Want to Develop Vertically? You Must Focus on Upgrading Your Body’s Nervous System
And, the reality is that the better we can effectively regulate our physical and emotional needs, the more effectively we operate.
Elevating Your Center of Gravity – How to Widen Your Window of Tolerance and Re-Center Yourself
Vertical development is a form of development that is focused on improving our internal operating such that we make meaning of our world in more cognitively and emotionally sophisticated ways.
What is Vertical Development?
Vertical development is new to the leadership and personal development space, but research on vertical development has been around for over 50 years in the field of developmental psychology.
The Three Types of Trainings: Which Do You Focus on Most?
In my experience seeking to develop myself, I have sat through a lot of trainings. As a professor and consultant, I have also done a lot of teaching and trainings.
The Vertical Development Half Steps: Mind 1.5, Mind 2.5, & Mind 3.5
Vertical development is a process of personal development that focuses on upgrading our body’s internal operating system.
Recognizing People Operate on a Continuum from Asleep to Awake
While we probably agree that people operate somewhere along the continuum from asleep to awake, do you think people are self-aware about the degree to which they are awake?
Are You a Good Soldier, Progress Maker, or Value Creator?
In this article, I want to help you gain clarity on what the three different stages of adult development are so that you can better assess where you are in your development journey and how you can level up from where you currently are.
The Most Vertically Developed People Question Their Beliefs & Metaphors
I have recently learned something about myself. It is not easy for me to outwardly express sincere appreciation for others. To me, it feels really vulnerable. In fact, it doesn’t feel good to me.
How to Create Candor
Candor is a willingness in an organization to communicate in an unreserved, honest, sincere, and forthright way.
The Fundamental Prerequisites for Transformational Change
It is reasonable to question if transformational vertical development is possible in an organization. I believe that such transformation is rare.