I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THERE'S A WAY FORWARD, BECAUSE I'VE DONE IT! NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN YOUR CAREER, IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO BREAK FREE AND BUILD A BALANCED AND THRIVING CAREER IN HEALTHCARE
DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE DESTINED FOR MORE?
WHAT IMPACT COULD YOU BE MAKING IN HEALTHCARE?
MAKE AN IMPACT & EXPERIENCE UNIMAGINABLE SUCCESS IN YOUR CAREER
DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE DESTINED FOR MORE?
WHAT IMPACT COULD YOU BE MAKING IN HEALTHCARE?
EXPERIENCE UNIMAGINABLE SUCCESS IN YOUR CAREER
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ARE YOU READY TO BECOME THE LEADER YOU'RE MEANT TO BE?
Our health systems are so complex, and it's really tough navigating your career and projects alone when you're aiming for big success and making a real difference.
You have big dreams to make a real difference to the health system and be recognised as a leader in your field, but you feel frustrated, burnt out and alone.
You're a highly qualified, already accomplished individual - so why does this all feel so hard?
THIS IS MY STORY
I've worked in healthcare for over 30 years from the hospital front line to the boardroom, the international conference stage and beyond.
Before I had the right tools, I let my fears get the best of me and hid inside my comfort zones, not sharing my voice or unique ideas.
I also tried to do it all by myself and this stunted my progress and left me feeling very burnt out!
The way I broke free started with me knowing in my heart that I was destined for more.
I've gone on to have a career I could never have imagined.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK YOU'RE
DESTINED FOR
MORE TOO.
THIS IS MY STORY
I've worked in healthcare for over 30 years from the hospital front line to the boardroom and the international stage.
Before I had the right tools, I let my fears get the best of me and hid inside my comfort zones, not sharing my voice or unique ideas.
I tried to do it all by myself and this stunted my progress and left me feeling very burnt out!
The way I broke free started with me knowing in my heart that I was destined for more.
I've gone on to have a career I could never have imagined.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK YOU'RE
DESTINED FOR
MORE TOO.
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU YOU DON'T HAVE
TO DO IT ALONE?
If I could turn back the clock, I wish I had gotten more support along the way.
I pushed myself too hard to make my change projects happen without delegating properly and seeking the high level know-how that an expert could have given.
I wish I'd had a seasoned mentor who could guide me on my career path, push me to stand out more and hold me accountable!
Imagine what you could achieve with a master mentor at your side?
THIS IS HOW I CAN HELP YOU
EXPERT
Gain access to my extensive expertise around the health system and how to create huge impact no matter the project size.
UPSKILL
Learn my game-changing methods and approach to change leadership to apply to your current and future projects.
INWARD
Working 1:1 and in groups, I'll pin point what is blocking your progress and mentor you towards your highest potential and success.
SERVICES & INVESTMENT
Invest in my expert consulting and master mentoring
through my individual and corporate services supporting healthcare and healthtech professionals to grow into
sought-after leaders and create meaningful change.
INCLUDED IN MY SERVICES
Impact
Together we'll design and implement high impact change projects no matter the size that include co-production with staff on the front lines, collaboration and delegation, and the latest implementation science methodologies.
Savvy
You can't make real progress and change by following old hierarchies and systems. I'll teach you the savvy to swim upstream and truly innovate in work that builds a thriving career, strong teams and collaborations, and amplified impact.
Master Mentorship
Part of my success formula is mentoring individuals and teams to meet your personal and company goals. This includes pushing you to go inwards, identify opportunities, break through blocks to your success, and map out an action plan for your highest potential.
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OF HEALTHCARE CHANGE LEADERS
...and use them to skyrocket your own career!
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The Change Leader's Collaboration Laboratory
THE CO-LAB ACADEMY
PROJECT OF ME
An 8 week immersion program for both aspiring and established change leaders as you harness the healthcare change leader in you and make the work you ALREADY do work for YOU, your organisation, and the people you want to serve.
No matter where you are in your career, the co-lab academy can support you to take bold new steps to accelerate the trajectory of your career and amplify your impact. This catalyses your existing work - either an individual project or your organisation's KPI's
Hi, I'm Dr Dena
van den Bergh.
I'm an award-winning healthcare change leader, global researcher and large scale change maker.
With a career spanning over 30 years as an executive in healthcare, I am an authority in change leadership and health systems innovation with experience on the hospital front lines to the boardroom, international conference stage, and beyond.
I have worked with South Africa's largest healthcare groups and funders in the public and private sector and collaborated with global change leaders in large scale health systems improvement.
My Doctorate in Engineering from Warwick University gave me a love for systems thinking which I integrated with my clinical expertise to create a unique approach to healthcare change leadership.
I now work independently with leaders, teams and organisations to successfully implement health systems improvement co-designed with stakeholders.
My goal is to empower accomplished and emerging leaders to thrive in their lives and their careers and inspire them to make a powerful impact in shaping the future of health systems globally.
I am an industry leader in change leadership and implementation of health systems improvement as well as a passionate advocate for value-based care and addressing the gap of vital employee and public input into designing better health systems for all.
In 2015 I was awarded the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership in Quality Improvement in South Africa by Discovery Health for my change leadership work across the public and private sector.
A world citizen at heart, I frequently collaborate internationally and present and publish my work at the global level in order to expand my contribution and exchange knowledge to better my own work.
I am an honorary research associate at UCT Dept. of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV and a senior editor for the peer reviewed international journal JAC-AMR.
I am also an internationally certified leadership coach, an IHI trained Healthcare Improvement Advisor, an advanced Presencing and Theory U facilitator for social change and certified in Leadership Mastery with the Institute of Woman-Centered Coaching, Training and Leadership.
I am a committed yoga, meditation and wellness practitioner and love spending time in nature with my friends and family.
Dr Augusta Dorning
Healthcare Executive, Brand Ambassador.
Influencer passionate about bringing healthcare to every person in Africa
Dr Dena van den Bergh provided the impetus for quality in Netcare, inspiring staff to embrace healthcare quality and to appreciate the role of leading positive change in their own lives, their organisation and that of the communities they serve. Dena created the groundswell and then empowered hundreds of others to take the initiatives further. Beyond thousands of quality initiatives which survive to this day, staff gained the confidence to participate in research which became internationally recognised.
MORE TESTIMONIES
Barry Bedford
Chief Operating Officer
Mediclinic Middle East
Dena is a true Ambassador for Quality in healthcare. Her understanding of the healthcare system allows her to implement innovative, sustainable change processes together with front-line staff.
She is also one of few that fully understand the true meaning of engaging doctors as key stakeholders to ensure patient care and quality outcomes.
Dena is not afraid to change the world one step at a time. In the field of Quality and Systems improvement, I have not yet met her equivalent!
Doris Helbig
Consultant and Coach
Germany
I greatly admire Dena’s courage and tenderness with which she steps up to contribute to the growth of others. Her vision and mission to improve the opportunities for women in healthcare, by creating working environments of co-creation in her leadership positions, are already changing the way in which corporations / hospitals work together.
Prof Esmita Charani
Associate Professor
and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow at the University of Cape Town, Visiting Researcher at Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen Norway, and adjunct Professor at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kerala India
I have worked with Dena for a number of years in different capacities. I am always inspired by her way of approaching teamwork and problems we encounter as healthcare change leaders. Several members of our research team have benefited from being trained by Dena and can attest to it improving their work and communication skills. I always recommend Dena to colleagues who need to be motivated in their work.
Sonya Kolman
Clinical Pharmacist
Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital
My journey from the coaching sessions with Dena has been phenomenal. I had reached the end of what I was able to achieve on my own.
I have gone from being a very shy, reserved person into a person who is able to communicate with our doctors confidently and take on a more leadership role within my hospital.
Dena’s understanding and knowledge of the healthcare workplace has been a huge plus. My goals were immense and through her guidance I have been able to tackle them one step at a time.
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