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10 Elevating Purpose and Humanizing Technology with Seema Sreenivas
Meet Seema Sreenivas, a dynamic program management leader with more than a decade of cross-functional leadership experience in the Healthcare policy and systems space in the public sector in the US. Her career has been centered on improving operations, driving meaningful outcomes, and leading teams through change with clarity and purpose. She brings a thoughtful perspective on leadership, growth, and how to create lasting impact within organizations.
Five key takeaways from this refreshing conversation centered on people, purpose, and human-centered tech:
1. Leading through lived experience
Seema’s leadership was profoundly shaped by her parents’ ESRD journeys. Their experiences pulled her toward mission-driven work in healthcare and grounded her leadership in empathy, service, and purpose.
2. Leading with empathy
Seema's upbringing as a first‑generation Indian American gave her a unique lens on language, culture, and belonging. She leads with grace for those whose first language isn’t English and brings compassion into cross-cultural, multi-generational environments.
3. Humanizing technology to inspire dev teams
One of the most powerful practices she introduced was bringing patients and nurses into quarterly PI events—helping developers reconnect with the mission behind their work. This shifted morale, motivation, and clarity across teams.
4. Navigating red tape with purpose
In public-sector environments, progress can be slow. Seema kept teams energized by anchoring them to the mission and focusing on consistent delivery, cost savings, and stakeholder alignment.
5. Staying open-minded as a leadership practice
Her biggest advice for middle managers: enter new environments with openness, curiosity, and a willingness to observe before taking action or initiating change.
Connect with Seema on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/seema-sreenivas-25407a47/
Connect with me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/meenakshi-iyer-northstar/
Learn more about NorthStar Solutions and Services LLC - https://www.northstaratwork.com/
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By Meenakshi IyerMeet Seema Sreenivas, a dynamic program management leader with more than a decade of cross-functional leadership experience in the Healthcare policy and systems space in the public sector in the US. Her career has been centered on improving operations, driving meaningful outcomes, and leading teams through change with clarity and purpose. She brings a thoughtful perspective on leadership, growth, and how to create lasting impact within organizations.
Five key takeaways from this refreshing conversation centered on people, purpose, and human-centered tech:
1. Leading through lived experience
Seema’s leadership was profoundly shaped by her parents’ ESRD journeys. Their experiences pulled her toward mission-driven work in healthcare and grounded her leadership in empathy, service, and purpose.
2. Leading with empathy
Seema's upbringing as a first‑generation Indian American gave her a unique lens on language, culture, and belonging. She leads with grace for those whose first language isn’t English and brings compassion into cross-cultural, multi-generational environments.
3. Humanizing technology to inspire dev teams
One of the most powerful practices she introduced was bringing patients and nurses into quarterly PI events—helping developers reconnect with the mission behind their work. This shifted morale, motivation, and clarity across teams.
4. Navigating red tape with purpose
In public-sector environments, progress can be slow. Seema kept teams energized by anchoring them to the mission and focusing on consistent delivery, cost savings, and stakeholder alignment.
5. Staying open-minded as a leadership practice
Her biggest advice for middle managers: enter new environments with openness, curiosity, and a willingness to observe before taking action or initiating change.
Connect with Seema on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/seema-sreenivas-25407a47/
Connect with me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/meenakshi-iyer-northstar/
Learn more about NorthStar Solutions and Services LLC - https://www.northstaratwork.com/