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by Mara Ergas-Zabari RN, PhD - Healthcare Leader, Consultant, & Researcher
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!
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- 5 days ago13 min
Why Your 6-Year-Old Self Showed Up in This Morning’s Department Meeting – Ep. 87
Ever walk out of a meeting thinking, “Why did that hit me so hard?” Maybe your boss questioned your idea, someone’s tone felt off, or you were left out of something—and suddenly it felt much bigger than the moment itself. In this episode I’m explaining why your 6-year-old self may be showing up in today’s meetings. You’ll learn how early relationship patterns can shape what you notice, what you assume, and how you react as a leader—and why a look, tone, silence, or disagreement can sometimes feel like rejection, criticism, or disrespect. Most importantly, you’ll learn how to recognize when your past may be coloring the present, separate what actually happened from what you made it mean, and respond from the grounded leader you are today. Schedule a free coaching connection call: maraergaszabari.com/coaching Take the quiz to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence in your leadership: healthcareleaderquiz.com Get the Healthcare Leadership Playbook: maraergaszabari.com/playbook Website: maraergaszabari.com
- 1 weeks ago15 min
Drowning In Work? 4 Proven Ways To Keep Overwhelm At Bay – Ep. 86
Drowning in work? When everything feels urgent and there’s more coming at you than you can possibly keep up with, it’s easy to slip into overwhelm. And once you’re there, it can become even harder to think clearly, prioritize, and see what truly needs your attention. In this episode, I’m sharing four practical, research-backed ways to keep overwhelm at bay—even when your workload too heavy. You’ll learn how to get everything you’re carrying out of your head, let go of the invisible rules adding unnecessary pressure, stop mentally living the whole week at once, and interrupt the flooded state that makes everything feel like an emergency. And just as importantly, we’ll talk about how to recognize when the workload genuinely is too much—and how to get clear enough to decide what to do, what can wait, what can be delegated, and what may need to change. Schedule a free coaching connection call: maraergaszabari.com/coaching Take the quiz to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence in your leadership: healthcareleaderquiz.com Get the Healthcare Leadership Playbook: maraergaszabari.com/playbook Website: maraergaszabari.com
- 2 weeks ago13 min
Crisis? Strike? Accreditation Survey? Bring on the Fun! Ep. 85
Crisis? Strike? Accreditation survey? Fun may be the last thing on your mind—but it might be exactly what your team needs. When work gets hard, healthcare teams tend to get more serious, more task-focused, and more determined to push through. But research shows that moments of genuine joy and connection can actually help teams become more resilient, creative, and adaptable under pressure. In this episode, I’ll share what the science says about an “emotional culture of joy,” what I learned while leading my own team through an incredibly stressful strike, and four simple ways to bring more fun into even the hardest seasons—without forced games, manufactured morale, or pretending everything is okay. Because fun isn’t the opposite of serious work. Sometimes, it’s one of the things that helps us do serious work better. Schedule a coaching connection call: maraergaszabari.com/coaching Take the quiz to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence in your leadership: healthcareleaderquiz.com Get the Healthcare Leadership Playbook: maraergaszabari.com/playbook Website: maraergaszabari.com
- 3 weeks ago13 min
Thrown Under the Bus? It’s Your Time to Rise – Ep. 84
When someone questions your credibility in front of everyone, what you do next matters. Being thrown under the bus at work can trigger an almost irresistible urge to set the record straight. But these moments can also become an opportunity to show people exactly who you are as a leader. In this episode, you’ll learn how to protect your credibility without looking defensive, how to decide when to speak up and when to let it go, what to say when you do need to correct the record, and how to avoid getting pulled into a battle over who’s right. Because being undermined doesn’t have to diminish your leadership. Handled well, it can become one of those moments when your leadership rises to the occasion. Schedule a coaching connection call: maraergaszabari.com/coaching Take the quiz to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence in your leadership: healthcareleaderquiz.com Get the Healthcare Leadership Playbook: maraergaszabari.com/playbook Website: maraergaszabari.com
- Aug 18, 202612 min
You Can’t Self-Care Your Way Out Of An Unhealthy Workplace – Ep 83
Meditate. Exercise. Set boundaries. Get enough sleep. All good advice—but what happens when the real problem isn’t your ability to handle the stress, but the conditions creating it? In this episode, I challenge one of healthcare leadership’s most persistent assumptions: that when work becomes unsustainable, leaders simply need to become more resilient. You’ll discover how capable leaders can actually hide organizational problems by continually finding a way to make things work, how to tell when you need to do something differently versus when the work needs to change, and three practical ways to create healthier working conditions—even when you don’t control the staffing, budget, or larger organization. Because self-care matters. But you can’t self-care your way out of an unhealthy workplace. Schedule a free coaching connection call: maraergaszabari.com/coaching Take the quiz to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence in your leadership: healthcareleaderquiz.com Get the Healthcare Leadership Playbook: maraergaszabari.com/playbook Website: maraergaszabari.com
- Aug 11, 202614 min
How Tooting Your Own Horn Actually Makes You a Better Leader – Ep. 82
Most healthcare leaders would never dream of “tooting their own horn.” But what if keeping quiet about everything you’re doing behind the scenes is actually making it harder to lead? In this episode, I share why making your leadership visible isn’t about getting credit—it’s about helping your team understand what it takes to create change inside of a complex organization. You’ll learn how to strategically pull back the curtain and share what you’re doing so you can reduce cynicism, build trust, and help your team become stronger partners in solving the challenges you face together. Schedule a coaching connection call: maraergaszabari.com/coaching Take the quiz to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence in your leadership: healthcareleaderquiz.com Get the Healthcare Leadership Playbook: maraergaszabari.com/playbook Website: maraergaszabari.com
- Aug 4, 202614 min
Don't Become the Micromanaging Boss You Swore You’d Never Be – Ep. 81
Most healthcare leaders don't intend to become micromanagers. They just care deeply about doing great work. In this episode, you'll learn how to recognize the subtle signs if you've crossed the line from supportive leadership into micromanagement, why it happens to even the best leaders, and how to stop before you become the micromanaging boss you swore you'd never be. You'll also discover practical strategies for handling a micromanaging boss, breaking the cycle, and creating a team that thinks for itself instead of waiting for your approval. Schedule a free coaching connection call: maraergaszabari.com/coaching Take the quiz to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence in your leadership: healthcareleaderquiz.com Get the Healthcare Leadership Playbook: maraergaszabari.com/playbook Website: maraergaszabari.com
- Jul 28, 202612 min
The Hidden Power Dynamics Blocking Your Team's Best Ideas – Ep. 80
Power dynamics influence far more than who makes decisions—they determine whose ideas get heard, whose concerns stay hidden, and whether your team's best thinking ever reaches the surface. In this episode, I explain how invisible hierarchies shape information flow in healthcare teams and why even the smartest teams can underperform when frontline expertise isn't fully leveraged. Drawing on systems thinking, complexity science, and lessons from leading one of the nation's highest-performing NICUs, you'll learn three practical strategies to create an information-rich culture where people speak up sooner, problems surface earlier, and better decisions follow. Take the quiz to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence in your leadership: healthcareleaderquiz.com Get the Healthcare Leadership Playbook: maraergaszabari.com/playbook Website: maraergaszabari.com
About The Inspired Healthcare Leader | Healthcare Leadership, Work-Life Balance, Managing Change
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!
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