The malevolent power of prejudice posted on 2018-04-08
Prejudice is defined as a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. In psychology, prejudice is often described as an unjustified (usually negative) attitude toward an individual based solely on the individual’s membership of a social group. When prejudice is practiced by people in positions of power, it has the potential [Read More]
“Perfect” practice makes perfect posted on 2018-03-17
While conducting almost 30 Train-the-Trainer seminars over the world, I discovered a dilemma. Bronchoscopists rarely practice crisis management, especially when the crisis is caused by a bronchoscopy-related adverse event. It’s a fact; generally-speaking, that bronchoscopists rarely, if ever, practice how to manage procedure-related complications in the bronchoscopy suite. While it is true that flexible bronchoscopy [Read More]
Namaste posted on 2018-02-22
While preparing yet another Train-the-Trainer program today, I came across this beautiful image that represents, for me, the beauty and wonder of teaching how to teach. After my morning exercises and thirty minutes of Zen meditation, I was thinking of which three “questions” to ask of the ten trainers who will join me at Olympus [Read More]
History is important posted on 2018-02-15
Elizabeth Hawley died in Kathmandu on January 20, 2018. She was 94 years old. This American journalist was known as “a one-woman climbing institution.” She first went to Nepal as a writer representing Reuters back in 1960, and stayed in Nepal ever since. Prior to Nepal, she had used her life savings to pay for [Read More]
Optimism posted on 2018-01-18
Optimism is the magic word for 2018, shared by world leaders, economists, and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, who was asked to choose the title to the January 15 issue of Time Magazine. Mohamad met Mr. Gates in 2012, when the child was less than a month old, and had not yet received vaccinations against [Read More]