That was different. I've run a lot of sessions. Facilitated rooms full of senior people who are smart, experienced, and usually a little guarded. And what happened today caught me off guard in the best way. Within the first fifteen minutes, people were sharing things that most CEOs won't say out loud in front of their own board, let alone a room of strangers. Board chair dynamics. The gap between the leader you've been and the one the business actually needs next. The courage it takes to be transparent when the culture around you isn't built for it. Benedikt said something that stopped me: "My team is really waiting for me to step up and do the fix, because I unconsciously trained them to do so. It is hard to get out of it." And then Isabell came in with: "I find myself needing to reflect on the CEO I need to become versus the CEO I have been the last few years." That's the real work. Right there. So here's the thing. I could give you a framework for that. I could point you to a chapter in the book. But honestly? The shift happens in conversation. One to one. With someone who's sat across from hundreds of CEOs working through exactly this kind of inflection point. So here's what I'd like to offer you: A proper conversation about whatever's sitting in your seat right now. Think of it like extending today's session, except it's just the two of us and we go wherever you need to go and decide if and what support you might need. Why am I offering this? Because the people who showed up today are exactly the kind of leaders I do my best work with. And because I could feel in the room that most of you are at some kind of inflection point. You didn't just register. You carved out time on a Thursday afternoon and leaned in. That tells me something about how seriously you take your own growth. Book a call here: https://calendly.com/andreapetrone/discovery-call-with-andrea And if the book resonated, pre-orders are open. It comes out October 22nd with Wiley, and a lot of what we touched on today goes much deeper in there: https://www.reinventionatthetop.com/preorder Thank you for being in the room yesterday. I don't say that lightly. Andrea Petrone London, UK | +44 7702 518339 |
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