#131: Maureen Metcalf: Lead With Your Head and Your Heart

<p><strong>OVERVIEW:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner and Host of the</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast speaks with Maureen Metcalf, MBA, Founder and CEO of the Innovative Leadership Institute. In this episode, Maureen discusses the six competencies of leadership. She also shares her thoughts about what it takes to become a great leader and how to create a culture aligned with leadership goals.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Maureen shares what it’s like growing up in a military household and how she started her own company.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Good leaders should update and innovate how they lead - just like how we update and innovate how we work. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Getting it right is more important than being right. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Maureen talks about the six competencies that constitute being a good leader. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">For Maureen, being transparent and accountable is the right approach to leadership, especially during the COVID pandemic.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What two areas do leaders often get wrong and what can they do to improve?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The core competency of leadership is empathy. Great leaders have a firm hand and an empathic heart.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Maureen’s advice: Get results, have a vision, have a heart, and care. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Leaders are expected to guide. When building a n