S4E4: Leadership lessons from a soccer enthusiast's perspective (feat. Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH)

Listen on Substack, Spotify, YouTube, and Apple PodcastsIn this episode of Learning to Lead, we talk with Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH, Chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases, Richard P. Wenzel Professor of Medicine, and Associate Chief Quality and Safety Officer for Research at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. Dr. Bearman brings together a remarkable career in infectious diseases, medical education, healthcare epidemiology, quality and safety, and leadership and a lifelong love of soccer. For Dr. Bearman, soccer is more than a sport. It is a way of understanding leadership, teamwork, culture, and how people with different strengths come together in pursuit of a shared goal.Together, we explore what the beautiful game can teach us about leading in healthcare: * why talent alone is not enough, and why the best players do not always become the best coaches* how leaders can create a culture where people flourish, and* why the most important question may be whether we can turn “me” into “us.”This conversation is for anyone who leads, teaches, coaches, follows, or works on a team. Whether or not you love soccer, it will invite you to ask: How can we create teams where the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts?(Here’s Dr. Bearman’s published article - check it out: Bearman G. Leadership in healthcare epidemiology, antimicrobial stewardship, and medicine: A soccer enthusiast's perspective. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Feb;44(2):171-174. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.221. Epub 2022 Sep 9. PMID: 36082783.)Join the conversation: What are the experiences in your own life from sports and play that can teach you how to lead?We’d love to hear from you and build this community together. You can share your thoughts with our community in a few ways:* Comment: Join the live conversation in the comments section below.* Email: Write to us at [email protected] * Social media: Connect with us on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, BlueSky & X: @LearningToLeadPod About Learning to Lead:Learning to Lead focuses on developing and supporting emerging healthcare leaders (students, trainees and early-career healthcare professionals) through conversations with leaders about their experiences and insights (“leader journeys”), foundational leadership concepts (“deep dives”), and the most useful and impactful tools to become better leaders (“leadership hacks”).”You will be connecting to a community where you can learn, grow, and transform into a more capable and confident leader, ready to reimagine the healthcare system. Learning to Lead is a collaboration of faculty and students from the Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Quinnipiac University.Creators Rahul Anand, Maya Doyle, Peter Longley and Brooklynn Weber. Student Producer: Krishna Anand; Senior Producer: Brooklynn Weber; Executive Producer: Rahul Anand This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onleadinginhealthcare.substack.com