And how to see them coming.
Most newly promoted and newly hired revenue executives don't fail because they're not good enough. They fail because the seat changed and nobody told them the rules changed with it.
The skills that got them here are now actively working against them. Roughly half of executives in new roles underperform or leave within 18 months.
Check the box next to any behavior that you recognize in yourself. Don't worry - everyone has at least one.
Signal: Your calendar is full of decisions only you can make. Your team escalates everything.
The Reality: Your boss will fire you if you keep being exceptional instead of building exceptional people.
Signal: Board meetings go fine, but you aren't driving the narrative.
The Reality: Your job is to walk in with the question they haven't thought of yet.
Signal: Conversations go sideways unexpectedly. You aren't adjusting your delivery.
The Reality: At the C-level, one mismatched relationship can cost you the role.
Signal: Instincts that made you successful in your last role aren't landing.
The Reality: A new seat requires a rewrite of your execution motion.
Signal: You treat coaching as a journal exercise rather than real leverage.
The Reality: Successful operators treat outside perspective as a compounding asset.
I was in one or another of these traps in every executive role I held. I would have been meaningfully more successful with a coach who knew the patterns.
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