Back to Basics
A curriculum of introspection and self-observation that helps you uncover new layers of your habits, values, and identity.
What is Leading From Within?
Something within ourselves we couldn’t see until now that preserves our current meaning-making system and prevents us from changing.
What is Immunity to Change?
A framework for setting clear, attainable, and meaningful objectives by ensuring they are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
What is a SMART Goal?
Founded in 1852, this teaching hospital on Manhattan’s Upper East Side is one of the oldest in the U.S.
What is Mount Sinai Hospital?
Qualities such as self-awareness, effective communication, empathy, resilience, and adaptability.
Who is a leader that is leading from within?
Two conflicting pairs that cannot function well independently
What is Polarity?
Contains your big goal/commitment, what you are doing/not doing, a hidden or competing commitment, and your big assumption.
What is an Immunity Map?
Safety, empathy, teamwork, equity, creativity, and agility are core values of this health system committed to compassionate, coordinated care.
What are Mount Sinai’s foundational values?
Qualities such as poor communication, micromanagement, lack of accountability, inconsistency, and resistance to change.
Who is a leader that is not leading from within?
A deeply rooted, often unconscious belief that creates internal conflict and prevents desired change.
What is a Big Assumption?
A tool designed to help individuals identify and communicate their emotions more precisely, moving from general emotions to specific feelings.
What is a Polarity Map?
These four-legged visitors at Mount Sinai help patients and staff reduce stress and lift spirits.
What are therapy dogs?
Conditioned patterns of behavior.
What are habits?
A psychological concept rooted in the idea that a person’s mind is not singular but composed of multiple sub-personalities with their own feelings, beliefs, and intentions.
What are Parts?
A visual tool to explore and navigate opposite concepts requiring a “both-and” rather than “either-or” approach.
What is a Polarity Map?
The first hospital building designed by famed architect I.M. Pei.
What is the Guggenheim Pavilion at Mount Sinai?