The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders

Dr. Ruth Gotian is the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology and former Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine. During her extensive career, she has personally coached and mentored thousands of people ranging from undergraduates to faculty members.  As Assistant Dean for Mentoring she oversaw the success of nearly 1,800 faculty members at Weill Cornell Medicine. Currently, she researches the most successful people of our generation, including Nobel laureates, astronauts, CEOs and Olympic champions, in order to learn about their habits and practices so that we may optimize our own success. She is the author of the book [[The Success Factor]]: Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business Performance. Intrinsic motivation How Ruth started playing soccer. No is the starting point of a conversation. It’s easier if we tell them no, and they don’t argue with. What is the strategy that I haven’t thought of that will convince them? If you want innovation, you can’t have status quo. Innovation is doing something new with something old. We are constantly rewarding those who get 100! Olympians do not do it for the medal. Find the intrinsic motivation in the teachers to start. Passion audit - enjoy, don’t enjoy, good at, but not enjoy - ruthgotian.com/passionaudit. Where is their curiosity? Stanford achievement Test - Exclusive We adults try to get kids to have intrinsic motivation Terrified of tests as an adult. Surrounding yourself with a team of mentors. Senior to you, at your level, and junior mentors - Will you be my mentor - mentoring is a relationship Everyone has something they can offer. Fear How to be a transformative principal? Start with your teachers, see where they are most curious, and start delving