SROA SoundBoard - In Conversation with Administrators Series - Jana Grienke

Jana Grienke joins SROA Soundboard - In Conversation with Administrators Series, SROA's podcast series, to share how she got where she is today, positives about being in a leadership position, the best way to grow in your current position vs growing your career, and some personal anecdotes as well. Jana is currently working at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, IA, as the Clinical Operations Director in the Department of Radiation Oncology and is currently a part of the Advisory Council on the SROA Board of Directors.

 

1. Tell me briefly about your journey to your current position. (0:33)
2. What do you like about being in a leadership position? (3:40)
3. What do you find most challenging about leadership, especially in radiation oncology? (5:38)
4. What has helped you to be effective as a leader? (7:01)
5. How do you plan to grow your career from here? (9:24)
6. Is it important for young leaders to figure out how to grow in a role as well as how high they want to go? (11:33)
7. What professional organizations do you belong to and why? (13:48)
8. Who inspires you and why? (15:25)
9. What do you like to do in your free time? (17:01)
10. What are you currently reading? Do you have a favorite book you would recommend? (19:02) 
11. What’s on your playlist? (21:20)
12. What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? (22:55)
13. Based on everything you’ve learned over your career and your life, what advice would you offer others? (24:35)