# Getting Conflict Right: Your Next Step For Building High-Performing Teams - Ep. 57 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-inspired-healthcare-leader-healthcare-leadership-work-life-balance-managing-change-7166129/getting-conflict-right-your-next-step-for-building-high-performing-teams-ep-57 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-inspired-healthcare-leader-healthcare-leadership-work-life-balance-managing-change-7166129/getting-conflict-right-your-next-step-for-building-high-performing-teams-ep-57.md Podcast: [The Inspired Healthcare Leader | Healthcare Leadership, Work-Life Balance, Managing Change](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-inspired-healthcare-leader-healthcare-leadership-work-life-balance-managing-change-7166129) Published: 2026-02-17T12:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://theinspiredhealthcareleader.podbean.com/e/getting-conflict-right-your-next-step-for-building-high-performing-teams/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/44tpneeswieb3frn/Inspired_Healthcare_Leader_-_Leadership_Artificial_Harmony_V26wsbg.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-inspired-healthcare-leader-healthcare-leadership-work-life-balance-managing-change-7166129/episodes/getting-conflict-right-your-next-step-for-building-high-performing-teams-ep-57 Duration seconds: 830 ## Resource Conflict isn’t the problem in healthcare teams — conflict avoidance is. In this episode, I unpack the hidden cost of artificial harmony and why polite meetings, private venting, and unspoken tension quietly sabotage performance, morale, and innovation. Drawing on research from Amy Edmondson, Google’s Project Aristotle, and Patrick Lencioni, you’ll learn why high-performing teams actually engage in more conflict — not less — and how frontline healthcare leaders can create structured, solution-focused conversations that build trust instead of drama. If you’re tired of hallway whispers, passive resistance, and “agree now, resist later” dynamics, this episode will show you how to do conflict better — with practical sentence starters, explicit team agreements, and leadership strategies that transform tension into growth. Because conflict handled well isn’t chaos — it’s culture-building. Website: maraergaszabari.com Take the quiz to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence in your leadership: healthcareleaderquiz.com ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-inspired-healthcare-leader-healthcare-leadership-work-life-balance-managing-change-7166129/episodes/getting-conflict-right-your-next-step-for-building-high-performing-teams-ep-57/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-inspired-healthcare-leader-healthcare-leadership-work-life-balance-managing-change-7166129/getting-conflict-right-your-next-step-for-building-high-performing-teams-ep-57.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.