The Dr. Katie Show

Hi working people! What builds a sense community inside corporations? Business Resource Groups! Today on The Dr. Katie Show we interview the president of one such group, Justin Puckett. He’s leading a huge group, about 5k employees, called genKP, within Kaiser Permanente in his free time and in addition to a full time role in the company. Learn what drives Justin to sustain this group’s legendary contribution to this massive healthcare organization that has nearly 220k employees across 8...

Hello working people. On today’s Dr. Katie Show we hear from a recent ex-Google employee and owner of clothing brand, Toasty Time. Learn how working at Google while making a passion project a side hustle is extremely toxic for the health and how to leverage excellent leaders as a life boat. Toasty Time founder Hélène Park joins us to share her journey to a better work experience. www.betterworkexperience.com/radio

The Dr. Katie Show had the privilege of interviewing East Bay Teeth's new owner, Dr. Tran Hoang DDS, to learn about her journey to a better work experience. With countless dental volunteer hours under her belt, Dr. Hoang, demonstrates what good leadership looks like in dentistry. In this poignant interview Dr. Hoang talks about her struggles with gender dynamics in a male dominated profession and how she persevered. Learn about her journey to owning her own dental practice. Dr. Hoang is...

Have a workplace horror story!? Happy Halloween working people!!! Today on the Dr Katie Show, in horror of Halloween (hehe) I will be discussing a few workplace horror stories and taking your spooky story calls. Do you think your boss is a zombie? Coworkers carving pumpkins and leaving the guts on your desk? Have a rotten project manager? Worried how to resist all the leftover candy in the break room tomorrow? Join me and my special spooky guest, Dana Wunderlich, as we hack this topic up and...

Working people! Today at 12pm Pacific on the Dr. Katie Show we will learn about Human Centered Design with special guest expert, Laura Janisse. Human Centered Design, also referred to in its abbreviated acronym, HCD, is an approach to problem solving and commonly used in design and management. This approach engages the people who experience the problem throughout each step of the design process to creating something better. Why is this useful!? Because it enables true co design and when used...

Hey working people! It’s Thursday and on today’s show we welcome a super duper special guest, my brother, who will share what it’s like working in the cannabis industry. He’s got 20+ year in the industry and what a journey it’s been. Most of us have dabbled in this recreational crop at some point in our lives, but never have we ventured to learn what happens behind the scenes. On the show you will hear about how companies produce this flower? What’s the plant’s journey to your hands? Well,...

Today, Katie welcomes a VERY special guest and my long time friend, Van Ly, founder of Bomb Waves. A San Francisco surf company that cranks out some super stylish surf ponchos for men, women and children, the whole family really. Van’s journey to Bomb Waves is one of self love and perseverance. An immigrant woman kicking sociatal expectations to the curb to fulfill her passion for life: to be in the drivers seat, be in the ocean and shred the nar nar on the reg!!! Whoop! I dare you to listen...

Hey Working People! When it comes to creating a better work experience what better way then to craft it from the start? Today on The Dr. Katie Show I have pleasure of interviewing a young woman who’s about a year from graduating college. Anna Mia Kositzin is interested in building a career that is centered around helping youth avoid the prison system and support those who got caught up in the system as children. Learn why she is choosing this career path and what ways she plans to make a...

Katie talks about her first job and the lessons she learned in that first gig.

Dreams are becoming a reality on the Dr. Katie Show today. Plus, I’ll be confessing how much I love a very special and specific Almond Milk. I’ve invited the Three Trees crew to join me in a conversation about their terrific company, their mission, and vision for their future in the natural foods industry. And, don’t worry, in true Dr. Katie fashion we will also be talking allllll about the work experience at Three Trees Foods which is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. We will...

Today on the Dr Katie Show we are picking up our discussion from last week of organizational change- changes at work - changes to our work experience. In between callers, I also finish up my story of how I created sustainable change at a very large company, the lessons learned and what you can do at your company. www.betterworkexperience.com/radio

Today on The Dr. Katie Show I’ll be talking about creating organizational CHANGE. Through a story telling approach I will share how to initiate and create sustainable change at any company, no matter your role, level or status. You can email your questions to me at: drkatie@betterworkexperience.com

Killing yourselves 80 hours a week won’t do it. It’s time we explore the ins and outs of the integrated work-life and how to be successful striking a balance between the two. Work time. Personal time. Many people are seeking balance ?? between the two. On today’s show we will explore the topic of work-life integration. The tightly weaved basket of elements that we call: life. Some people don’t believe in work life balance. Some strongly believe the two should be integrated so people can have...

This week on the show we will dedicate a full hour to all things manager and how to improve the work experience by being a better manager. When it comes to people, the details matter, and if you are a boss — you have a lot on your plate. ?? being a manager is sooo hard sometimes and having a crappy manager really suuucks!

Our career advice topic this week: Gender Dynamics with special guest Dr. Victoria Hendrickson. Join us as we explore how gender shows up at work in today’s world. Hear real peoples questions answered on tough topics such as harassment, mansplaining, and sex.

This episode offers practical advice on how to prepare and plan for a job interview. We also conduct an on air mock job interview with a real new grad nurse whose actively seeking her first job as an RN. We touch on her strengths, weaknesses and dealing with tough personalities in the workplace. And a live caller at the end asks advice on how to be a boss and a friend at her small business.

Dr. Katie Rovere is an experienced coach and organizational psychologist. She has nearly 20 years of corporate business experience across various industries and divisions. She works with individuals, executives and teams to create innovative human-centered solutions to improve the workplace experience. Her joy in life is to better the work experience for people. And her professional approach is a mashup of a human-centered design thinking and her academic training in organizational...