Episode 12 – The Next Climb: Stretch, Partner, or Step Aside? - Part 2

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of leadership and growth in organizations, emphasizing the need for new traits and systems to adapt to changing circumstances.

Growth doesn’t glide upward; it climbs in stair steps that demand new traits, new systems, and sometimes new leaders. We sit down with John Monroe to unpack why the abilities that got us here rarely carry us there, and how to decide whether to stretch, partner, or step aside so the organization can make its next climb. This is a candid look at reinvention under real pressure, from AI shifts to changing customer expectations, and the identity questions leaders must answer to stay relevant. We...

People in this episode

Guest: John Monroe

Topics covered

• growth
• leadership
• reinvention
• AI
• customer expectations

Keywords

• stretch
• partner
• step aside
• identity questions

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Books & works: The Next Climb: Stretch, Partner, or Step Aside?

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