
The Practice Ground for the Next Level of Leadership
Recently, I worked with a senior leader whose next promotion had stalled. Two years earlier, she had accepted her current role because it was framed as the bridge to something bigger: a larger leadership position that had been outlined, discussed, and all but promised. She had done the work since, taking on difficult assignments, navigating ambiguity, and building influence with people who did not report to her. She was operating as a strategic partner and trusted advisor



