(For example, selecting a kairos time to deliver important feedback might create a defining moment for the recipient, while a feedback session centered around chronos is just another meeting.)
#THE POWER OF MOMENTS PROFESSIONAL#
Most of our professional energy is spent focusing on time ( chronos), while most meaningful moments are more significantly influenced by timing ( kairos) participants discussed how we can shift our worlds more toward kairos to maximize great moments. In the Greek language there are two words for time: chronos and kairos. Inevitably, the conversation shifted to the concepts of time and timing, and a nuanced discussion ensued around our relationship with the two (how is a minute different from a moment?). The first day of The Leader’s Library started with participants describing particularly memorable moments in their lives. Whether a person is a community provider seeking to spice up their on-shift work, or a residency program director hunting for ways to boost morale in a tough year, or the director of a regional disaster response during a pandemic– all of us in emergency medicine could use some extra powerful moments in our lives. Once we understand these critical components of defining moments, we can then engineer our environments to create these moments intentionally. current residents, faculty, and alumni celebrating together at residency graduation)
The authors explain that for a moment to jump out at us and really stick, influencing our outlook and changing our behavior (a “defining moment”), the moment must: The interprofessional group of participants hailed from 6 countries, representing all levels of training, with local, regional, state, national, and international leadership experience. Driven by a purpose “ to defy the forgettable flatness of everyday work and life by creating a few precious moments,” 30 participants and 6 facilitators embarked on a 3-day voyage through the book, exploring general themes of CREATE (how do we manipulate our surroundings to create powerful moments?), REFLECT (how have powerful moments influenced our personal and professional lives?), and CAPITALIZE (how can we utilize moments to effect change and progress?). Submit your interest form with your contact information.In September, ALiEM hosted its fourth iteration of The Leader’s Library, this time discussing The Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.You can decide when to jump in, and for how long. * The Leader’s Library is conducted asynchronously via Slack.
#THE POWER OF MOMENTS FULL#
Want to join other leaders (and future leaders!) in EM to discuss this book, and generate strategies to apply its content to a career in EM? Curious about how a book authored by business people and full of examples from the business world could apply to what we do? Come join us for the fourth iteration of The Leader’s Library- let’s create some moments together! Book club discussion group Regardless of practice setting, location, or role, concepts in this book are relevant to all of us. In this decidedly non-mundane or ordinary time, leaders in emergency medicine (EM) can benefit from this concept of “thinking in moments” to revolutionize how we approach patient care, education, and systems administration. In The Power of Moments, Chip and Dan Heath argue that defining moments, “meaningful experiences that stand out in our memory,” are born of at least one of 4 elements:īy understanding these elements and shifting our focus from disaster mitigation or perfection to crushing one or more of the elements, we can create meaning from the mundane, convert the ordinary to extraordinary.
The Leader’s Library: The Power of Moments.
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