{"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":"How to Get Your Team to Go the Extra Mile Without Incentives or Pressure - Ep. 49","slug":"how-to-get-your-team-to-go-the-extra-mile-without-incentives-or-pressure-ep-49","published_at":"2025-12-23T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-inspired-healthcare-leader-healthcare-leadership-work-life-balance-managing-change-7166129/how-to-get-your-team-to-go-the-extra-mile-without-incentives-or-pressure-ep-49","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/how-to-get-your-team-to-go-the-extra-mile-without-incentives-or-pressure/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gmg3pigurt8uskdx/Inspired_Healthcare_Leader_-_Discretionary_Effortaeb3z.mp3","summary":"Why do some healthcare teams go the extra mile—offering ideas, solving problems early, and supporting one another—while others do only what’s required, even with the same staffing and pressure? In this episode, I unpack the hidden force behind high-performing teams: discretionary effort. You’ll learn why extra-mile energy can’t be commanded, incentivized, or pressured into existence—and what actually unlocks it. Grounded in motivation science and real-world leadership stories, this episode shows how small, everyday leadership moments create the conditions where people feel safe enough to think, trusted enough to contribute, and connected enough to care. If your team feels flat, disengaged, or stuck in “bare minimum mode,” this conversation will change how you lead—and how your team shows up. Website: maraergaszabari.com Leadership clarity quiz:If you’d like a supportive way to understand what’s shaping your leadership right now, you can bookmark the free quiz at healthcareleaderquiz.com","meta_description":"Why do some healthcare teams go the extra mile—offering ideas, solving problems early, and supporting one another—while others do only what’s required, ev…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":745,"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/how-to-get-your-team-to-go-the-extra-mile-without-incentives-or-pressure-ep-49/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/how-to-get-your-team-to-go-the-extra-mile-without-incentives-or-pressure-ep-49.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}