Dave Williams “Leadership: Lessons From The Edge Of The Universe” | NSB Engage Virtual Webinar

From outer-space to hospital frontlines, Dave Williams provides lessons on defying limits and making the most of each day. In addition to his accomplishments as a NASA astronaut, Dave has received praise for his leadership in developing a culture where innovation, communication, best practices, fiscal responsibility and patient-centered care are engrained in the fabric of the healthcare organizations he’s worked with. In this webinar, Dave shares leadership and risk management techniques from his extraordinary life experiences to help inspire peak performance & success.

Key takeaways from this presentation include:

How exploration leads to innovation.
Coping with isolation and managing emotional energy.
The role of consistency in maintaining peak performance.

With a passion for healthcare and risk management, prior to entering the Canadian Space Agency’s program, Dr. Dave Williams worked as an emergency room doctor and later as Director of Emergency Services at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. He’s formerly Director for the McMaster Centre for Medical Robotics, where he led a team dedicated to developing innovative technologies to assist the development of local and remote patient care. In July 2011 Williams became President and CEO of Southlake Regional Health Centre. In June 2012 Williams was inducted into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame.

Williams is one of the NASA space program’s most accomplished astronauts, setting records in spacewalking. The veteran of two space shuttle missions has logged more than 687 hours in space, including three spacewalks, the highest number of spacewalks ever performed in a single mission. His work with NASA also continued on the ground when the space agency appointed him as Director of the Space and Life Sciences Directorate, making Williams the first non-American to hold a senior management position. He’s currently the President & CEO of Leap Biosystems, a leading innovator in AI medical technologies..

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