Navigating Your Path

Duane Newton

Are you a leader in the clinical laboratory and diagnostics space struggling with your role? Do you feel uncertain about your non-technical responsibilities, such as personnel management, effective communication, team building, connecting with your boss, or climbing the promotion ladder?   Whether you are new to your role or have been doing it for years, this podcast will help you see that you are not alone in these struggles. Through shared experiences of your host, and his conversations with recognized and respected leaders in our field, you’ll hear about the challenges each has faced as they navigated their own paths.  You’ll also gain insight from the approaches they’ve taken to learn from and overcome their challenges.  While everyone’s specific experiences and unique paths differ, the perspectives provided in each episode will educate and inspire you to identify and navigate your unique path, discovering, cultivating, and strengthening the authentic leader within you.    What you’ll gain by listening: Community knowing that you are not alone in your experiences or feelings Encouragement and wisdom from others’ experiences and perspectives Strength to learn and grow to become a more confident leader Security from the increased balance between your professional and personal lives About your host: Duane Newton, PhD, is an accomplished board-certified clinical microbiologist whose more than 20 years as a laboratory director in public health and academic medical centers have equipped him with deep leadership and mentoring experience. Building on this foundation of guiding teams and fostering growth in complex scientific environments, Duane now channels his expertise into career development coaching through DWN Consulting, which he founded in 2023. He is deeply committed to empowering individuals in the scientific and clinical fields as they discover and navigate their unique professional and personal paths.  Want to share your story? Email Duane to become a guest! duane@navigatingyourpathpodcast.site Podcast website: www.navigatingyourpath.site LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/duanenewton/ Coaching website: www.dwnconsult.com

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  1. Navigating Your Path - S1E4: A Conversation with Donna Wolk

    6월 24일

    Navigating Your Path - S1E4: A Conversation with Donna Wolk

    Trailblazing a Path from Bench Tech to Division Chief: Dr. Donna Wolk on Trusting Yourself, Building a Career, and Giving Grace  In this episode, Duane talks with Dr. Donna Wolk, Division Chief of Molecular and Microbial Diagnostics and Development at Geisinger Health System.  Donna discusses her unconventional career path from bench technologist to PhD, CPEP fellowship at Mayo Clinic, leadership roles in Arizona, and return to Pennsylvania. She also describes being a first-generation college graduate and single parent, making career decisions driven by survival, patient-care impact, and a desire to stay in science, including a pivotal health discovery that relieved her back pain in the Arizona desert and influenced her move to the University of Arizona. Donna discusses learning to plan ahead, secure resources for microbiology through research and grants, navigate difficult workplace dynamics, and separate personal identity from job roles. Duane and Donna reflect on mentorship, intuition, giving oneself grace, and lessons from The Four Agreements and Think Again as she approaches succession planning and retirement. 00:00 Welcome 01:10 Boards Exam Memories 03:08 From Bench to PhD 04:44 Single Mom Leap of Faith 07:48 Desert Healing Turning Point 09:58 First Gen Career Reflections 12:19 Choosing Mayo Fellowship 14:40 Hawaii Wake Up Call 17:37 Building Research Muscle 21:56 Lessons and Paying Attention 24:48 Quotes Humility and Intuition 34:17 Roots, Role Models, and Penn State 38:56 Blue Collar Funding Reality 40:38 Proving Them Wrong 42:56 No One Will Save You 48:47 Finding Your Fit 52:25 Values Over Titles 54:37 North Star, Not Employer 58:14 Advocacy and Negotiation 01:05:56 Advice to Younger Self 01:13:33 Four Agreements Lessons 01:22:26 Closing  Connect with Duane here: Email me: duane@navigatingyourpath.site Podcast Website: www.navigatingyourpath.site YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@NavigatingYourPath LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/duanenewton/ Coaching Website: www.dwnconsult.com

    1시간 25분
  2. Navigating Your Path - S1E3: A Conversation with Beth Marlowe

    6월 8일

    Navigating Your Path - S1E3: A Conversation with Beth Marlowe

    From Military Brat to Lab Leader: Dr. Beth Marlowe on Community, Mentorship, and Leading Through Adversity In this episode, Duane interviews his longtime friend Dr. Beth Marlowe, Executive Scientific Director for Infectious Diseases at Quest Diagnostics, about how their military-family upbringings shaped resilience, perspective, and a drive to build community. Beth recounts her father’s Vietnam service and her rural roots in Blythe, California, emphasizing community values, patient advocacy, and remembering where you came from. She traces her path from early dreams of being an astronaut to environmental microbiology at the University of Arizona, highlighting mentors and interdisciplinary training. They discuss mentorship as a “personal board of directors,” the value of travel and diverse perspectives, and Beth endorses the need for lab leaders to develop business and communication skills. She describes how joining Quest shortly before COVID strengthened her leadership through visibility, teamwork, psychological safety, and rapid decision-making under scrutiny. 00:00 Welcome 04:50 Happy Hour Community Vibes 09:12 Military Brat Roots 12:32 Blythe and Giving Back 19:45 Germany and Growing Up Abroad 26:43 From Astronaut Dreams to Micro 31:44 Grad School Mentors and Hawaii 38:45 Interdisciplinary Skills That Stick 41:53 Mentorship and Personal Board 46:18 Women in Leadership 49:37 Business Skills Gap 55:41 Travel and Perspective 01:00:05 Advice to Younger Self 01:09:22 Leading Through COVID 01:13:30 Psychological Safety 01:20:06 Community and Wrap Up Connect with Duane here: Email me: duane@navigatingyourpath.site Podcast Website: www.navigatingyourpath.site YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@NavigatingYourPath LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/duanenewton/ Coaching Website: www.dwnconsult.com

    1시간 25분

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Are you a leader in the clinical laboratory and diagnostics space struggling with your role? Do you feel uncertain about your non-technical responsibilities, such as personnel management, effective communication, team building, connecting with your boss, or climbing the promotion ladder?   Whether you are new to your role or have been doing it for years, this podcast will help you see that you are not alone in these struggles. Through shared experiences of your host, and his conversations with recognized and respected leaders in our field, you’ll hear about the challenges each has faced as they navigated their own paths.  You’ll also gain insight from the approaches they’ve taken to learn from and overcome their challenges.  While everyone’s specific experiences and unique paths differ, the perspectives provided in each episode will educate and inspire you to identify and navigate your unique path, discovering, cultivating, and strengthening the authentic leader within you.    What you’ll gain by listening: Community knowing that you are not alone in your experiences or feelings Encouragement and wisdom from others’ experiences and perspectives Strength to learn and grow to become a more confident leader Security from the increased balance between your professional and personal lives About your host: Duane Newton, PhD, is an accomplished board-certified clinical microbiologist whose more than 20 years as a laboratory director in public health and academic medical centers have equipped him with deep leadership and mentoring experience. Building on this foundation of guiding teams and fostering growth in complex scientific environments, Duane now channels his expertise into career development coaching through DWN Consulting, which he founded in 2023. He is deeply committed to empowering individuals in the scientific and clinical fields as they discover and navigate their unique professional and personal paths.  Want to share your story? Email Duane to become a guest! duane@navigatingyourpathpodcast.site Podcast website: www.navigatingyourpath.site LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/duanenewton/ Coaching website: www.dwnconsult.com