In this episode Dr. Jake Tayler Jacobs challenges organizations especially in healthcare to stop letting tradition block progress. He explains "operational blindness," why conformity kills innovation, and how leaders must pair courage (gumption) with evidence and systems to drive real change.

Listeners will learn five principles for innovation-driven leadership: question everything, prioritize impact over optics, build a coalition, make failure safe, and lead with evidence. Practical steps and a call to action close the episode: identify one unquestioned tradition and begin redesigning it.