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🦠186: Apokalypsis, Improvisation, and Light with Dr. MJC

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(Recorded 4/11/20) Dr. MJC and I start this week’s check-in with the New York Times article, “To people of many religions, crisis has signs of apocalypse.” As the intro states, this is the first time in nearly two decades all three of the major April holidays overlap: Easter, Passover, and Ramadan.

In Greek “apokalypsis" means an unveiling, a revelation. Michael and I discuss collective catharsis and gratitude, finding meaning and light in the dark, and how improvisation can help with acceptance.

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Background on the Pivoting Around a Pandemic Podcast Series

Background from our kick-off to this Pivoting Around A Pandemic series: 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. Watch recent Pivot workshops and check out all the recent episodes at PivotMethod.com/pandemic »

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

  • In Greek “apokalypsis" means an unveiling, a revelation

  • We’re in an improvisational time; the power of "Yes And” for acceptance

  • 7pm collective joy, celebration, appreciation, catharsis, gratitude

  • Unveiling our true selves, our impermanence; enjoying the simple things

  • Masks we wear, the shield; which ones we’ll drop on the other side

  • Unveiling our heart’s desire

  • Emergence: what do I really want? What is most important?

  • The joy of simple things, even the most basic social plans (even while distanced)

  • Relationships that might not have formed otherwise

  • Pellucid: “Allowing the maximum passage of light”

  • Are you a digital introvert or digital extrovert?

  • Technology skills that are accelerating for all of us; collective tech education

  • Bringing meaning to all of this by being together in this different way  

  • Elephant metaphor - look at the elephant, talk about the elephant and all its different angles - now we’re riding :

Resources Mentioned

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