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At our last Leaders Connect Zoom Breakfast, we were privileged to have presentations by three women who are leading important scientific endeavors in the State of Michigan. To view the zoom video of their presentation, please click HERE. Elke Lipka has led a turnaround of TSRL to become a leading preclinical accelerator. It focuses on advancing promising therapeutics for treating severe and mullti-drug resistant infections. They work with researchers to create translation of university research concepts into clinical drug product …

Emotional Flooding One of the most important competencies to improve your emotional intelligence is to learn to recognize the signs that you’re about to enter the zone of emotional flooding: the point at which you move from being in control of yourself to going out of emotional control. It is crucial to recognize that microsecond when your cognitive brain goes from functioning well, to a point where you flip and your reptile brain takes over.  The reptile brain is far more …

North Star Reach provides no-cost, medically supported camp experiences for children who have a serious illness and are unable to attend a traditional summer camp. Located on 105 wooded acres in Pinckney, the camp opened in July 2016. Since then, nearly 3,000 children and their families from across Michigan, and the Chicago area, have attended a session. When the coronavirus struck in March 2020, North Star Reach was forced to make a decision to cancel its onsite programming. It was incredibly …

90 Days to Improve Self Awareness A course led by Dr. RobDuring these extremely trying times, more than ever, each of us has to gain an improved sense of self awareness. To contribute to this effort, I am launching a new free program, 90 Days to Improved Self Awareness. If you are interested, here’s how you can participate: I will be posting daily exercises on LinkedIn on specific ways you can improve your self-awareness. I will be offering a weekly one-hour …

Advice From Doctors on the Front Lines   Rob Pasick’s Leaders Connect Zoomcast last week featured four physicians on the front lines in the battle to subdue the coronavirus. Dr. Stephen Aronson (Psychiatrist, VA Hospital), Dr. Lee Benjamin (Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Medical Staff Officer, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System), Dr. Keenan Bora (Emergency Medicine Physician at Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital) and Dr. Rob McCurdy (Senior Vice President – Envision Healthcare Ann Arbor, MI). A full video fo the zoom cast is available HERE. Here are some …

Like most people, I am finding it hard to maintain order and peace of mind during these extraordinary times. Here are a few guidelines I have established for myself. I encourage you to think of your own guidelines and let others know how you are trying to live during the time of coronavirus. My Guidelines: Keep working to know myself emotionally. Listen to others with full attention. Treat others with the utmost respect for what they are going through. As best …