{"podcast":{"title":"The Inspired Healthcare Leader | Healthcare Leadership, Work-Life Balance, Managing Change","slug":"the-inspired-healthcare-leader-healthcare-leadership-work-life-balance-managing-change-7166129","podcast_index_feed_id":7166129,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/theinspiredhealthcareleader/feed.xml","website_url":"https://maraergaszabari.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19467635/1.png","author":"Mara Ergas-Zabari RN, PhD - Healthcare Leader, Consultant, & Researcher","episode_count":79,"summary":"The Inspired Healthcare Leader is your go-to podcast for frontline healthcare leaders who want to lead with more ease, joy, and success. I’m Mara Ergas-Zabari, a lifelong healthcare leader, consultant, and passionate supporter of those on the front lines. Each week, I’ll share personal insights, practical tips, and inspiring stories to help you reconnect with your spark and navigate the challenges of leadership. Together, we’ll explore relevant topics to your daily work-life like overwhelm, team dynamics, and work-life balance. I’ll be approaching these topics through the lenses of personal development, human psychology, complexity, and systems science. You’ll also hear from experts who share my love for creating thriving teams and cultures. Let’s build a community where you feel seen, supported, and inspired. Join me on this journey—you deserve it!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T02:20:26.941431+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-inspired-healthcare-leader-healthcare-leadership-work-life-balance-managing-change-7166129"},"episode":{"title":"Getting Conflict Right: Your Next Step For Building High-Performing Teams - Ep. 57","slug":"getting-conflict-right-your-next-step-for-building-high-performing-teams-ep-57","published_at":"2026-02-17T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-inspired-healthcare-leader-healthcare-leadership-work-life-balance-managing-change-7166129","url":"https://theinspiredhealthcareleader.podbean.com/e/getting-conflict-right-your-next-step-for-building-high-performing-teams/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/44tpneeswieb3frn/Inspired_Healthcare_Leader_-_Leadership_Artificial_Harmony_V26wsbg.mp3","summary":"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","meta_description":"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 mee…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":830,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"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","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}