Are Your Mindsets Helping You Become Who You’re Meant to Be?
How to Align Your Inner World with Your Highest Aspirations We all want to grow. We set goals, pursue promotions, seek deeper relationships, or try to lead more effectively. We invest in strategies, plans, and accountability structures. And yet—progress often stalls. We hit invisible ceilings. We sabotage our momentum. Or worse, we succeed on the […]
The Real Reason Most Coaching Doesn’t Lead to Transformation
Why Horizontal Development Falls Short — and What Vertical Development Offers Instead If you’ve ever felt like you’ve “done the work” — read the books, attended the workshops, worked with a coach — but you still aren’t experiencing the transformation you hoped for, you’re not alone. In fact, that’s one of the most common experiences […]
Outpaced: Leaders are Increasingly Underprepared for the Rising Pace of Change
The latest data from Accenture’s Pulse of Change (September 2025) should stop leaders in their tracks: 90% of C-suite executives say the pace of change has accelerated since January, yet only 42% feel prepared to meet it—down from 46% earlier in the year. In other words, the gap is widening between how fast the world […]
The Thin Line Between Truly Great Leaders and Results-Oriented Leaders
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been exploring a deceptively simple question: What differentiates truly great leaders (the highest echelon of leaders) from results-oriented leaders (most leaders)? Before diving into this, I assumed that there would be large and clear distinctions between these two levels of leaders. But as I dug deeper, I came to […]
Stagnation Survey Results: What I have Learned about Team-Level Stagnation
I recently surveyed my newsletter subscribers to learn about their experiences with stagnation. I received 89 responses. I asked questions related to individual-level stagnation, which I reported on previously. And, I asked questions about team-level stagnation, which I will report on here. Why I Ran This Survey I’ve experienced stagnation to different degrees and at […]
Stagnation Survey Results: What I have Learned about Individual-Level Stagnation
I recently surveyed my newsletter subscribers to learn about their experiences with stagnation. I received 89 responses. I asked questions related to individual-level stagnation, which I will report on in this blog post. And, I asked questions about team-level stagnation, which I will report on in the next blog post. Why I Ran This Survey […]
Why Vertical Development Often Feels So Uncomfortable — and Why That’s a Good Sign
If you’ve ever tried to introduce vertical development—or what I call Being Side work—to a team or organization, you’ve likely encountered resistance. Maybe people shut down. Maybe they got defensive. Or maybe they just smiled politely and quickly moved on. At first glance, that kind of reaction might feel like failure. But if we understand […]
The Hidden Epidemic of Stagnation (And Why So Few Know What to Do About It)
What if the biggest obstacle to your growth isn’t external—but internal—and hiding in plain sight? Over the last several months, I’ve been diving deep into the topic of personal stagnation—what it is, why it happens, and how it silently takes root in even the most driven and capable professionals. And the more I study it, […]
Discover What’s Holding You Back: Take the Personal Stagnation Assessment
At some point, we all hit a wall. Maybe you’ve lost your spark at work. Maybe your personal growth feels like it’s on pause. Maybe, despite doing all the “right things,” you’re just not moving forward. That heavy, hard-to-name feeling? It’s called stagnation—and it might be trying to teach you something important. What Is Stagnation—and […]
Feeling Stuck? Here’s What Stagnation Is Trying to Teach You
We all hit walls. It might show up in our work, our relationships, our health, or our sense of purpose. Things slow down. Energy dips. Progress stalls. That’s stagnation — and while it can feel discouraging, it may be one of the most important signals in your personal development journey. What Is Stagnation? Stagnation occurs […]
