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When Success Limits Progress - Why Capable Leaders Sometimes Stop Growing
Many capable leaders continue to deliver strong results and remain highly valued, even as their continued growth begins to stall. What if the real barrier isn't capability at all? In this episode of Leadership: Re-imagined, Talogy’s Munir Burhan is joined by Dr. Terry Galvin, Chartered Occupational Psychologist and Executive Coach, to discuss why capable leaders can encounter constraints on their continued growth despite sustained strong performance. Together, they’ll look at how these patterns develop, why they can be difficult for leaders and organisations to recognise, and what it takes to move beyond them. Drawing on Terry’s decades of experience in executive coaching, assessment, and HR roles, Terry and Munir explore six Leadership Constraints that emerged from recurring themes observed in his work, bringing them to life through real-world examples. Through these examples, Terry and Munir explore how organisations can unintentionally reinforce constraints, the critical influence of line managers, and why developing capability alone may not always be enough. They also consider what organisations can do to create the conditions to support continued growth. Join us for a practical and thought-provoking conversation about why capable leaders sometimes stop growing, how Leadership Constraints can be recognised, and what leaders and organisations can do to enable continued growth.
