DaVita Leadership Insights

DaVita Leadership Insights


Episode 33: Leading Past Your Comfort Zone with Joel Ackerman

March 09, 2020

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 learn and improve. His one tip is to look at the top three areas of your life you’d like to improve, and think about them through the lens of your comfort zone. If you could shift your comfort zone and 10% into your learning zone, what progress could you make?



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GUEST: Joel Ackerman, Chief Financial Officer


HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom



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