MGH Faculty Development Podcast

In this special 90-minute podcast, Bob Bordone, JD, shares the latest research on best practices for virtual negotiation and how to harness its advantages and avoid the pitfalls that can crop up in virtual negotiations with respect to limited creativity, increased deception, and missed social cues.

Listeners acquire specific tools and strategies to help them prepare for the challenges created by virtual negotiation and to aid them in maximizing the opportunities they offer.

In this podcast, Dr. Gotian guided participants through a crash course in mentoring with tips for both mentors and mentees. Learn how a mentor can optimize your success and who should be on your mentoring team. There are special tips unique for mentoring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Ruth Gotian is Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine, Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology. She has been hailed by the journal Nature and Columbia University as an expert in mentoring and leadership development. During her extensive career, she has personally mentored thousands of people ranging from undergraduates to faculty members. She now oversees the success of nearly 1,800 faculty members at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Do you know what will happen to your family and assets if something unexpected happens to you?  Learn how easy it is to protect the people you love the most and make sure things will be as stress-free as possible in an emergency.  During this informative podcast, David Feakes, JD, owner and founder of The Parents Estate Planning Law Firm, will cover how to:

• Be sure your minor children never spend even one moment in the care of strangers (or anyone you wouldn’t want) if anything happens to you.
• Make sure someone you trust will be able to step in and make health care, legal and financial decisions for you if you are incapacitated.
• Avoid the expenses and delays of a long, drawn-out court process that would make life difficult for your loved ones if you were in an accident.
• Protect your children’s inheritance from creditors, lawsuits and failed marriages.
• Make sure your hard-earned money is immediately and privately available to your chosen guardians.
• Leave behind more than just your money.
• And much more.

You may visit their Resource page to access many of the documents he refers to during this talk at: https://parentsestateplanning.com/resources/

Has your kitchen become a classroom and your bedroom a shared office? Are you exhausted by trying to keep your beloved senior parent from venturing to the grocery store and your two tweens from spending 15 hours a day in front of a screen? Or perhaps your best friend, whom you love dearly, is driving you crazy by texting you endless COVID-19 statistics, articles, and memes and demanding a response? If any of these scenarios, or variants of them, resonate for you, then this session is for you.

In this interactive session Bob Bordone offers participants practical strategies for navigating conflicts that can pop up with home, family, and friends during the COVID-19 crisis. Specifically, the session will address why these conflicts can feel more intense than most and how you can address the conflict with both empathy for your loved ones and self-care for you. Participants will acquire specific tools and skills for navigating these tough conflicts.

Note: If you find time, click here to view the video of the session in order to view the video clips he refers to in the talk. (Video is only available through the MGH Intranet).

The Center for Faculty Development (CFD) offered this special session for healthcare workers and researchers on how to strengthen your emotional health skills during times of uncertainty and Coronavirus.

Nataly Kogan is one of the leading global experts in optimizing your emotional health and elevating your leadership. She is the creator of the Happier Method™, founder and CEO of Happier, and author of Happier Now. Nataly is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker and has been featured in hundreds of media outlets, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Dr. Oz Show. She would like to support our MGH community and has graciously offered to give this talk to our healthcare workers and researchers.