447- Learn the Business to Lead Technology w/Dr. Michael Barr

Dr. Michael Barr has worked across military communications, infantry leadership, university teaching, research operations, and healthcare IT. In this conversation with Doug Camin, he explains how that range changed the way he leads. They discuss connecting technology to operations, preparing people for work beyond their current role, making decisions with incomplete information, and building a succession pipeline before a key absence exposes the gap. Michael closes with a direct challenge for emerging leaders: study the parts of the business that sit outside your technical comfort zone.