It took a pandemic to bring sisters, Jennifer Weiss, MD and Leah Weiss, PhD, together to bring this podcast to you. Grand Rounds gathers thought leaders in the COVID era, exploring purpose and resilience in the pandemic. The term “Grand Rounds” describes a cornerstone meeting among physicians and the medical team to promote lifelong learning. We bring this feeling outside of the hospital and medicine to encompass our larger space and community. We have the chance to glimpse behind the curtain with leaders of our society. How do they harness their purpose, what are their rituals, how are they making sense of the hot mess that we call 2020.
Through her teaching at Stanford Business School and with her company Skylyte Inc., Dr. Leah Weiss supports teams and leaders to implement data-driven approaches to resilience. Her book How We Work: Live Your Purpose, Reclaim Your Sanity, and Embrace the Daily Grind has been acclaimed by everyone from the Dalai Lama to the New York Times.
Dr. Jennifer Weiss, MD is an Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Pediatrics. She is part of the 6%… the unbelievably low percent of female Orthopedic Surgeons in the United States. Dr. Weiss has a long-standing history of helping physicians and surgeons find their place in medicine, become successful, sustain resilience, and find integration of life with work.
We caught up with our friend, Joel Stein, with his expected brilliance, humor and humility. We were prepared for so much from him… but we were caught off guard when we uncovered the fact THE JOEL STEIN is fostering a daily gratitude practice. His latest......
05 October, 2020
The Drs. Sloan are a power couple in Houston, Texas. Dr. Sonja Sloan is an orthopaedic surgeon, author and pillar of her community. Dr. Timothy Sloan is the pastor of The Luke Church, with a congregation of greater than 5000 people. He is also an......
14 October, 2020
A grandmother’s heart is not sappy. It is strong and has perspective. We spoke with Roshi Joan about the moral suffering that doctors, nurses and clinicians are feeling in 2020. She reminds us that contemplative practice allows us to bear witness, but NOT to bypass......
19 October, 2020