Why Leaders Need to be Curious - COO of Aledade Care Solutions, Doug Streat

<p>Curious leaders are successful leaders.&nbsp;When you're curious, you're constantly learning and growing which helps you become a better leader. You're also more open-minded and creative, which can lead to new and innovative ideas. So if you want to be a successful leader, start by being curious.</p><p>Many think that being a leader means having all the answers, but that's not true. Leaders need to be curious in order to learn and grow, and if they're not then they'll quickly fall behind.</p><p>I host Doug Streat, COO of Aledade Care Solutions, where we explore the importance of curiosity in leadership and how it helps you achieve your goals.</p><p>Aledade is the leading primary care enablement company, and supports independent primary care practices by giving them the tools and technology to deliver higher-quality care and improve patient outcomes. They have nearly 1000 employees and serve 1.7M patients in over 40 states.</p><p>Aledade is one of the less than 1 percent of private companies to reach a $1 billion valuation.</p><p>Doug has been with Aledade for over five years. He began his journey with the company as a Product Fellow, and has grown into his current role in the C-Suite.</p><p>He has an undergraduate degree in psychology and neuroscience and a Masters in Public Health from Yale.</p><p>LinkedIn Profile <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougstreat/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougstreat/</strong></a></p><p>Company Link:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.aledade.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.aledade.com/</strong></a></p><p><strong>What You’ll Discover in this Episode:</strong></p><ul><li>The biggest opportunity and challenge of being a young C-Suite leader.</li><li>What accelerated his promotion from analyst to COO in 5 years.</li><li>Why it’s important for executives to become thought leaders.</li><li>His favorite leadership question.</li><li>The important lesson he learned from a marathon negotiation.</li