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The Altitude Question
From expert to strategic leader A five minute read for senior leaders and founders whose role changed before their reputation did. There is a kind of expertise that quietly stops paying. Not because you got worse at it. Because the room changed around it. It rarely announces itself. Sometimes there is a promotion. Often there is not. The company doubled. The board turned over. You hired someone better than you at the thing you were best at. Or nothing visible happened at al
Beyond External Validation: The Power of Self-Feedback
In many of my coaching conversations with senior leaders and founders, a pattern keeps emerging. High performers waiting. Waiting for the next performance review. Waiting for stakeholder feedback. Waiting for someone senior to say, "Well done." External feedback absolutely matters. We are wired for it. Yet something powerful is often overlooked: Our capacity to give ourselves meaningful, grounded feedback. Not empty self-praise. Not harsh self-criticism. But thoughtful, evide
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