{"podcast":{"title":"You Are Not A Frog","slug":"you-are-not-a-frog-345034","podcast_index_feed_id":345034,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/you-are-not-a-frog/","website_url":"https://youarenotafrog.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3dc0a38f-c5c3-4ad6-8220-5bf9aaf5834d/8IBFaM3Ife12SXT0hEC0P2iI.png","author":"Dr Rachel Morris | Burnout Podcast","episode_count":300,"summary":"The podcast for GPs, hospital doctors and other professionals in high-stakes, high-stress jobs who want to thrive rather than just survive. You studied for years, you’re really good at what you do but you’ve noticed that you’re starting to feel overwhelmed, overworked and under-resourced. You may be comparing yourself to a frog in boiling water - the heat has built up so slowly that you haven’t noticed the extra-long days becoming the norm. You may feel on the edge and trapped in the very job that you’ve spent years working towards. Here’s the problem, frogs only have two choices; stay and be boiled alive, or jump out of the pan. The good news is that you are not a frog. You have many more choices than you think you do. You don’t have to quit, and nor should stress and burnout be inevitable. It is possible to be master of your own destiny, to craft your work life and career so that you can thrive even in the most difficult of situations. There are simple changes you can make which will make a huge difference to your stress levels and help you enjoy life again. Your host is Dr Rachel Morris, GP turned Executive Coach and Specialist in Resilience at Work who knows what it’s like to…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T10:21:29.675819+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-are-not-a-frog-345034"},"episode":{"title":"How to Hold Someone Accountable Without Losing the Relationship","slug":"how-to-hold-someone-accountable-without-losing-the-relationship","published_at":"2026-07-13T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-are-not-a-frog-345034/how-to-hold-someone-accountable-without-losing-the-relationship","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-are-not-a-frog-345034","url":"https://youarenotafrog.com/episodes/329","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/cb83119f-b15f-4620-a4a7-b788286646fc.mp3","summary":"There's something most leaders do - we avoid the conversation that needs to be had. We care too much about the wrong things: how the other person will react, whether it will make things awkward, whether we'll be the one blamed if they go off sick. Our ingrained programming tells us that keeping the peace is the same as keeping the relationship, but it isn't. In this episode, Joe Weston is back for round two to explain why conflict avoidance - the silence, the corridor moaning, the feedback we give and immediately want to apologise for - is itself a form of conflict. And what it actually sounds like to hold someone accountable without becoming someone you don't like. We cover: Why avoiding difficult conversations feels kind but functions as a form of conflict The difference between confrontation (which can deepen a relationship) and conflict (which breaks one) How to hold someone accountable without triggering their fight-flight-freeze response Why focusing on behaviour — not the person — changes everything, and exactly what to say instead The \"difficult middle bit\": what to do when someone gets defensive, and you want to back down Why doctors, nurses, vets, and other professionals already have the skills for hard conversations — just not yet with their colleagues How small, intentional acts of relationship-building change the culture around accountability over time This episode is for you if... you're a senior manager, doctor, nurse, vet, dentist, or any high-achieving leader who has rehearsed the conversation in your head, convinced yourself it wasn't the right moment, and watched the problem get worse instead. You know something needs to be said. You just haven't found the version of yourself that can say it yet. This episode may help. 📩 Sign up for our weekly newsle…","meta_description":"There's something most leaders do - we avoid the conversation that needs to be had. We care too much about the wrong things: how the other person will rea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3056,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/you-are-not-a-frog-345034/episodes/how-to-hold-someone-accountable-without-losing-the-relationship/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-are-not-a-frog-345034/how-to-hold-someone-accountable-without-losing-the-relationship.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}