Dan Roberge
Thanks for joining us today. What is your name and where are you from?
Jolanta Linde
I'm Jolanta Linde. I am executive director for Dom Lipa. Slovenian Linden Foundation.
Dan Roberge
Okay. What do you do there as the executive director, what's your role like? What do you take care of?
Jolanta Linde
As you know, in long term care, we wear many, many hats.
Dan Roberge
Yes.
Jolanta Linde
So Executive Director, buck stops at me. My favourite saying is, "I sign checks, but..." Unfortunately, I'm supposed to know everything else.
Dan Roberge
yes, exactly.
Jolanta Linde
we are a small home. All my managers are wearing many, many hats. So everyone needs to know a little bit of everything.
Dan Roberge
Yes.
Jolanta Linde
And it's also good for, you know, coverage in case of something. Everyone needs to know everything.
Dan Roberge
Yeah. And so everybody reports to you. Like how many managers report to you right now?
Jolanta Linde
In emails that I'm sending out, there are ten. Not all of them are managers with people that they have to manage. But there is definitely a program or something that they are responsible for.
Dan Roberge
Do you feel a lot of responsibility for that? How does it feel?
Jolanta Linde
It takes a special breed to be in the positions that these 630 administrators and executor directors are in.
Dan Roberge
Yeah, absolutely. And so what kind of personality do you have to have to be good at this job
Jolanta Linde
Preferably laid back.
Dan Roberge
okay?
Jolanta Linde
To survive, you do need an A type personality a bit to go ahead. And a personality that is willing to constantly grow, grow and adapt.
Dan Roberge
Yes. And you're all of those things? So you've been at this particular home for how long?
Jolanta Linde
Which year are we in? 25. I started in 17, so that will be eight years.
Dan Roberge
Wow. Okay. Yeah. And then before that, you were at another home?
Jolanta Linde
Yes, for three years. I was at Huron County home, Huron Lee, and then for 19 years, I was at Crystal's Latvian home. And somewhere in between I was at a for profit home. And even with a hospital.
Dan Roberge
Wow. So what type of experience do you need to be in this role? What did you do in your past to get you to a place where you were able
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