Host: Christopher L. Camp, M.D., Creator & Guide | Mayo Clinic Human Optimization Project

Guest: Heidi L. Diter, M.B.A., Chief Research Administrator | Mayo Clinic

If you lead a group, team, family, or set of friends in any way, I’m sure you’d like to be able to boost morale, increase engagement, decrease turn over, and improve creativity. Well, one scientifically backed way to do that is to become a “servant leader.” Multiple studies show substantial improvements for groups who are directed by servant leaders; and data also suggests that it improves the joy of the leaders themselves. Our expert guest for this topic is Heidi Dieter, Chair of the Department of Research Administration at Mayo Clinic.

The three big questions we are going to work through are:

1. What is high-quality praise, and how does it impact others?
2. Why do so many of us hesitate—or misfire—when giving praise, and how does that shortfall impact us?
3. What steps can we take to be more effective of praising others in our lives?

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In a world that sometimes bends towards negativity, complimenting and giving praise is may seem like a lost art. But this is exactly why we need to be giving praise now more than ever! The impact that praise has (on both the receiver and the giver) is massive, so it is something that we should all be doing more frequently. To help us understand why, our guest today is Natalie Caine, Chief Administrative Officer of Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

The three big questions we have for Natalie are:

1. What is high-quality praise, and how does it impact others?

2. Why do so many of us hesitate—or misfire—when giving praise, and how does that shortfall impact us

3. What steps can we take to be more effective of praising others in our lives?

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Host: Christopher L. Camp, M.D., Creator & Guide | Mayo Clinic Human Optimization Project

Guest: Dawn Mussallem, DO, DipABLM, Lifestyle Medicine & Integrative Oncology Medical Director, Humanities in Medicine | Mayo Clinic – Florida

You’ve all heard the term “gratitude” recently, and it was most likely from someone telling you that you need more of it in your life. What if we told you that if you were able to increase your gratitude, it could improve your sleep, improve exercise gains, reduce depression/anxiety, increase your lifespan, improve job satisfaction, and make you more productive? All that is true. Now, we are going to show you how you can increase your gratitude to start reaping these benefits with our expert guest, Dr. Dawn Mussallem.

The three big questions we are going to work through with Dawn are:

1. What exactly is gratitude and what are the benefits?

2. Why is it so hard for us as humans to be grateful and regularly practice gratitude?

3. What steps should we take to become our most grateful selves in our life at work, home, and beyond?

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Host: Christopher L. Camp, M.D., Creator & Guide | Mayo Clinic Human Optimization Project

Guest: Maneesh Goyal, Chief Operating Officer | Mayo Clinic Platform

In our world of constant stimulation and distraction, the ability to focus deeply is becoming a lost art. Although it may be more challenging to focus these days, this doesn’t mean that it’s less important. In fact, being able to focus on the task at hand is one of the most critical skills needed for success. If you can master your ability to focus, it can be an absolute game changer for you in our modern society that struggles so much with this. Our expert guest today is Maneesh Goyal, COO of Mayo Clinic Platform.

The three big questions we have for Maneesh are:

1. What is focus and why is it so important for our productivity and joy?

2. Why do we all seem to struggle to focus in today’s world?

3. What concrete steps can we take to improve our focus in our world of constant interruption?

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Host: Christopher L. Camp, M.D., Creator & Guide | Mayo Clinic Human Optimization Project

Guest: Joshua B. Murphy, Legal Counsel | Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN

Current knowledge workers are spending an average of 15 or more hours per week in meetings, and for many of us, that number can be doubled. What’s with the meeting mania? With the amount of time we are spending in meetings, it’s critical that we make these meetings meaningful. Let’s face it, many of them are far from that. So how do we fix this? To bring clarity to this issue, our expert here to help us with this is Josh Murphy.

The three big questions we are going to work through are:

1. What defines an effective meeting and why does it matter?

2. Why do most meetings feel like a time waste, and what impact does that have on us?

3. What steps can we take to make our next meeting, effective, efficient, and enjoyable?

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Host: Christopher L. Camp, M.D., Creator & Guide | Mayo Clinic Human Optimization Project

Guest: Andrew Danielsen, Chief Business Development Officer | Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN

It has been estimated that the average adult makes over 30,000 decisions per day. Which is a mind-blowing number. While some of these may be small or boring, the majority of these decisions shape who we are and the impact we have on this world. Given how impactful these decisions are, it’s critical that we get as many of them right as possible. Not only do we need to try to make the right decisions, but we need to make them quickly. So how do we make the right decision at the right time, well, that is what we are going to tackle in this session titled: The Art and Science of Decision Making: How to Make the Right Call at the Right Time. Our expert guest today is Andrew Danielsen, the Chief Business Development Officer for Mayo Clinic.

The three big questions we have for Andy are:

1. What are the key elements needed for us to make a good decision?

2. Why do so many of us struggle to make effective decisions in a timely way?

3. What concrete practices can we adopt to improve both decision quality and timing in work, home, and leadership settings?

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Host: Christopher L. Camp, M.D., Creator & Guide | Mayo Clinic Human Optimization Project

Guest: Anjali Bhagra, MD MBA FACP, Professor of Medicine; Medical Director, Enterprise Automation and Belonging | Mayo Clinic

Data shows that being more resilient can decrease our stress, improve productivity, decrease burnout, enhance our relationships, and even reduce mortality in some situations. However, when we are in the thick of struggling through life’s challenges, someone just telling us to “be more resilient” may feel more like gas lighting than true inspiration. So, how do we become our most resilient selves when many of us feel like we are already being pushed to the edge? That’s what we hope to answer for you in this session. To help us with this topic, our expert is Dr. Anjali Bhagra who is Medical Director of Enterprise Automation and The Office of Belonging at Mayo Clinic.

The three big questions we plan to tackle with Dr. Bhagra are:

1. What exactly is resiliency, and why does it matter so much for health, happiness, and performance?
2. What is the audience’s struggle: Why do so many of us struggle to be resilient, and how does that impact us personally and professionally?
3. What is the solution: What steps can we take to become our most resilient selves?

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Host: Christopher L. Camp, M.D., Creator & Guide | Mayo Clinic Human Optimization Project

Guest: Edward R. Laskowski, M.D., Sports Medicine Physician | Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN

We all know what exercise is (or at least we think we do). We are familiar with many of it’s benefits such as getting stronger, improving flexibility, and losing weight. However, there are a number of benefits that most of us may not be aware of and don’t commonly think about when it comes to exercise. These benefits are essential knowledge that can be inspiring and motivating for both the beginner just trying to get off the couch to get started and the super fit that is already committed to a fine-tuned routine. In some cases, those benefits are literately life changing. To help us understand why exercise is the best medicine everyone should be taking, our expert is internationally recognized exercise and fitness expert, Dr. Ed Laskowski.

The three big questions we are going to answer with Dr. Laskowski are:

1. How do you define “exercise”, and what types of activities count? 2. What are the “surprise” benefits of exercise that most folks don’t realize? 3. What changes do I need to make in my life in order to start reaping these benefits?

Learn more about the Human Optimization Project at: https://ce.mayo.edu/optimize X: @MayoHumanOpProj Instagram: @MayoHumanOpProj YouTube: The Human Optimization Project - YouTube Email: optimize@mayo.edu