The Mindful Leadership Podcast with Shahana Banerjee Just Human

40% said that their lives would be no different… WITHOUT SCIENCE‼️🤯 (Survey by 3M)



It is easy to dismiss skeptics. It is immeasurably harder to have empathy for them, their fears and concerns. It is even harder to make the invisibility of science visible and tangible for people, and HUMANIZE science so that people can relate to it, and see how science enables every minute of their day.



If science was out in the world looking for an advocate, for someone to tell her side of the story, I have no doubt it would be Jayshree‼️



In this episode we dive into a mega dose of inspiration with Jayshree Seth, Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate at 3M. She holds 79 patents, is an author, tedx speaker, poet, music producer, and is on a mission to humanize science.



About Jayshree Seth:

Jayshree Seth is a Corporate Scientist at 3M and currently holds 79 patents for a variety of innovations. She joined 3M in 1993 after an MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University, New York. Jayshree was appointed 3M’s first ever Chief Science Advocate in 2018 and is using her scientific knowledge, technical expertise and professional experience to advance science, and to communicate the benefits of science and the importance of diversity in STEM fields. She is also a member of Carlton Society which is the 3M Science and Innovation “Hall of Fame.” In 2020, she was awarded Society of Women Engineers (SWE) highest Achievement Award. She is also the first-ever winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the new Female Thought Leaders of the Year – category in 2021. Jayshree was featured in a docuseries titled Not the Science Type that premiered during the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. She is the author of the books, The Heart of Science – Engineering Footprints, Fingerprints, & Imprints, and The Heart of Science – Engineering Fine Print published by the Society of Women Engineers, and all sales proceeds go to a scholarship for underrepresented minority women in STEM. She is a sought-after speaker, globally, on a multitude of topics such as innovation, leadership and STEM advocacy, and has featured in local, national and international media. Jayshree serves on the Board of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Engineering Advisory Council for Clarkson University, Industry Advisory Council for American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Advisory Group of Aspen Institute - Our Future is Science program.



About Just Human:

Just Human (a boutique people consulting firm) is a growth accelerator for our clients. With over 5 decades of global HR experience, we partner with clients to maximize business results through human centered, ecosystem based people solutions. Visit us at https://justhuman.io/

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Networking is superficial, transactional, and all about self promotion (ugh), I thought. I couldn’t have been more wrong‼️🤯



Pat loves networking. I hate it. 

It made for an exciting podcast full of busting myths,  stories and tips to network with authenticity. Here are just a few.



🚫 MYTHS ABOUT NETWORKING‼️



🚫 Myth : Networking is superficial, and transactional

✅ Reality : Nope! The goal of networking is to learn someone’s “2nd story”, and build lifelong relationships.



🚫 Myth : Networking is about self promotion 

✅ Reality : Nope! Networking is about curiosity, humility and a desire to learn. It works much better than trying to impress someone, especially senior execs.



🚫 Myth : Senior people don’t want to be bothered. Why would they spend time with me? What do I have to offer?

✅ Reality : Senior people want to give back, and want to share their wisdom, but have to be approached in the right way. Your life experiences and your current vantage point is unique and hence, enough.



🚫 Myth : Networking is for extroverts

✅ Reality : Nope. Pat describes herself as naturally reserved, intentionally curious. Her curiosity fuels her drive to network.



🚫 Myth : Networking is about the number of people you know

✅ Reality : Networking is about the depth of those relationships. A small number of deeper relationships is better than a large number of superficial ones.



Pat Hedley is an Independent Board director, TedX Speaker, Author of ‘Meet 100 People’ and former Managing Director at General Atlantic. She is on a mission to help people overcome their reluctance and tap into the power of networks to learn and grow. 

#career #leadership #networking #management 

“I went from general contractor in construction to orthopedic trauma surgeon”‼️

Meet Dr Charisse Sparks:

🔺Child prodigy 

🔺Math and science lover

🔺Basketball player

🔺General contractor in construction 

🔺Business owner

🔺Harley rider

🔺Fellowship trained, Board Certified Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon 

🔺Chief Medical Officer 

🔺Patent applicant

🔺Board Director 



Phew❗️ I am waiting for the movie based on her life story‼️



In this episode, we dive into a mega dose of inspiration with Dr Sparks, only the 3rd African American woman ever, to be a fellowship trained, board certified, orthopedic trauma surgeon, she serves on the Board of Directors at Inspire Medical Systems. Powered by her purpose to lead a life of service, she has impacted millions of lives through her work.

What would you do if you had only a 20% chance to live?



Listen to Steve’s moving story of finding out that he had bone cancer… at 16. You can only come away inspired at his grit and determination, and how he chose to shape his life, living as if there’s no tomorrow. 



In this episode, we talk to my friend and fellow entrepreneur, Steve Courington, Founder of Enable Growth, and former Head of Talent at Goodyear, Novartis and Alcon, a man on a mission to help people and organizations live up to their fullest potential and dial up their authenticity.

Have you ever worked in a place that had NO women’s restrooms?

Weirdly, both Reshma and I have!

There are so many ways in which we exclude women, without meaning to.

As we swapped stories and reminisced about our early years, 2 things clearly stood out.

1. It takes a special kind of leader, to consciously chose the difficult option, even when they could’ve taken the easier one. They chose to break established traditions and status quo, and hire women for the first time.

2. It takes a special kind of woman, a pioneer, like Reshma, who had to have the strength and courage to carve their own way through these unfathomable challenges.

These organizations wouldn’t be the market leaders they are today, without these pioneers.

Join me, as I chat with my friend and kindred spirit, Reshma Ramachandran, former Chief Transformation Officer of Adecco, a woman on a mission to help people discover their superpower and be their own greatest sponsor.

“There are 25,000 orthopedic surgeons in the US, only 6-8% are women, and less than 2% are people of color.”

Pioneering female surgeons, orthopedic industry professionals, their partners and allies, supported by evolving technologies, are paving the way to a more inclusive future.

In this episode of the Mindful Leadership podcast, we dive into a mega dose of inspiration with Amy Turk , Director of Strategy and Innovation, Global Growth Hip Marketing at DePuy Synthes in Johnson and Johnson), a woman on a mission to improve patient outcomes by championing inclusivity in orthopedics and busting many many biases and stereotypes, along the way.

Learn more about Amy’s journey of overcoming adversity, from growing up feeling like she didn’t belong and she had no one who’d stand up for her, to becoming the person who stands up for others, who creates space for different voices and opinions, and is creating a movement for Women of Orthopedics to lift each other up.