STAT Leadership Podcast
STAT Leadership is a fast-paced, no-nonsense podcast where three emergency physicians—shaped by years in EMS, military operations, rescue work, and disaster response—break leadership down to its essential, actionable core. Across the first ten episodes, they tackle the fundamentals: what leadership is, how it’s developed, and why character, communication, and self-awareness matter more than titles. Through stories drawn from high-stakes medicine, combat deployments, tough calls in the field, and the leaders who shaped them—real and fictional—they explore authenticity, followership, influence, networking, resilience, and the fine line between leading and managing. They don’t shy away from hard truths: leadership is earned, rarely comfortable, and always rooted in trust, consistency, and humility. Whether discussing how to mentor the next generation, handle transitions in command, or keep your head straight under pressure, STAT Leadership delivers grounded, practical insight from people who have led when the stakes were life and death.
STAT Leadership Podcast
STAT Leadership Episode 1: The Nature of Leadership
In the first episode of The STAT Leadership Podcast, hosts Phil Moy, Chetan Kharod, and JR Pickett delve into the foundational concepts of leadership. They discuss the qualities integral to effective leadership, such as compassion, integrity, courage, and perseverance. The hosts agree that leadership is more about character traits than formal titles and highlight the importance of adaptability and self-awareness. Real-life examples, including a powerful story from Chet's Air Force experience during a mass casualty event, illustrate practical leadership challenges. They also discuss the impact of humility, the necessity of trust, and providing constructive feedback. The episode concludes with each host sharing their fictional and nonfictional leadership role models, including Aragorn, Captain Aubrey, Martin Luther King Jr., and Mahatma Gandhi, showcasing the diverse aspects of leading effectively.
Referenced in this eposode:
The Leader’s Code Podcast, by Dr Rawaa El Ayoubi—Aspire Leadership Network https://youtu.be/LcafGR8bJlw?si=sIqkmkX4LnOuC8zu
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't, by Simon Sinek https://a.co/d/2pB4Yj2
Kung Fu Panda https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441773/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_kung%2520fu%2520panda
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120737/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_lord%2520of%2520the%2520rings
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167261/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_7_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_lord%2520of%2520the%2520rings
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311113/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_master%2520and%2520commander
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns Goodwin https://a.co/d/48S8DAj
Start Trek: The Next Generation https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_6_nm_1_in_0_q_star%2520trek%2520the%2520next
