RWL Newsletter #74
Greetings from the University of New Hampshire! It's finals week! I just gave my last final, so all that is left to the semester is the grading. That's a photo of my empty classroom. It's always a bit strange when the students all file out of the room for the last time. What a great semester. I have a lot of good kids in my program, and I get so much support from the community to help them socialize into the profession. I had 13 guest speakers in my management class, another 10 leaders who agreed to be interviewed by the students, and 40 volunteers who agreed to read the students' blog posts. You know that old folk saying, "It takes a village to teach a class," well, I'll tell you, if you have a village to support you, you can do some amazing stuff. To those of you who read this newsletter and were part of that group, thank you! Sixty three volunteers and me! Also, thanks to the NNEAHE for letting my students attend the annual conference. Wow. We have done so much this semester - it's hard to believe it's over.
Read
What: Forbes, 8 Secrets From Power Networking Pros
https://www.forbes.com/sites/learnvest/2014/07/23/secrets-from-power-networking-pros/#d0ff8744e5aa
Why: Networking is a skill that is largely ignored in the military. I only started to learn it toward the end of my career when I was trying to find executives to come talk to my MBA students. I've been working on the skill since I arrived here at UNH so that I can help my students meet people in the field and learn how to do it themselves. I thought this was a good article with some useful tips.
Watch
What: Biomechatronics, Hugh Herr
https://youtu.be/JOzaRcrCDCA
Why: I've seen a number of Hugh Herr's talks about human bionics. This one is less rah-rah and more geeky, getting into the science. Herr is an MIT scientist, and a double, above the knee amputee. This discussion talks to replacement, but also supplementation - that is, he looks at how technology could enhance healthy limbs, not just replace damaged limbs. It's borderline transhumanism - which I'll have to find some links about at some point.
Listen
What: Health Leader Forge, Stephen Kasabian, Chief Administrative Officer, Maine Medical Partners
http://healthleaderforge.blogspot.com/2017/12/stephen-kasabian-chief-administrative.html
Why: This month's Health Leader Forge podcast is an interview with Steve Kasabian, Employee #1 of Maine Medical Partners. Steve is a graduate of my very own Health Management and Policy program here at UNH, and in this podcast he is interviewed by UNH HMP senior Shayna Murphy and junior Bridgette Carrier.
Thanks for reading and see you next week! If you come across any interesting stories, won't you send them my way? I'd love to hear what you think of these suggestions, and I'd love to get suggestions from you. Feel free to drop me a line by e-mail, or you can tweet to me at @bonicatalent .
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Have a great weekend coming up and do amazing things!
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