RWL Newsletter #3

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I’ve picked some interesting items that support important leadership themes in health this week: resilience, innovation, and communication.

Reading

What: From the HBR, How Resilience Works by Diane Coutu. An article that talks about what resilience is and why it is important.

Why: I zoomed in on this article in part because the Army was launching a service-wide resilience training program because of ongoing issues with suicide. The references to Frankl's work (Man's Search for Meaning) in particular touched me. This is relevant as a healthcare leader both for your own leadership and your organization, as well as when you think about the patients you serve.

How Resilience Works by Diane Coutu
https://hbr.org/2002/05/how-resilience-works

Watching

What: This is a short (5 minute) video showing some advances in basic science around pain research.

Why: What I found particularly interesting about this video was not the technology per se, but the assumptions that were behind the development of the technology - a deeper understanding of the problem in the form of understanding rodent psychology. It's the deeper understanding that's worth meditating on (I don't personally care about rodent psychology).

Ignite Talk: David Roberson | Boston Children’s Hospital Global Pediatric Innovation Summit + Awards
https://youtu.be/dqAcrINPoHo?list=PL7N8MpxkX1b329pI1ZDVVjCTD29Asrytt

Listening

What: Interview with the head speechwriter for President Obama about writing speeches for the President.

Why: This is especially for early careerists to think about working for a senior executive. Also tips on how to communicate complex issues to a wide audience. This is not a political endorsement - there is something to learn here regardless of your political leanings.

Working at the Whitehouse: Head Speechwriter Cody Keenan
https://player.fm/series/slate-magazine-daily-podcast/working-at-the-white-house-head-speechwriter-cody-keenan


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Thanks for reading and see you next week!

Mark

Mark J. Bonica, Ph.D., MBA, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Management and Policy
University of New Hampshire
(603) 862-0598
mark.bonica@unh.edu
Health Leader Forge Podcast: http://healthleaderforge.org
Twitter: @bonicatalent

"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor." - Henry David Thoreau