Chairman Emeritus Research Articles

Exploring Empathy in Management: Compassionate Leadership - The Ratan Tata Way

Empathy in management has increasingly become recognized as a pivotal determinant of organizational success, influencing not only workplace culture but also overall performance metrics. This research paper undertakes a comprehensive exploration of empathetic leadership, spotlighting Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, as a quintessential example of compassionate leadership. By delving into empirical evidence and employing detailed case studies, this study seeks to illuminate the multifaceted impacts of empathetic leadership within organizational contexts. The paper examines how empathetic leadership practices, as exemplified by Ratan Tata, foster heightened levels of employee engagement, thereby cultivating a workforce that is not only more motivated but also more committed to organizational goals. Furthermore, it explores how such leadership styles contribute to enhancing organizational resilience in the face of challenges, fostering an environment where adaptability and cohesion thrive. Through the lens of Tata's leadership journey, the research aims to uncover specific strategies and behaviors that promote empathy within leadership roles. It analyzes pivotal decisions and interactions where empathy played a critical role in shaping outcomes, such as during significant acquisitions, organizational restructuring, or crisis management scenarios. By drawing on both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, including interviews, archival analysis, and comparative case studies, the paper endeavors to provide actionable insights into the practical application of empathetic leadership principles. Ultimately, this research paper not only underscores the theoretical underpinnings of empathetic leadership but also offers practical implications for organizational leaders and managers seeking to cultivate a more empathetic and inclusive workplace culture. By elucidating the linkages between empathetic leadership and organizational success, the study contributes to a deeper understanding of leadership dynamics in contemporary business environments and advocates for the integration of empathy as a core competency in leadership development programs and organizational strategies

Rita Colwell: Use your voice to bring about positive change.

Rita Colwell is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland at College Park and at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, senior advisor and chairman emeritus at Canon US Life Sciences, Inc., founder and chairman of CosmosID, Inc., and president of the Rosalind Franklin Society. She has authored or co-authored 20 books and more than 800 scientific publications, and throughout her career has focused on improving health outcomes across the world and highlighting the impacts of infectious diseases in drinking/bathing water. We recently spoke to Rita about her career and her thoughts about the future for women in science.

Maxine Greene: an Approach to Aesthetic Education and a Vision of Social Imagination

Abstract In this article we will introduce the reader to Dr. Maxine Greene and her philosophy of Aesthetic Education developed during her many years of teaching at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Greene saw the arts as “integral to the development of persons – to their cognitive, perceptual, emotional, and imaginative development” (2001, p. 7)+. Her theories about the arts in education were developed into a methodology and practice at the Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education (lci), the educational branch of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. lci was founded in 1975 by Marc Schubart, lci’s Director and Chairman Emeritus, who had the idea to bring together a prominent philosopher of arts and education and a world class arts organization. Schubart and Greene were convinced that the inclusion of and engagement with works of art was vital to student success and would help schools to become authentic spaces for learning. lci was dedicated to developing the possibilities that the arts could offer in educational settings and exploring what Greene’s “Aesthetic Education” might look like in K-12 classrooms. lci was the first arts organization to have an educational philosophy and a “philosopher-in-residence,” a role in which Greene served until the end of her life.

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Supportive Psychotherapy

Supportive Psychotherapy

Suggestions and advice to orthopaedic residents providing fracture care

Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Miami, Miami, FL Financial Disclosure: The author reports no conflicts of interest. Correspondence to Augusto Sarmiento, MD, Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Miami, 200 Harbor Walk Drive, Suite 335, Punta Gorda, FL 33959 Tel: +941-855-8616; fax: +941-855-8616; e-mail: [email protected].

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Report on the Impact of Asian Agri�History Foundation (AAHF) in Popularizing Vrikshayurveda in Kerala, with Special Emphasis to Kannur District, Kerala, India

The author was fortunate to receive the knowledge of Vrikshayurveda from Late Dr. YL Nene (Chairman Emeritus, AAHF) during a National workshop on Vrikshayurveda organised by the State Planning Board, Kerala in September 2015. The hands-on training for preparation of Kunapajala , mentioned in Vrikshayurveda , was given by the current Chairman of AAHF Dr. SL Choudhary and Mr. Vijay Singh Parmer during the second day of the workshop. Dr. SL Choudhary also provided several publications by AAHF.

Dr Yeshwant Laxman Nene: A Legendary Agricultural Scientist and Pioneer of the Asian Agricultural Heritage

Dr Yeshwant Laxman Nene, Former Deputy Director General of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) and Chairman Emeritus of the Asian Agri-History Foundation (AAHF) suddenly passed away on 15 January 2018 at his residence in Secunderabad, Telangana state, India. Dr YL Nene was born on 24 November 1936 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India from where he completed his high school in 1951, and BSc (Agri) degree in 1955. He obtained his Master’s degree in Plant Pathology in 1957 from Government Agriculture College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He got PhD in Plant Pathology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA in 1960. He then joined as an Assistant Professor in the College of Agriculture, UP Agricultural University (now GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology – GBPUAT), Pantnagar, Dist. Nainital, Uttar Pradesh (now Dist. Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand) . At Pantnagar he excelled as a plant pathology teacher and a researcher and earned the reputation of being an excellent plant pathology teacher. He solved the mystery of the dreaded khaira disease of paddy in 1965, which was threatening its extinction from the Tarai region of Uttar Pradesh. For his pioneering work on khaira, he was awarded the International Rice Research Prize in 1967 by FAO as part of the International Rice Year (1966) celebrations. His work on viral diseases of warm season (kharif) pulses was recognized internationally. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1966 and Professor and Head in 1969. He was considered a distinguished faculty member at GBPUAT at Pantnagar and was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Science in 1991 in recognition of the “singular contribution to the cause of agricultural research, education and development”. In 1974, Dr Nene joined ICRISAT as the Principal Plant Pathologist in the Pulses Improvement Program. Here again, he excelled in research and his landmark contribution was resolving the problem of “wilt complex” of chickpea. He developed simple disease-resistance screening techniques for laboratory, greenhouse and field conditions as well as multiple-disease field screening systems for major chickpea and pigeonpea diseases, which are widely used internationally. The most outstanding contributions of the Pulses and later Legume Programmes that he led during 1980-89, were the development of high yielding pigeonpeas, wilt-resistant chickpeas, and high-yielding, disease-resistant groundnut varieties. For these contributions, he was internationally recognized as the world leader in grain legumes research. He was also elected Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society (APS) in 1990. Post-ICRISAT (1996-2018), he devoted fulltime to the work of the Asian Agri-History Foundation that he conceptualized and founded in 1994 to unearth and disseminate information on the history of Asian agriculture. As its Founder Chairman, his outstanding achievements have been in the publication of 11 technical Bulletins on Asian agriculture and starting a quarterly journal of Asian Agri-History. He is wellrecognized world over for his leadership in revitalizing agricultural history in Asia especially India. He was a staunch supporter and promoter of Vedic agriculture through Vrikshayurveda of Surapala and strongly believed in its great potential and relevance for Indian agriculture to rectify the damages of the green revolution such as maintenance of soil health, crop growth and productivity, maintenance of biodiversity and protecting environment and human health. Dr Nene through his dedicated work has earned the reputation of a luminary scientist of modern India and has inspired and mentored many young students, scientists and colleagues during his 57 years of professional career. Needless to say that he will be missed by all of them and also by the Indian agriculture for a very long time to come.

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Current Opinion in Hematology was launched in 1994. It is part of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The field of hematology is divided into nine sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading authority in the area, who identifies the most important topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Section Editors for this issue. SECTION EDITORS Hal E. BroxmeyerHal E. BroxmeyerDr Hal E. Broxmeyer is a distinguished Professor, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Mary Margaret Walther Professor Emeritus, and Co-Leader Program on Hematopoiesis, Malignant Hematology, and Immunology, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, and former Chairman of Microbiology and Immunology and Scientific Director, Walther Oncology Center, at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. From 1975 to 1983, he worked at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City rising from the rank of Associate Researcher to that of Associate Member. He was also Assistant Professor of Biology, Sloan Kettering Division of Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, New York, USA, before being recruited to the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1983 as an Associate Professor of Medicine. To date, he has published 764 scientific papers (527 refereed papers and 237 Reviews/Book Chapters). Dr Broxmeyer's laboratory studies mechanisms regulating hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell, embryonic stem cell and induced pluripotent stem cell: proliferation, self-renewal, survival, differentiation and migration (homing/mobilization) and he was involved in establishing the field of cord blood transplantation. Dr Broxmeyer has been the recipient of numerous awards since the 1970's. The more recently include Indiana University School of Medicine Alumni Association (2008); State of Indiana General Assembly House Resolution No. 46 (2008); Mission Advancement Award, Leukemia Lymphoma Society (2008); Cord Blood Pioneering Award, Int. Cord Blood Symposium (2008); Till and McCullough Award, Canadian Bone Marrow Transplant Group (2010); Donald Metcalf Award, Int. Soc. Expt. Hematol. (2011); Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2013); and Honorary Professorship, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (2014). Dr Broxmeyer is a Past President of the American Society of Hematology (ASH; 2010), past President of the International Society for Experimental Hematology (ISEH, 1990, 1991), past Chairman, and member, Board of Scientific Councilors, National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI/NASA, 1998–2006), and Chairman Emeritus, Board of Directors, National Disease Research Interchange, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Ari MelnickAri MelnickAri Melnick, MD, is the Gebroe Family Professor of Hematology/Oncology and a Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) in New York City, USA. He is Chair of the Hematologic Malignancies Program of the Weill Cornell Cancer Center and is also Director of the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Center for Biomedical and Physical Sciences and Director of the Epigenomics Core Facility, both of which are at WCMC. Dr Melnick was raised in Argentina and received his medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in hematology/oncology, as well as a postdoctoral fellowship at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, USA. Dr Melnick's research interests include the biology and molecular targeting of B-cell lymphomas, targeting transcriptional and epigenetic repressors for cancer therapy, and identifying the epigenetic basis of hematologic malignancies. He and his research associates have also developed novel therapies to correct aberrant transcriptional regulation and signaling in these tumors. Dr Melnick has been Scientific Chair of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting and has organized several meetings in the areas of epigenetics and hematologic malignancies. Dr Melnick is a past ASH Faculty Scholar and Kimmel Foundation Scholar, and he has been recognized for this work by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. He is also co-leader of the New York Leukemia Working Group. Dr Melnick has authored or coauthored more than 150 published manuscripts in journals such as Nature, Science, Cell, Cancer Cell, Nature Medicine, Nature Immunology, and the New England Journal of Medicine.

Development of Primary Care, Lifestyle Disease and New ElderlyAssociation (NEA) in Japan – Common Philosophy With Hinohara-ism

Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara, one of the most eminent physician in Japan lived up to 105, was chairman emeritus of St. Luke’s International University and honorary president of St. Luke’s International Hospital. He was a pioneer in several fields with remarkable contribution. He introduced and developed primary care (PC) medicine in Japan. The term “life style-related disease” was proposed by him, and decided to use widely by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Japan. He started New Elderly Association (NEA) to make aged people significant life physically and psychologically with wide spread. He firstly founded Japan BioMusic Association/Japanese Music Therapy Association (JMTA) and developed music therapy in Japan. Thus, by his excellent leadership and management, medical and cultural fields have developed to high degree in Japan.

Advanced Synthesis & Catalysisafter 15 Years: Challenges and New Opportunities for Synthetic Science

1 I am honored and excited to assume the role of Chairman of the Editorial Board for Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis. Professor Noyori’s legacy, not only with respect to this journal but to the fields for which it is named, is both overwhelming and greatly inspirational. My colleagues and I on the Editorial Board are deeply grateful to Prof. Noyori for his leadership on ASC, and we look forward to his continued guidance in his role as Chairman emeritus. The fields of synthetic chemistry and catalysis have certainly advanced in the 15 years since this journal has been in existence, in some ways more easily foreseen than others. This period has been marked by breakthroughs in established areas such as cross-coupling chemistry, olefin metathesis, biocatalysis, and enantioselective catalysis. Other areas exploded in importance from what had been highly specialized corners of the field. These include CH functionalization, gold catalysis, cascade reactions, organocatalysis, flow chemistry, and photocatalysis. The often-jolting progress in these arenas has been documented to a significant extent in the pages of ASC. At their very core, the fields encompassed by this journal span fundamental science and the practical world. The major changes in both the chemical and pharmaceutical industries in the last 15 years have been driven in part by advances in science and technology, but also by business and societal pressures that can seem to run in direct opposition to scientific progress. Through the many upheavals, it is clear that the importance of discovering unique molecules with desirable functional properties remains critical. Indeed, long-standing challenges in synthetic chemistry receive new urgency as society changes and new technologies emerge. The advent of automated high-throughput screening methods has created new opportunities and demands for chemists to invent methods for generating large numbers of new and diverse functional compounds. Chemistry plays a critical role in how our societies will contend with global climate change and the future of energy; I doubt if there is a reader of this journal that has not been inspired to spend some time recently thinking about the synthetic and catalytic chemistry of CO2. And the pressing need to minimize the environmental impact of the chemical enterprise is certain to influence the design and implementation of chemical reactions as never before. It is exciting to speculate about what areas might blossom during the next decade or two, and ASC will continue to strive to present the very best work in the field.

Orthopaedics and the escalating cost of care

Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Miami Financial Disclosure: The author reports no conflicts of interest Correspondence to Augusto Sarmiento, MD, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Miami, 200 Harbor Walk Drive, Suite 335, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Tel: +941-855-8616; fax: +941-855-8616; e-mail: [email protected].

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laënnec

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laënnec

Strategic principles at Southwest Airlines

Purpose – Southwest is the world’s fourth largest airline and has consistently been one of the most admired organisations in the USA. Its founder and Chairman Emeritus, Herb Kelleher, attributes much of this success to the use of strategic principles. This gives a guiding framework for employees within the company but allows them leeway to make their own decisions. The result is greater employee engagement, a more efficient organisation that is adapting to the needs of its major stakeholders and greater customer satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – The article analysis of the use of the strategic principle methodology at Southwest Airlines. It focuses on the position of Southwest as “THE low fare” airline and the use of humour and different working practices within the airline. Findings – The article shows that If this can be done in an industry as heavily regulated as aviation, it can be applied with the same success to many other business sectors and organisations.

Yinghao Sun: leader of research on prostate cancer in China

Yinghao Sun: leader of research on prostate cancer in China

Lifelong Lessons: A Conversation With Students of Medicine

From Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. Founding Chairman Emeritus, Department of Radiology; Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Radiology and Medicine; Founding Editorin-Chief Emeritus, Abdominal Imaging, East Setauket, NY. F ifty-four years after graduating with an MD, I was honored to participate in a “white coat ceremony” at a medical school in which I had served on the faculty for the past 35 years. This ceremony began in 1993 at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and has since been adopted in virtually all schools of medicine in the United States. It inaugurates entering students into the profession in a ritual that develops a professional identity and encourages humanistic values. For all involved, it was a heartwarming experience. Family and friends were invited, and their pride filled the auditorium. The incoming firstyear students were giddy with joy. After the dean’s warm welcome, an address by a senior medical student reflected on what it means to be a student. A guest keynote speaker emphasized that the care of patients is a noble endeavor and a highly privileged one, one in which compassion and empathy should not be forsaken in the relentless pursuit of scientific proficiency. Then, the central act of the ceremony was performed as the incoming students were called on and the vice dean for undergraduate medical education and myself, representing the faculty, with great dignity and yet an air of jubilation, performed the “robing” or “cloaking” on each with a white coat, traditionally worn by physicians for more than 100 years. Unrestrained bursts of applause and shouts of acclamation from the audience frequently punctuated the event. Reseated, the students, led by the dean, recited the Hippocratic Oath. In the reception room afterward, faculty, students, family, and friends mingled happily. I was suddenly struck with the thought that the hands-on investiture, a personally delivered gift of faith and confidence, bears many similarities to a priest’s ordination to the priesthood. The white coat is personally placed on each student’s shoulders by individuals who believe in the student’s ability to achieve the role and carry on the noble tradition of doctoring. It is

JCL Roundtable: enzyme replacement therapy for lipid storage disorders.

There are several inherited disorders that involve abnormal storage of lipids in tissues leading to severe compromise of organs. Sadly, these are often accompanied by lifelong morbidity and early mortality. Disorders such as Gaucher, Fabry, and lysosomal acid lipase deficiencies (Wolman and cholesteryl ester storage diseases) have been known for many years, and provide a difficult and frustrating set of problems for patients, their families, and their physicians. With recombinant methods of protein synthesis, it is now possible to literally replace the defective enzymes that underlie the basic pathophysiology of many such disorders. The delivery of these enzymes into the affected cells is possible because of their location in the lysosomes where the natural degradation of their lipid substrates occurs. I have asked 2 well-known investigators to join us for this Roundtable. These are professors who have been involved with the research that has made this type of therapy possible and who have participated in the clinical trials that demonstrated the value of enzyme replacement therapy. They are Dr. Robert Desnick, dean of Genetic and Genomic Medicine and professor and chairman emeritus of the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and Dr. Gregory Grabowski, professor of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Pediatrics, at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Grabowski recently retired from that school to become the chief science officer of Synageva, a company involved in producing enzymes for this type of therapy.

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The case for professional boards: an assessment of Pozen's corporate governance model

Purpose– Robert C. Pozen, Chairman Emeritus of MFS Investment Management and a long-time scholar of corporate governance, has proposed a model of professional board directorship that responds to the three main factors he believes underpin ineffective board decision making: the large size of boards; the lack of specific industry expertise; and inadequate director time commitment. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approach– The authors critically evaluate the efficacy of Pozen's proposed corporate governance model, addressing the three main factors underpinning ineffective board decision making.Findings– A professional board consisting of retired executives with industry-specific expertise is vulnerable to a groupthink mentality, as well as to the availability of such individuals for board directorship seats. Moreover, while industry-specific expertise is a desired attribute of an independent board director, there are other attributes that firms are looking for, including international, regulatory/governmental, risk, technology, and marketing expertise. Lastly, Pozen's recommendations to reduce board size to seven members, as well as increasing the number of hours that independent directors spend on board-related activities (and commensurate compensation received), should be seriously considered as potential value-adding, corporate governance improvements.Originality/value– The authors critically evaluate a corporate governance model that, based on director-related issues arising from the recent global financial crisis, has resurrected the concept of a “professional board” of directors. The authors utilize state-of-the-art academic literature from the fields of corporate governance and organizational behavior to evaluate the merits and de-merits of the proposed corporate governance model, and present their findings (and recommendations) for improvements in corporate governance practices.