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Resiliency in the Age of COVID-19
I recently reread Andrew Zoll’s amazing book “Resilience” and I couldn’t help applying virtually every concept to our current global Covid-19 crisis. Zoll describes systems that are “robust yet fragile (RYF).” Things work well when circumstances and risks are normal,...
When the Teenager or Young Adult Has Cancer…and is Poor & Alone
In her New York Times article of February 6, 2020, Dr. Mikkael A. Serekes recalls a patient of his who was a young adult and was diagnosed with a “terrible lymphoma,” a potentially life-threatening diagnosis requiring aggressive treatment. Despite his concerns that...
Thriving in Uncertainty V
Adaptive Positive Deviance Leadership (iv) Part four of this article series covered the importance of including diverse perspectives in APD initiatives and the need to have the group doing the work feel a sense of ownership in the initiative. In the final article in...