Ep. 032: Why The Wrong Leaders Get Promoted
Bred To Lead · Dr. Jake Tayler Jacobs
Nov 25, 2025 · 46 min
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WE HIRE FOR CREDENTIALS AND HOPE FOR CAPABILITY
The best nurse becomes charge nurse, the best tech becomes director, and nobody asks if they can actually lead. Dr. Jake Tayler Jacobs calls it the clinical excellence trap and explains why healthcare's leadership famine is a design problem, not a talent problem.
IN THIS EPISODE
• Why the skills that get you promoted (reliable, liked, busy) are not the skills that make you effective
• The five capabilities leaders need: systems thinking, emotional intelligence, change management, development mindset, strategic foresight
• His "three layers…
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