Keys to Leadership from an OT CEO

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June 29, 2025

Humility and Servitude!

We have covered Leadership and Leadership characteristics in numerous past editions of the UNCAGED CLINICIAN blog.

In our doing so, it is easy for one to see the dialogue being from the physical therapist's perspective.

And that is exactly why in this week's submission, I sat down with a leading Stayce Mayo, OT, one of the top CEO's in healthcare; serving as the top leader for a very large corporate hospital group in Oklahoma City, OK.

Stayce is exceptionally gifted at recognizing talent and growing teams comprising of multiple disciplines.

Any leader must first reflect on and acknowledge their own strengths and weaknesses.

As easy as this may seem, many of us tend to gloss over these; perhaps even shrug them off.

Real, effective leadership starts with humility. Being honest with ourselves on our strengths and weaknesses is where the humility starts.

A team will quickly pick up on a leader who has not acknowledged these; especially the weaknesses.

When this is evident, seeds of mistrust start to germinate.

Knowing one's strengths and weaknesses helps to point us in the direction for how we need to grow a team around us.

It is imperative to surround ourselves with both talent and diversity.

We should not be fearful of others being "better" than us in some areas.

Remember, our mission and our vision need others better equipped than ourselves in some areas for maximum potential to be reached.

The team we build does not need, nor should not be, carbon copies of ourselves.

Diversity in talent is required for a fully formed and functioning team - one that can effectively and efficiently move the needle forward.

An example of diversity is creating a team where key players have varying working strengths.

Needed are those who excel in wonder and invention.

Discernment is a vital trait that often gets overlooked.

There must be one or more with tenacity to get things done.

A strong galvanizer will serve to help get the team on board with the game plan.

Someone strong with enablement (encourager) provides welcomed support while in the grind.

As a leader, stay thirsty for knowledge. Stay curious; always learning.

Learning is such an important recipe for success that your team should comprise of people who also have a passion for learning.

All of these aforementioned suggestions require the leader to show humility, as already stated.

The leader must also approach everything she does with the heart of a Servant.

Serving the team first will create cohesion, loyalty, trust, and overall hard workers.

We have probably all worked for or with someone else who made it all about them. Exhausting, to say the least.

Serving others does two things:

1. It lifts people up so that they thrive and excel; whereby the mission succeeds.

2. It produces both personal and professional growth within ourselves.

I must say that these points brought forth by Stayce sound quite familiar to what we at UNCAGED CLINICIAN talk about as we guide budding entrepreneurs.

What fabulous validation!

If you would like to hear the full discussion of this topic with Stayce Mayo, OT, be sure to check out the next release of the UNCAGED CLINICIAN Podcast on July 2!

Stayce and previous guest, Lesli Jenkins, OT will be on with me for a lively conversation about today's topic!

For more insights and personalized guidance for becoming the entrepreneur you dream to be, visit uncagedclinician.com and schedule a free Growth Strategy Call with us.

Let's work together to break through the ceiling and unlock the full potential of your practice.

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Your Success is our success!

The UNCAGED team