{"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":"Stop Explaining. Start Influencing. - Ep. 58","slug":"stop-explaining-start-influencing-ep-58","published_at":"2026-02-24T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-inspired-healthcare-leader-healthcare-leadership-work-life-balance-managing-change-7166129/stop-explaining-start-influencing-ep-58","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/stop-explaining-start-influencing/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qceifpgbtw4rnujv/Inspired_Healthcare_Leader_-_Validation8fazq.mp3","summary":"Ever walked out of a meeting wondering how what should have been a perfectly logical conversation turned into a standoff? In this episode, I unpack one of the most overlooked leadership skills that determines whether your message actually lands: validation. Not agreement. Not being soft. But the neuroscience-backed skill that allows people’s brains to feel safe enough to listen. You’ll learn why explaining harder often increases resistance, why repeated concerns happen even after problems are solved, and how leaders unknowingly create conversational tug of war that drain time and energy. If you’re tired of defensiveness, repeated pushback, or conversations that go nowhere despite your best intentions, this episode will show you how to reduce conflict, increase influence, and make leadership conversations feel dramatically lighter. Website: maraergaszabari.com Take the quiz to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence in your leadership: healthcareleaderquiz.com","meta_description":"Ever walked out of a meeting wondering how what should have been a perfectly logical conversation turned into a standoff? In this episode, I unpack one of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":436,"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/stop-explaining-start-influencing-ep-58/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/stop-explaining-start-influencing-ep-58.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}