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Dr. Roberta Bondar
Astronaut,
physician, scientific researcher, photographer, author, executive coach
and team leader
As the world's first neurologist
and astronaut on the space shuttle’s Discovery mission (STS 42
in 1992), Dr. Roberta Bondar draws upon her remarkable depth of expertise
to stimulate, motivate and inspire peak performance.
Globally recognized for her contributions to space medicine, Dr Bondar continued
as head of an international space medicine research team working with NASA for
more than a decade, finding new connections between a recovery from floating
in space and neurological illnesses such as stroke and Parkinson's disease.
The Science of Coping with Change
in your Organization
Space is a continuously changing environment that
doesn't play by Earth rules. Similarly, people and businesses facing
continuing change also operate in previously unknown environments where
new ways of thinking and working must be established.
Having orbited 3,360 million miles around the Earth aboard the space shuttle
Discovery, Roberta Bondar takes you on a journey surrounding the challenges of
extreme change and disorientation.
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Dr. Bondar provides parallel examples
from her findings in space to coping with organizational change.
Her talk provides specific actions that can help organizations
deal with the challenges of disorientation in today's chaotic
corporate world.
Dr. Bondar travels the world helping guide organizations and senior leaders toward
higher-level thinking and innovative solutions.
In surroundings that don't comply with our beliefs, how do we move forward? Why
do some people chart their own course and others remain in reactive mode?
Dr. Bondar's energy and passion for navigating
uncharted territory will inspire your attendees to thrive in any situation. |
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She delivers
tools and strategies that can be implemented immediately for effective
results, customizing her presentation to suit your themes, audience
and objectives.
Awards and Recognition
- TIME Magazine honored
Dr. Bondar as one of the Best Explorers in 2003
- Recipient of the NASA Space Medal, the
Office of the Order of Canada, inductee of the International Women’s
Forum Hall of Fame and the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame for her
pioneering space medicine research
- Certified National Disaster Life Support
Instructor
- 24 honorary degrees from North American
universities and is currently Chancellor at Trent University in
Ontario
- Published four critically acclaimed photo-essay
books
- Respected for her expertise and animated
commentary, she has been a guest on television and radio networks
such as CNN, BBC, PBS and CBC. She is featured in the IMAX movie
Destiny in Space and has co-anchored the Discovery Channel's coverage
of space shuttle launches at Cape Canaveral
- As a respected advisor to industry and
government, she was recently selected as Canada's first national
'Biotechnology Champion'. She was also honoured as Canada's national
patron of UNESCO’s International Year of Planet Earth which
continues through 2010
- She holds medical licenses in New Mexico,
Ontario and is a Canadian Board Certified Neurologist with a subspecialty
in Neuro-ophthalmology
- Dr Bondar has a Master’s degree
from the University of Western Ontario in experimental pathology,
a PhD from the University of Toronto in neurobiology and a medical
degree with a special interest in space medicine from McMaster
University. She did post-graduate training in Toronto, London,
and Boston before becoming an assistant professor of medicine in
neurology at McMaster
Samples topics recently customized:
First Time Right:
Adaptive challenges
and the gap between routine and critical
The Ethics of Trail Blazing ~ Space Exploration:
New trails need
new thinking
Innovation and Technology:
From bench to bedside,
creativity and application rule
Suspended in Air:
What life without
gravity teaches us about the gravity of life
Leading Without A Map: Adaptive Decisions When Chaos Reigns:
Acquire new focal
points that lead in any dynamic environment
Never a Distance too Great - Bridges for Life:
Develop dynamic
connections to link to the future
Take Only Pictures - Leave Only Footprints:
Balance the reality and
ethics of being human in any environment |
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