I Don't Feel Heard: Coaching a Healthcare Leader Through Influence

What happens when a physician steps into leadership to make a difference but discovers that having a seat at the table doesn't necessarily mean having a voice? In this episode of The Coaching Room, a signature series for Coaching Healthcare Leaders, Dr. Lisa Herbert takes you inside a real coaching experience with a physician leader frustrated by physician turnover, burnout, and an organizational culture where clinicians didn't feel heard. More physicians were leaving the group than joining. The physician wanted to make a difference, so they proposed creating a subcommittee within the wellness committee to address physician concerns. But the physician encountered resistance from administrators. They felt stuck, frustrated, and increasingly burned out from fighting the system. Then coaching helped them to see the situation differently. As Dr. Herbert often says: "The challenge they brought into coaching wasn't necessarily the challenge we needed to solve." Through coaching, this physician discovered that they didn't actually want to lead another committee. They wanted to mentor and support their colleagues, help new physicians feel connected, and influence a culture where physicians wanted to stay. They began focusing more on physician onboarding, identifying key organizational stakeholders, and developing more effective conversations with administrators about the resources needed for recruitment and retention. In this episode, you'll discover: Why being heard is different from simply having a leadership title. How coaching helps physicians move from frustration to influence. Why the solution you're fighting for may not be the solution you actually need. How mentorship and onboarding can help shape organizational culture. Why effective influence requires understanding stakeholders and having better conversations. How physician leaders can create meaningful change without waiting for permission to lead. The Coaching Room takes you beyond leadership theory and into real coaching experiences where healthcare leaders discover new perspectives, challenge assumptions, and find meaningful ways forward. Whether you're a physician leader, medical director, chief medical officer, healthcare executive, or emerging leader, this conversation will challenge you to think differently about influence, physician retention, and organizational culture. 🎧 Listen to the full episode and consider this question: What are you fighting to get approved that you might need to think about differently? Welcome to Coaching Healthcare Leaders with Dr. Lisa Herbert. Where Clinical Reality Meets Coaching and Culture™ See differently. Talk differently. Lead differently. Subscribe for more conversations about physician leadership, executive coaching, organizational culture, physician engagement, and the challenges healthcare leaders face beneath the surface. #CoachingHealthcareLeaders #TheCoachingRoom #PhysicianLeadership #HealthcareLeadership #ExecutiveCoaching #PhysicianBurnout #PhysicianRetention #HealthcareCulture