Feb 17, 2021I wish to be the Master of New Mistakes.Glassblowers only get burnt once. How about the rest of us? When discussing mastery we typically imagine proficiency, competence or command of one’s trade. A “you’ve got this” kinda’ thing. In his book ‘Outliers’, Malcolm Gladwell suggests 10, 000 hours of deliberate practice to obtain mastery. …Management And Leadership1 min readManagement And Leadership1 min read
Feb 14, 2021Lack of balance can be a superpower.Nine years ago I banished the word “balance” from my vocabulary. The word irritates me to no end. I truly don’t understand the modern obsession with balance: Balanced diet, work-life balance, and of course, the notorious question pointed to all career-oriented mothers (much less than their male counterparts), “how do…Work Life Balance2 min readWork Life Balance2 min read
Aug 15, 2020Loneliness kills. Literally.Solitary confinement is the ultimate punishment. More than hanging around with a bunch of murderers and rapists. Think about it. For years, I traveled alone in remote rural Sub-Saharan Africa. A social entrepreneur with a crazy mission to stop the death toll of AIDS. At some point, my board of…3 min read3 min read
Jul 30, 2020The Controversy of being Politically CorrectLet’s talk about physicians & bikinis and other forbidden combinations. Today, I read an article in Scientific American that shocked me, but not because of the main topic. Researchers looked into the image of physicians on social media and decided that certain attire and opinions are not proper and could…3 min read3 min read
Jul 24, 2020Hacking Your Blind Spots | Episode 3What you can’t see may have a big impact on the little people in your life. At the height of the #metoo movement, Kim Goodwin tweeted a chart clarifying the concept of mansplaining. Presumably, her goal was to illuminate the path for men who were blind to their patronizing behaviors…3 min read3 min read
Jul 3, 2020Hacking Your Blind Spots | Episode 2The answer is usually hidden in plain sight. Sometimes he’d sit in the front row. Other times, he’d blend in with hundreds or thousands of spectators. Sometimes he was a she. I would never know in advance. The seating arrangement and company logo would change by the day. But, one…4 min read4 min read
Jun 30, 2020I suspected he was gay. He wasn’t allowed to say.My friend said, “Men don’t wear such jewelry! He is gay!” Hello everyone, meet my beautiful aunt Khen. This is not what she looked like in the 80’s when I moved back to Israel. I was 13 year old Madonna-obsessed teen, wearing off-the-shoulder ripped t-shirts with fluorescent green décor and…3 min read3 min read
Jun 25, 2020Hacking Your Blind SpotsThe life and death of your project depend on your peripheral vision. Horses have no choice, but why do humans wear blinders? Urban legend says that blinders were invented when an English preacher wagered he could make his horse climb up the staircase in his home. Problem was, the horse…4 min read4 min read
Jun 18, 2020Where there’s a womb, there’s a way.I have this tendency to make provocative choices. Really, I don’t mean to inflame. My TEDMED was called “Innovate Where it Hurts” because that’s what I’m passionate about. The stronger the pain, the more my belly is on fire. Today marks the culmination of an intense virtual global hackathon to…2 min read2 min read
