Too often we think that changing leaders is about putting things into the leader’s practice—new skills, new understandings, new behaviors. The piece we often miss is that for leaders to be transformational, they also need to be transforming themselves. But how?
Leadership development often focuses on technical (knowledge, skills, tools) rather than adaptive (mindsets, fears, assumptions, stages of adult development) needs. Vertical development focuses on unlocking the potential for adaptive leaders.
Jennifer's book is easy to read and a valuable resource.