Dr. Ruth Gotian (Weill Cornell Medicine) - What We Can Learn from Nobel Laureates and Elite High Achievers

My latest guest on the Learn to Grow Podcast is Dr. Ruth Gotian who is the Chief Learning Officer at Weill Cornell Medicine and Assistant professor of education anesthesiology, former assistant dean of mentoring and executive director of the mentoring academy at Weill Cornell. Ruth is a frequent contributor to Forbes and Psychology today. Ruth interviews Nobel laureates, professional athletes, and other elite high achievers, and tries to understand what they do differently that allows them to achieve at such a high level. She has taken the wisdom from that conversation and distilled it into book titled: The Success Factor: Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business Performance.Ruth shares some of that wisdom in this conversation and we dive into some practical suggestions for how to be a more efficient and effective learner here, things you can take away and apply right now as you learn and grow personally and professionally! We discuss how elite high achievers define success, practical frameworks for learning absolutely anything, and why L&D functions are becoming increasingly like mentors among many other things. In this episode we discuss: How elite high achievers define successA practical framework for how to learn anythingHow to take an incremental approach to big tasks The importance of discovering your passions as a way to growIntrinsic motivation as the driver of productivityHow to leverage your schedule to make the most of your learning styleWhy adult learning is imperative for career successWhy good L&D programs are increasingly like mentorsThe importance of mentors and how to find themHow to practice your power skillsOn the episode, Ruth discusses a resource for those looking for tips on how to build a mentoring team – you can find that here!And here’s where you can pre-order Ruth’s upcoming book: The Success Factor: Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business PerformanceTo learn more about Dr. Ruth Gotian, you can check out all the latest on Ruth's website here!On the episode, Ruth discusses a resource for those looking for tips on how to build a mentoring team – you can find that here!And here’s where you can pre-order Ruth’s upcoming book: The Success Factor: Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business PerformanceTo get in touch with me, Simon Behan, reach out on LinkedIn or email me at [email protected] SureSkills, we deliver learning services to the worlds leading technology companies and global organizations.To learn more, head over to www.SureSkills.com or download this eBook: Foundations of a Successful Learning...