EPISODE #1: DEE ANNA SMITH | CEO, SARAH CANNON-

HOW TO LEAD WITH EMPATHY AND INCLUSIVITY

Dee Anna Smith is the chief executive officer of Sarah Cannon, the Cancer Institute of HCA Healthcare. Smith is responsible for leading the organization’s overall mission and vision to make a global impact on cancer research and care. Under her leadership, Sarah Cannon has grown its reach in bringing world-class cancer care closer to home for hundreds of thousands of people facing cancer across the United States and the United Kingdom.

Smith has received numerous recognitions for her leadership and community impact on a local and national level. Smith is the chair of the Pepperdine University Board of Regents, and also serves on the board of directors for the Nashville Entrepreneur Center and the Nashville Health Care Council.

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Leading Forward with Christie Berger

Highlights: "How to Lead with Empathy and Inclusivity"

• Passion is the Core of Connecting Physicians with Patients
• Importance of Ongoing Individual and Organizational Learning
• COVID-19 has Enhanced a Different Version of Connectedness
• Listen for Understanding
• Not a "One-Size-Fits-All" Approach
• Set an Organization up to Grow and Function Without Relying on You