How Senior Leaders Recover from a Stalled Career

When a senior leader hits a plateau—no promotion, no stretch assignment, no board interest—the standard advice to 'be patient' or 'network more' rarely works. This episode examines the structured recovery framework used by ex-McKinsey partner turned CEO coach Anna Richter, who calls it the 'career torque' method. Richter's playbook involves three deliberate moves: a visibility audit that maps who actually sees your work at decision-making level, a skill re-anchoring exercise that repositions your expertise for adjacent roles, and a 90-day 'sprint portfolio' of small high-impact projects designed to generate new internal sponsorship. Lucas and Luna walk through a real case: a chief marketing officer at a Fortune 500 consumer goods company who was passed over twice for the C-suite before using the torque method to land a president role at a mid-cap competitor within 11 months. The episode also touches on the psychological trap of 'earned entitlement'—the belief that past results guarantee future advancement—and why the most dangerous word in a stalled career is 'deserve.' #CareerStall #SeniorLeadership #ExecutiveRecovery #CareerTorqueMethod #AnnaRichter #CsuiteStrategy #VisibilityAudit #SkillReanchoring #LeadershipCoaching #CareerPlateau #Fortune500 #ExecutiveMobility #Sponsorship #MidCapCEO #CareerSprint #EarnedEntitlement #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo