āAction is the antidote to despair.ā āJoan Baez
Dr. MJC is back for part one of this weekās recent installment in the Pivoting Around a Pandemic series. We talk about the healing nature of caring for pets during the pandemic, interim āpop-upā pivots and not being able to plan beyond summer, and how Michaelās military upbringing taught him agility, situational awareness, and backwards planning.
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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, weāre all dealing with massive amounts of uncertainty, pivots at work, and for manyāfear 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 Ā»
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. Consuelosā 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 Childrenās 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
Michaelās farm chores, caring for pets during the pandemic
Making an interim or āpop-upā pivot
Dropping plans to focus more on the short-term, having a hard time looking past the summer
Surprised at the role MJC has taken on during this pandemic: generating much more content than heās parlayed into revenue
Conversations have evolved
What other choice do we have than to make meaning out of all this?
Michaelās experience in the army and ROTC at Princeton: how did that shape his mindset and how is that helping during this time?
Learning to become a soldier before becoming a doctor
Military doesnāt just train soldiers, they train leaders
Situational analysis, map resources, backwards planning
Prepare yourself for potential future scenarios: what do you think will happen?
Resources Mentioned
Michael on the web: MJC Solutions, Twitter: @MJConsuelos, Facebook: MJC Solutions
Pivot Programs:
Pivot Insider: Monthly Q&A with Jenny
Jennyās Private Momentum Community for heart-based small business owners
JB Books:
Books: The Dirty Life and Good Husbandry by Kristen Kimball
Related Pivot Podcasts:
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