(Recorded 4/1/20) Dr. Michael J. Conseulos and I are back for part one of this week’s “huddle” as we discuss what’s in the news now on the medical front. I ask about make-at-home supplies like masks, and re-washing gloves, and managing our energy (and workload) through the daily ups and downs.
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Check out full show notes from this episode with links to resources mentioned at http://pivotmethod.com/178
Background on the Pivoting Around a Pandemic Podcast Series
Background from our kick-off to this Pivoting Around A Pandemic series, episode 159: With so much happening daily in the world and global economy around coronavirus, we’re all dealing with massive amounts of uncertainty, pivots at work, and for many—fear and anxiety that comes with not only the health concerns, but questions around how to maintain our livelihoods moving forward.
When Momentum member and pandemic expert Dr. Michael J. Consuelos reached out to offer himself as a resource to the JBE team and the MoMo community, I jumped at the chance to record a conversation for all of you as well, which has now turned into a full-blown series:
161: Personal Safety, Contingency Planning, and Crucial Conversations
165: Rainer Maria Rilke On Sadness — Letters to a Young Poet (#8)
167: Penney Peirce on How Coronavirus is Speeding Us Toward Transparency (Essay Reading)
168: Penney on Pandemic Opening Our Collective Pandora's Box (Part 1)
169: Penney on Pandemic Opening Our Collective Pandora's Box (Part 2)
171: Dr. MJC on Business Scenario Planning, Buying Time, and Third Doors (Part 2)
173: Beautiful Questions for Challenging Times with Steve Morris
174: Screen Fatigue—15+ Sanity Strategies for Organizers and Participants
177: Pivot Method for Managers, Mentors, and Coaches [Workshop Replay]
179: Generation P with Dr. MJC — coming soon!
More about Dr. Michael J. Consuelos
Dr. Michael J. Consuelos is the Principal at MJC Solutions, a veteran-owned, small business that provides professional consulting and advisory services to organizations serving the healthcare sector. He has held several leadership roles in emergency preparedness and pandemic response since 1997.
His extensive experience includes leading a health system pandemic response to the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic. Dr. Consuelos’ coordination of the health system response with local, state, and federal authorities to maintain healthcare business continuity has been used as a model by other hospital systems.
Dr. Consuelos received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his pediatric training at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He received his Executive MBA from the Pennsylvania State University Smeal College of Business and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Topics Covered
What he’s seeing on the medical front lines now
Possibility of the U.S. having 100,000 to 200,000 deaths by the end of the year due to COVID-19 — just a projection
Very hard to drive by looking in the rear mirror; mathematical models
Why haven’t we flattened the curve more?
Should we all wear masks? Are make-at-home masks effective?
Should we wear gloves when leaving the house and/or grocery shopping? Should we wash and reuse them? How to remove gloves properly without infecting your hands, and a few caveats and how to dispose of them
Managing energy, trying to avoid burnout: get outside, boundaries, distanced walk, look forward to at least one thing, change things up
Maslow’s hierarchy
The importance of calm, competence, community
Resources Mentioned
Michael on the web: MJC Solutions
Twitter: @MJConsuelos
Facebook: MJC Solutions
NYT real-time case tracker, Interactive: How the Virus Got Out
Pivot Programs:
Jenny’s Momentum Community
Books:
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