May 24, 2025

#0378 – What Toddlers Can Teach Us About Leadership? with Dr. Hasan Merali

34 minutes

Today, I’m joined by Dr. Hasan Merali, and we're exploring What Toddlers Can Teach Us About Leadership. Hasan is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University and a pediatric emergency medicine physician at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University. His research focuses on child injury prevention in low- and middle-income

countries. He has published more than twenty-five peer-reviewed journal articles, and his work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, CNN, Science, The Boston Globe, NBC, and Popular Science. His latest book is called Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas: Secrets from the Science of Toddlers for a Happier, More Successful Way of Life. I’m excited to have him on the show to learn from his unique research on What Toddlers Can Teach Us About Leadership.

Show resources:

Dr. Hasan Merali's website

Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas book

Dr. Merali's TEDx talk

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