Show Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:55 Can you explain what the carillon is?
02:52 When you initially went to college, what did you plan on pursuing?
05:00 What are the pivotal moments that changed the course of your career path?
07:50 What are some important steps that you took to get where you are now?
13:10 Who are the other people that helped guide your career path?
15:16 What is your favorite piece to play on the carillon?
17:20 What is a quote that you live by?
We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The (G)LOWdown, and thank you for joining us in cultivating the future of women in leadership.
Have feedback, questions, or future podcast ideas? We’d love to hear from you! Connect with us by emailing the Podcast Team RSTGLOWMERGPod@mayo.edu.
Special thanks to our team: Heather Vinge Hanson, Bethany Brown, Priya Behl, Ribu Goyal, Ashley Xiong, Jill Brady Schatz, Melissa Peterson, Emily Rasmussen, & Caitlin Summers.
Don’t forget to join us next month and until then, keep your GLOW on.
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Today’s host, Heather, is happy to introduce you to The (G)lowdown’s newest series How Did I Get Here? This series will focus on Mayo Clinic leaders with unique career paths or individuals with unique jobs at the clinic. Today’s guest is Tammy Eickhoff, Strategy Administrator for Corporate and Foundation Relations Program at Mayo Clinic.
Show Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
02:30 What did you originally plan on pursuing as a career?
04:30 What were some pivotal moments that changed the course of your career path?
08:00 How were you able to create your own path at Mayo Clinic?
13:40 Do you have any advice for individuals on how to impower themselves?
16:15 Who would you identify as someone who has helped you with your career path?
19:35 Can you tell us about navigating your career as a women? Did if affect your trajectory?
26:00 What is a quote that you live by?
We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The (G)LOWdown, and thank you for joining us in cultivating the future of women in leadership.
Have feedback, questions, or future podcast ideas? We’d love to hear from you! Email the Podcast Team at RSTGLOWMERGPod@mayo.edu.
Special thanks to our team: Heather Vinge Hanson, Bethany Brown, Priya Behl, Ribu Goyal, Ashley Xiong, Jill Brady Schatz, Melissa Peterson, Emily Rasmussen, & Caitlin Summers.
Don’t forget to join us next month and until then, keep your GLOW on.
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Hosts Caitlin and Emily, speak with former (G)LOWdown podcaster, Tracy Lee on being an Agile Champion at Mayo Clinic. Tracy’s experience with agile stem from leading process improvement projects in research finance and financial accounting services at Mayo.
Show Highlights:
1:27 What is agile?
2:15 When you first started working, what did you plan on pursuing? Was agile or finance on that track for you?
3:15 How did you end up in finance?
4:15 Who helped you on your career path, and how did they help you?
6:20 What is an Agile Champion?
6:53 Discussion on favorite aspects of being an Agile Champion
8:14 Why is agile so important? Why is it a buzzword lately?
9:50 How is agile being used today from your perspective?
11:20 Discussion of agile vs. waterfall and it’s adaptability
16:20 Are any projects sticking with waterfall? Or can all projects basically do agile?
17:50 The best way to learn agile, is to just start doing it
19:45 Discussion about team dynamics
20:45 External resources discussions
22:25 Where is agile heading? How it will transition teams and projects overall?
25:30 What would you tell yourself if you went back to your first day on the job?
External Resources:
Instagram @agilehumor
We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The (G)LOWdown, and thank you for joining us in cultivating the future of women in leadership.
Have feedback, questions, or future podcast ideas? We’d love to hear from you! Connect with us via Yammer, visit the GLOW Intranet Site, or email the Podcast Team.
Transcriptions are available by request. If you would like a copy of the transcription, please contact RSTGLOWMERGPod@mayo.edu.
Special thanks to our team: Heather Vinge Hanson, Bethany Brown, Priya Behl, Ribu Goyal, Ashley Xiong, Jill Brady Schatz, Melissa Peterson, Emily Rasmussen, & Caitlin Summers.
Don’t forget to join us next month and until then, keep your GLOW on.
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
In this BONUS episode of the (G)LOWdown Emily and Caitlin, co-leads for the (G)LOWdown podcast, discuss the intricacies of women wearing makeup. Why makeup can make us feel good, how society can subtly (or not so subtly) pressure women to look a certain way and why we need to stop telling people they look tired!
Show Highlights:
1:00 Should women be required to wear makeup to work?
4:35 “The Lipstick Effect”
8:50 Zoom’s touch up filter
15:15 The double standards set for us and that we set for others
28:15 Giving people the grace to be themselves
Resources:
Top Makeup Habits during Quarantine: Survey Results
Your Boss Should Not Be Asking You to Wear Makeup on Zoom
Women Who Wear This to Work are Deemed More Competent — But They're Also Judged
Being a Woman in the Workplace Means Getting Pressured to Wear Makeup on the Job
The inescapable pressure of being a woman on Zoom
We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The (G)LOWdown, and thank you for joining us in cultivating the future of women in leadership.
Got feedback, questions, or future podcast ideas? We’d love to hear from you! Email the Podcast Team at RSTGLOWMERGPod@mayo.edu.
Don’t forget to join us next month and until then, keep your GLOW on.
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
In this episode, Heather Vinge Hanson speaks with Nicole Folken, Field Sales and Service Manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories (MCL). She shares how the MCL sales team stays connected with each other and their clients. They also discuss how you, the listener, can successfully network in the remote environment.
Show Highlights:
1:07 Nicole shares her definition of networking
2:16 Why do we need to network?
3:25 Nicole talks about her personal networking experiences pre-COVID-19
4:55 What is different about networking in the remote environment
7:03 Nicole discusses how MCL promotes networking with staff that are globally dispersed
10:02 Heather asks Nicole how MCL began instituting virtual networking opportunities?
10:55 Nicole shares what she has seen other departments do to embrace virtual networking
11:57 How did MCL leadership approach the employees’ request to have more networking options
13:00 Heather and Nicole talk about where to start with networking?
14:43 You’re in a networking meeting, now what?
15:40 Being a good contact for those looking to network
17:10 Using social media platforms to network
Resources:
https://www.halfhalftravel.com/remote-work/work-from-home-networking.html
https://www.virtualvocations.com/blog/telecommuting-job-search-help/remote-networking-6-tips/
https://blog.trello.com/6-rules-of-remote-engagement-for-professional-networking
We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The (G)LOWdown, and thank you for joining us in cultivating the future of women in leadership.
Have feedback, questions, or future podcast ideas? We’d love to hear from you! Email the Podcast Team at RSTGLOWMERGPod@mayo.edu.
Special thanks to The (G)LOWdown Team: Tracey Lee, Heather Vinge Hanson, Bethany Brown, Liz Palmer, Priya Behl, Ribu Goyal, Tracy Gadient, Ashley Xiong, Jill Brady Schatz, Melissa Peterson, Emily Rasmussen, & Caitlin Summers.
Don’t forget to join us next month and until then, keep your GLOW on.
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
Host Heather chats with Sydney Gonzales, John Alexander, and Dr. Kara Sands who are all representatives from the LGBTI MERG’s in RST, ARZ, and FLA. They talk about their unique perspectives on what Pride means to them and the great work the LGBTI MERG is doing to create an inclusive and equitable experience for Mayo Clinic employees and patients.
Show Highlights:
2:15 Heather and the guests talk about the history of Pride Month and what it means to the guests.
5:30 The guests discuss how the LGBTI MERG’s are working to create positive changes that impact both employees and patients.
8:31 Heather talks to Sydney about the Transition Toolbox as a resource for employees transitioning
12:54 John and Sydney discuss some of the progress on transgender health benefits and updates to the Dress and Decorum policies
15:44 John talks about how the LGBTI MERG is having conversations about the acronym and what they are doing to be more inclusive
18:38 Dr. Sands talks about her role as the LGBTI MERG Champion
20:35 Heather asks the guests how COVID-19 affected access to medical care within the LGBTI community
25:10 The guests share what allies can do during Pride Month and what resources are available for them
32:30 How can listeners get involved in the LGBTI MERG’s?
35:00 Heather asks the guests to impart one piece of wisdom with the listeners.
Resources:
We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The (G)LOWdown, and thank you for joining us in cultivating the future of women in leadership.
Have feedback, questions, or future podcast ideas? We’d love to hear from you! Email the Podcast Team at RSTGLOWMERGPod@mayo.edu.
Special thanks to our team: Heather Vinge Hanson, Bethany Brown, Liz Palmer, Priya Behl, Ribu Goyal, Tracy Gadient, Ashley Xiong, Jill Brady Schatz, Melissa Peterson, Emily Rasmussen, & Caitlin Summers.
Don’t forget to join us next month and until then, keep your GLOW on.
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
Today’s episode is about giving and receiving feedback. We spoke with Brook Werneburg who recently spoke at a GLOW sponsored event on leadership communication. And we're going to break down that presentation a little more to specifically see how to give and receive feedback that creates better connections and helps you, the listener become a better leader.
Show highlights:
0:00 Introduction and background
2:00 Why is feedback important? What makes feedback good vs. bad?
4:00 How does someone approach giving feedback?
5:20 What is the 3 P approach?
9:13 How do you give feedback while there is tension or conflict?
12:20 Explain what being mindfully present is.
13:00 When someone receiving feedback doesn’t think it is constructive, what do you do?
14:05 What do you think of when you hear the word experiment?
17:30 How do you ask for professional feedback?
23:25 How might written feedback look compared to verbal feedback?
26:40 Discussion of 360 reviews.
28:50 Creating the environment where team members feel safe sharing and discussion team issues.
31:00 How can someone approach giving feedback to a leader who has not asked for it?
We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The (G)LOWdown, and thank you for joining us in cultivating the future of women in leadership.
Have feedback, questions, or future podcast ideas? We’d love to hear from you! Email the Podcast Team at glowmergpod@mayo.edu.
Special thanks to our team: Heather Vinge Hanson, Bethany Brown, Priya Behl, Ribu Goyal, Ashley Xiong, Jill Brady Schatz, Melissa Peterson, Emily Rasmussen, & Caitlin Summers.
Don’t forget to join us next month and until then, keep your GLOW on.
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
In this episode, Jill talk to Nicky Espinosa, owner of Espinosa Coaching. Nicky has been a leader within Mayo Clinic for over 20 years and has had a passion for working with ambitious women leaders and aspiring leaders to gain the confidence to take a seat at any table. Nicky shares her unapologetic story and the 10 things we do that holds us back from being the best leaders we can be. She also shares what it takes to seek out our dreams, develop our career, and find our true north.
Show Highlights:
1:26 Nicky shares her background and how she developed as a leader
7:20 Nicky talks about the 10 Things That are Holding You Back list and it's significance
9:05 Jill and Nicky jump into discussing the first item on the list - #1 Not Speaking Up
13:45 #4 Underestimating your expertise - Imposter Syndrome
17:05 #5 Waiting to be ready - Nicky shares a client story
19:44 #6 Highlighting deficits rather than your talents
22:21 Confidence breeds more confidence - Jill and Nicky talk confidence and offer personal perspectives
31:04 Holding yourself to unrealistic standards - Nicky offers words of wisdom
36:05 #10 Focusing on what you don't have
41:40 Jill asks Nicky, "Is there anything you'd tell your younger self?"
Resources:
10 Things that are Holding You Back - email RSTGLOWMERGPod@mayo.edu to receive this document
We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The (G)LOWdown, and thank you for joining us in cultivating the future of women in leadership.
Have feedback, questions, or future podcast ideas? We’d love to hear from you! Email the Podcast Team.
Don’t forget to join us next month and until then, keep your GLOW on.