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title: "Vertical Development: Empowering Leader to Break Through Complexity"
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# Vertical Development: Empowering Leaders to Break Through Complexity

 ![Calendar ](https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/128/591/591607.png) Tuesday, August 20, 2024

![Clock ](https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/128/2784/2784399.png) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Eastern Time

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.

## ![Learning - Free education icons](https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/5236/5236796.png) What you will learn from this webinar

Tune in on August 20th to gain insight into...

![✓ Check Mark Button Emoji, Check Emoji, Tick Emoji](https://images.emojiterra.com/google/android-jellybean/2705.png)The essence of vertical development and its critical importance.

![✓ Check Mark Button Emoji, Check Emoji, Tick Emoji](https://images.emojiterra.com/google/android-jellybean/2705.png)Insights into developmental stages.

![✓ Check Mark Button Emoji, Check Emoji, Tick Emoji](https://images.emojiterra.com/google/android-jellybean/2705.png)How to integrate vertical development into your leadership programs.

![✓ Check Mark Button Emoji, Check Emoji, Tick Emoji](https://images.emojiterra.com/google/android-jellybean/2705.png)Real-world examples of large-scale implementation  
![✓ Check Mark Button Emoji, Check Emoji, Tick Emoji](https://images.emojiterra.com/google/android-jellybean/2705.png)Practical advice for individual leaders and talent professionals

## Learn from industry experts

Join our panelists for a discussion and Q&A about how vertical development can equip leaders to tackle today's interconnected global challenges and transform from isolated heroes to interconnected, wisdom-driven servants.

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### Tara Castaneda

Senior Director, Leadership and Coach Center of Expertise

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### Karim Hirani

Senior Director, leading strategic quality for executive coaching and AI in leadership development

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### Claude Werder

Senior VP and Principal Analyst

Brandon Hall Group

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