Vertical Development: Empowering Leaders to Break Through Complexity

Today's leaders face unprecedented challenges: disruption, complexity, ambiguity and the need for cross-functional collaboration. Many feel stuck and overwhelmed, struggling to develop new capabilities to meet these demands. Enter vertical development – a powerful approach to transform how leaders think and act.

Vertical development focuses on expanding a leader's cognitive complexity, wisdom and insight. This approach enables leaders to span boundaries and networks and become more:

• Adaptable
• Self-aware
• Collaborative
• Interconnected

Recent Harvard University research has validated key stages of vertical development, allowing us to identify and support growth in leadership capacity.