Leadership Luncheon

Jones-Harrison and Continuum Center are hosting small groups of 20 from business, healthcare, education and corrections whose diversity and leadership equips them to lead more than just change.

Co-hosted by Jones-Harrison and Continuum Center, our Leadership Luncheons are designed to bring together influencers from various segments who are interested in truly systemic change…at a level that impacts business AND healthcare AND education (and more). Our first such luncheon was in 1989, and former Strib editor Len Inskip wrote about the event co-hosted by Continuum Center and Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Guests included Earl Bakken – founder of Medtronic, John Burns – Medical Director at Honeywell, and Marlene Marschall – MN state health commissioner.

Inskip opened his article (“Treating Body – and Mind”):
“Death from a broken heart is more than folk wisdom. It’s something that happens – not literally but figuratively. Grief over a spouses’ death can weaken the survivor’s immune system and increase that person’s chance of dying. Dr. Larry Dossey used that attention-getting illustration and others last week in arguing medicine pays too little attention to people’s minds and emotions.”

Guests hear a ½ hr presentation from the featured speaker and spend 1.5 hours in discussion, finding opportunities for creative collaboration to operationalize this new paradigm.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

Larry Dossey, MD – July 17, 2015