This Global Healthcare Lesson Could Change America | Part One

This Global Healthcare Lesson Could Change America | Part One

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2307178/fan_mail/new] What can American healthcare learn from global healthcare?  In our latest episode, Dr. Mark Stoltenberg, Harvard Medical School professor and Massachusetts General Hospital physician, joins Chris Comeaux to explore global healthcare, palliative care, hospice leadership, healthcare innovation, and the future of serious illness care in America. Healthcare leaders often assume innovation requires more money, more technology, or more specialists.  Dr. Stoltenberg argues the opposite, drawing from his work leading global palliative care programs throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and other underserved regions.  He shares how resource-limited healthcare systems are pioneering solutions that can improve American healthcare, strengthen the healthcare workforce, and restore compassionate, person-centered care. Together, Chris and Dr. Stoltenberg discuss workforce shortages, Project ECHO, community-based care, volunteerism, family-centered decision-making, healthcare leadership, and why hospice and palliative care must preserve their founding values while continuing to innovate. Through moving patient stories—including a remarkable experience in Belize—they reveal why dignity, compassion, community, and purpose remain healthcare's greatest innovations. If you're a healthcare executive, hospice leader, physician, nonprofit executive, nurse, or business leader, this episode offers practical strategies for improving leadership, building stronger organizations, and delivering more compassionate care. In this episode you'll learn: ✔ What America can learn from global healthcare systems ✔ Why palliative care is rooted in social justice ✔ How healthcare workforce shortages can be addressed creatively ✔ Why Project ECHO is transforming healthcare education ✔ How community-based care improves patient outcomes ✔ Why family and spirituality remain essential to serious illness care ✔ How great organizations preserve their mission while scaling innovation Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Meet Dr. Mark Stoltenberg 02:08 Leadership Superpower 05:20 Palliative Care as Social Justice 07:48 The Belize Story 10:51  Innovation in Low-Resource Healthcare 16:07  Project ECHO & Workforce Development 20:58 Family, Community & Spiritual Care 23:55 Loneliness & Rebuilding Community 28:57 Preserving the Core While Scaling Access 33:11  Part Two Preview 👍 If you enjoy conversations about healthcare leadership, hospice, palliative care, leadership development, healthcare innovation, and serious illness care, subscribe to TCNtalks / Anatomy of Leadership for weekly conversations with today's leading healthcare experts. Guest: Dr. Mark Stoltenberg Attending Physician in the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School Host: Chris Comeaux President / CEO of TELEIOS, author of The Anatomy of Leadership The Anatomy of Leadership podcast explores the art and science of leadership through candid, insightful conversations with thought leaders, innovators, and change-makers from a variety of industries. Hosted by Chris Comeaux, each episode dives into the mindsets, habits, and strategies that empower leaders to thrive in complex, fast-changing environments. With topics ranging from organizational culture and emotional intelligence to navigating disruption and inspiring teams, the show blends real-world stories with practical takeaways. The goal is simple yet ambitious: to equip leaders at every level with the tools, perspectives, and inspiration they need to lead with vision, empathy, and impact. https://www.teleioscn.org/anatomy-of-leadership

Part 2 - Leadership Starts With Presence—The Art of Showing Up with David Sachsenmaier

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2307178/fan_mail/new] What separates great leaders from those who simply manage people? It starts with presence. In Part Two of Leadership Starts With Presence | The Art of Showing Up, host Chris Comeaux continues his conversation with executive leadership coach David Sachsenmaier to explore how leadership presence, emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and authentic leadership shape thriving organizations. Leaders don't just influence strategy—they shape culture. David explains how unresolved personal patterns affect trust, communication, decision-making, and team performance, and offers practical insights for building healthier, high-performing organizations. Learn why vulnerability is a leadership strength, how to create a culture where people feel both safe and challenged, and why the most effective leaders lead from a place of self-awareness rather than reactivity. Whether you lead a healthcare organization, hospice, nonprofit, or business, this conversation delivers practical leadership wisdom you can apply immediately to build stronger teams, healthier cultures, and more resilient organizations. In this episode, you'll learn: * Why leaders transfer their inner world into organizational culture * How psychological safety improves performance without sacrificing accountability * Why vulnerability increases—not decreases—leadership credibility * The difference between executive coaching and therapy * How self-awareness creates calmer, more effective leadership * Why authentic leadership builds trust and engagement * How presence transforms organizational culture and team performance If you enjoyed this conversation, subscribe to TCNtalks / Anatomy of Leadership for more conversations with today's leading thinkers in healthcare, leadership, and organizational excellence. 💬 Share your biggest leadership takeaway in the comments. 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss a new episode. Highlights ✔ How your inner life becomes your organizational culture ✔ The hidden cost of reactive leadership ✔ Why vulnerability is one of a leader's greatest strengths ✔ Creating psychological safety without lowering expectations ✔ Coaching high performers versus therapy ✔ Leading from identity instead of performance ✔ David's powerful leadership blessing for work Blog: https://www.teleioscn.org/tcntalkspodcast/part-2-leadership-starts-with-presence-the-art-of-showing-up-with-david-sachsenmaier Guest: David Sachsenmaier, Corporate Executive Coach Host: Chris Comeaux, President / CEO of TELEIOS, author of The Anatomy of Leadership The Anatomy of Leadership podcast explores the art and science of leadership through candid, insightful conversations with thought leaders, innovators, and change-makers from a variety of industries. Hosted by Chris Comeaux, each episode dives into the mindsets, habits, and strategies that empower leaders to thrive in complex, fast-changing environments. With topics ranging from organizational culture and emotional intelligence to navigating disruption and inspiring teams, the show blends real-world stories with practical takeaways. The goal is simple yet ambitious: to equip leaders at every level with the tools, perspectives, and inspiration they need to lead with vision, empathy, and impact. https://www.teleioscn.org/anatomy-of-leadership

Leadership Starts With Presence—The Art of Showing Up with David Sachsenmaier | Part One

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2307178/fan_mail/new] Great leaders don't just show up—they create the kind of presence that changes people. What separates truly exceptional leaders from those who simply manage? In Part One of this thought-provoking conversation, Chris Comeaux sits down with executive coach David Sachsenmaier, whose 30 years of leadership experience and more than 4,000 hours of executive coaching have helped leaders uncover one of leadership's most overlooked truths: the quality of your leadership is shaped by the quality of your inner life.  Together, they explore why presence, self-awareness, and emotional grounding are essential to building healthy teams, resilient organizations, and cultures where people thrive.  David shares powerful insights on why many high-performing leaders unknowingly operate from a place of constant reactivity, how unresolved pain influences decision-making, and why treating people like machines ultimately destroys engagement and innovation.  Through memorable illustrations—including his "mason jar" metaphor—he explains why slowing down, becoming more self-aware, and leading from a place of wholeness creates organizations marked by trust, creativity, and lasting impact.  The conversation also explores the unique challenges facing healthcare and hospice leaders who spend their lives caring for others while often neglecting themselves. Transcript- Leadership Starts W… Whether you lead a healthcare organization, hospice, nonprofit, or business, this episode will challenge you to look beyond leadership techniques and consider the deeper work of becoming the kind of leader people genuinely want to follow. Key Takeaways * Leadership begins with presence. The healthiest leaders create calm, clarity, and trust instead of spreading chaos and reactivity. * Self-awareness fuels better leadership. Understanding your own "limps," triggers, and unresolved pain enables you to lead others with greater empathy and wisdom. * People are not machines. Organizations thrive when leaders recognize the humanity of their teams and create psychologically safe cultures. * Wholeness precedes performance. Sustainable leadership comes from finding your identity and worth beyond titles, achievements, and external success. * Healthy leaders multiply healthy cultures. Grounded, emotionally present leadership is contagious, improving engagement, creativity, collaboration, and organizational resilience. Guest: David Sachsenmaier, Corporate Executive Coach Host: Chris Comeaux, President / CEO of TELEIOS, author of The Anatomy of Leadership The Anatomy of Leadership podcast explores the art and science of leadership through candid, insightful conversations with thought leaders, innovators, and change-makers from a variety of industries. Hosted by Chris Comeaux, each episode dives into the mindsets, habits, and strategies that empower leaders to thrive in complex, fast-changing environments. With topics ranging from organizational culture and emotional intelligence to navigating disruption and inspiring teams, the show blends real-world stories with practical takeaways. The goal is simple yet ambitious: to equip leaders at every level with the tools, perspectives, and inspiration they need to lead with vision, empathy, and impact. https://www.teleioscn.org/anatomy-of-leadership

Part Two | What’s Broken in American Healthcare—and How to Fix It with Dr. Don Berwick

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2307178/fan_mail/new] Why does the United States spend more on healthcare than any other nation—yet often achieve worse outcomes?  In Part Two of this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Don Berwick—former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), internationally recognized healthcare quality expert, and founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)—joins Chris Comeaux to explore the systemic challenges facing American healthcare and the leadership required to create meaningful reform.   From the evolution of Medicare Advantage to the financial incentives shaping healthcare delivery, Dr. Berwick explains why administrative complexity, payment models, and profit-driven incentives continue to drive costs higher while often failing to improve patient outcomes. Together, they examine the future of healthcare policy, value-based care, healthcare leadership, healthcare reform, Medicare, health insurance, and the role employers may play in demanding a more sustainable healthcare system.   The conversation also turns to one of healthcare’s greatest success stories—hospice and palliative care.  Dr. Berwick argues that compassionate, person-centered care isn’t simply a better way to care for people nearing the end of life; it provides a blueprint for improving healthcare across every stage of life.  The episode concludes with an inspiring challenge to healthcare leaders: speak up for what is right, lead with courage, and never lose sight of healthcare’s true mission—to heal, serve, and care for people.   Whether you’re a healthcare executive, hospice leader, physician, nonprofit executive, health system administrator, board member, or business leader, this conversation offers strategic insights into the future of healthcare—and practical leadership lessons that extend far beyond medicine. ⸻ Episode Highlights ✔ Why Medicare Advantage has drifted from its original mission ✔ The hidden cost of healthcare bureaucracy and administrative waste ✔ The $80 billion debate surrounding Medicare Advantage payments ✔ Why employer-sponsored healthcare may be approaching a breaking point ✔ Lessons the U.S. can learn from healthcare systems around the world ✔ Why hospice and palliative care represent a model for all of healthcare ✔ The moral responsibility of healthcare leaders to speak with courage ⸻ If you enjoyed this conversation, please Like, Subscribe, and Share this episode with your leadership team, colleagues, board members, and friends.  Every conversation helps us build stronger leaders and healthier organizations. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations on leadership, hospice, palliative care, healthcare innovation, nonprofit strategy, and the future of healthcare. Guest: Dr. Don Berwick, Former Administrator of CMS Host: Chris Comeaux, President / CEO of Teleios, author of The Anatomy of Leadership The Anatomy of Leadership podcast explores the art and science of leadership through candid, insightful conversations with thought leaders, innovators, and change-makers from a variety of industries. Hosted by Chris Comeaux, each episode dives into the mindsets, habits, and strategies that empower leaders to thrive in complex, fast-changing environments. With topics ranging from organizational culture and emotional intelligence to navigating disruption and inspiring teams, the show blends real-world stories with practical takeaways. The goal is simple yet ambitious: to equip leaders at every level with the tools, perspectives, and inspiration they need to lead with vision, empathy, and impact. https://www.teleioscn.org/anatomy-of-leadership

What’s Broken in American Healthcare—and How to Fix It | Part One

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2307178/fan_mail/new] Is American healthcare truly serving patients—or has the system lost sight of its purpose? In this powerful episode of TCNtalks / Anatomy of Leadership, host Chris Comeaux welcomes Dr. Don Berwick, former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), President Emeritus and co-founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), and one of the world’s foremost experts in healthcare quality improvement. Together, they explore what’s broken in American healthcare, why healthcare reform is urgently needed, and how leaders can build a system that delivers better patient outcomes, higher quality care, health equity, value-based care, and a more sustainable future for healthcare organizations.  They also discuss the evolution of the Triple Aim into today’s Quintuple Aim, the growing influence of private equity in healthcare, the impact of healthcare policy, and why restoring purpose—not simply profitability—must become the foundation of modern healthcare leadership. Whether you’re a healthcare executive, hospice leader, hospital administrator, physician, nonprofit executive, or business leader, this conversation offers practical insights into improving healthcare while protecting the mission that first drew so many people into the profession. In this episode you’ll learn: ✅ Why the Triple Aim evolved into the Quintuple Aim—and why it matters today ✅ How financial incentives can conflict with quality patient care ✅ Why clinician purpose and workforce well-being are essential to healthcare excellence ✅ The growing impact of private equity and financialization across healthcare ✅ What healthcare leaders can do to improve patient outcomes while reducing waste ✅ Dr. Berwick’s vision for meaningful healthcare reform This conversation challenges conventional thinking and offers a hopeful vision for healthcare leaders who believe patients—not profits—should remain at the center of every decision. Don’t miss Part Two, where Dr. Berwick outlines the structural changes he believes could fundamentally reshape American healthcare. Subscribe for More Conversations If you enjoy conversations about healthcare leadership, hospice, healthcare innovation, leadership development, healthcare policy, and the future of patient-centered care, subscribe to TCNtalks / Anatomy of Leadership for weekly conversations with the leaders shaping the future of healthcare. Guest: Dr. Don Berwick, Former Administrator of CMS Host: Chris Comeaux, President / CEO of TELEIOS, author of The Anatomy of Leadership The Anatomy of Leadership podcast explores the art and science of leadership through candid, insightful conversations with thought leaders, innovators, and change-makers from a variety of industries. Hosted by Chris Comeaux, each episode dives into the mindsets, habits, and strategies that empower leaders to thrive in complex, fast-changing environments. With topics ranging from organizational culture and emotional intelligence to navigating disruption and inspiring teams, the show blends real-world stories with practical takeaways. The goal is simple yet ambitious: to equip leaders at every level with the tools, perspectives, and inspiration they need to lead with vision, empathy, and impact. https://www.teleioscn.org/anatomy-of-leadership