Vertical Development
What Are the 7 Stages of Vertical Development?
Vertical development recognizes 7 stages of personal growth that help leaders mentally and emotionally prepare to guide organizations and themselves through an ever more complex world Key Takeaways: The 7 main stages of vertical development Opportunist Conformer Expert Achiever Redefining Strategist Alchemist The traditional approach to leadership development has been to focus on what people…
Read More5 Benefits of Vertical Development for Business Leaders
Learn why expanding leaders’ capacity is a crucial investment for today’s complex world. Key Takeaways Vertical development is more about thinking, behavior, and beliefs rather than skills and competencies 5 benefits of vertical development: More effective leadership Better business outcomes Self-betterment Linear, mappable progress Versatility We currently live in fast-changing, complex times. There’s a lot…
Read MoreIf Your Business Wants to Develop Better Leaders, It Needs Vertical Development
The world is increasingly volatile and complex. Businesses need leaders who can think through complex situations and find innovative solutions. Enter vertical development. Key Takeaways: Vertical development focuses on how employees think more than what they know As leaders rise through the ranks, how they think becomes more important to business success than what they…
Read MoreWhat Is the Complexity Crisis? 7 Tips to Lead Through Uncertainty and Rapid Change
How to overcome the biggest challenges in the workplace with 7 lessons from vertical development Key Takeaways Understand the differences between horizontal and vertical development Embrace vertical development over horizontal development to meet the complexity crisis Increase leaders’ capacity for collaboration Seek out multiple perspectives Learn how to hold opposing ideas at the same time…
Read MoreSkills are Important, but Capacity is Critical to Success
I was thrilled when Forbes published the article I wrote on one my passions — the idea that our capacity is far more critical to our success than learning new skills. So much of current leadership development efforts focus on skills, but miss the far more meaningful territory of our worldly perspective or how we…
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