I help leaders and organizations create higher speed with lower RPMs—making transformational improvements in clarity, capacity, traction, and vitality through my 6th Gear Leadership framework.
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In today’s environment, leadership is not just about knowing more or doing more. As complexity rises, the real differentiator is the gear from which leaders operate.
Many leaders operate in 5th Gear—creating movement through urgency, control, and strain. 6th Gear leaders operate differently. They lead with greater steadiness, sophistication, and intention, creating more traction with less friction.
The gear leaders operate in does not just affect their personal effectiveness. It shapes team dynamics, organizational culture, execution quality, and the ceiling of the organization itself.
Ryan Gottfredson is a leadership development expert, speaker, consultant, and best-selling author who helps leaders and organizations make transformational shifts in how they operate. He is the creator of the 6th Gear Leadership framework and the author of multiple books that have helped thousands of leaders elevate how they think, lead, and grow.
My books provide the foundation for the work I do with leaders and organizations. Together, they help explain why transformational growth requires more than better strategies, skills, and behaviors—it requires a shift in how we operate.
A powerful look at the science of personal transformation and how to create meaningful, lasting change.
A guide to helping leaders grow vertically so they can lead with greater maturity, self-awareness, and effectiveness.
A practical and research-backed framework for elevating the mindsets that shape leadership, performance, and growth.
Whether you want to develop yourself, strengthen your leaders, elevate your executive team, or bring a transformational message to your audience, there are multiple ways to engage with this work.
Discover how your mindsets shape your leadership, effectiveness, and growth.
Identify where you may be stuck and what may be constraining your progress.
Identify where you may be stuck and what may be constraining your progress.
Organizations engage this work in different ways depending on their needs—through executive team transformation, leadership development programs, keynote experiences, workshops, assessments, and mindset development.
“The training and content was fantastic and applicable. Ryan was great with his delivery that resulted in meaningful personal and professional reflection and discussions. I look forward to future sessions.”
“Great seminar that truly helps change the perspective on leadership behavior. The simplicity of the material makes it easy to understand how improvement is possible for everyone.”
“This was an eye-opener for me and I’m glad I got to learn these 4 mindsets. I will definitely revisit these mindsets and begin to apply them in my everyday life, not only in my leadership positions.”
Whether you want to develop yourself, strengthen your leaders, elevate your executive team, or bring a transformational message to your organization or event, 6th Gear Leadership offers a powerful path forward.
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