Michael Blackwell is the Managing Director and Vice President of Medtronic India, with over two decades of healthcare experience and global exposure of working across continents.

Known for his candor and discipline, Michael talks about his early days, the people who influenced him, and how he relates to the Medtronic mindset of ‘Act boldly’.

In this episode, Michael responds to questions on risk-taking, his fitness regime, and how he handles bad days at work.

Join us as we navigate the leadership styles and the Medtronic mindset- the cultural norms we uphold at our company.

In this episode, we cover-

00.01-00.37: About MedtronicTalks Asia

00.38-01.54: About Michael Blackwell

01.55-03.27: Global career experience

03.28-06.02: Learnings from sports

07.16-08.57: Leadership Style

08.58-12.04: Cultivating ‘Act Boldly’ mindset

11.48-13.21: Importance of failing fast

13.22-16.47: Am I White? Am I Black? Who am I?

16.48-19.15: Handling bad days

19.16-20.48: Fitness routine

20.49-22.13: Single Tasking

22.14-23.55: Favorite books

23.56-26.01: Leave the World better than you found it

26.02-26.29: Our next episode guest

Where to find our speaker and host

Michael Blackwell : https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-blackwell-96aa632/

Masooma Pathre  : https://www.linkedin.com/in/masooma-sandeep-76b5427/

Book Recommendations by Michael:

The QBQ- The Question behind the Question by John G Miller

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Credits for quotes used:

Don’t walk behind me quote by Albert Camus

Walk with the Dreamers quote by Wilfred Peterson

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