Leading Beyond Medicine in a Broken Health System with Dr. Mark Vossler

Dr. Mark Vossler spent 30 years as a cardiologist before most people retire from their first career. He was medical director of cardiac services for a decade, managed physicians, navigated hospital politics, and learned the hard way that medicine is really just people work with better equipment.Then he retired. And got busier.Now he leads Physicians for Social Responsibility, a national organization built on a striking premise: 80% of health outcomes have nothing to do with medical care. They're determined by your zip code, your income, your race, your environment. So if you actually care about keeping people alive, you have to go upstream to legislators, policy, and power.This episode is about what it takes to lead when you can't fire anyone, when the stakes are existential, and when caring too much can paralyze the very people you need to move.It's about knowing when to say no, how to protect what's yours, and why likability — real likability, not performed likability — might be the most underrated leadership asset there is.Episode HighlightsWhy 80% of health outcomes are determined by factors medicine can't fixManaging physician egos vs. managing volunteers — and which is harderThe fine line between being worried enough to act and so worried you shut downWhy facts don't persuade people — and what actually doesWhat Fred Rogers' congressional testimony teaches every leader about influenceThe 8pm Saturday call that signals your job is falling apartConnect with MarkMark's LinkedinEmail: [email protected]★ Support this podcast ★ ★ Support this podcast ★