The question that exposed the stall

CAPTION   I was coaching a senior leader with strong results and wide trust.   Halfway through, I asked: “Are you still shaping the future of this business - or quietly maintaining what already exists?”   He paused. That’s when the stall became visible -not through failure, but through comfort and competence.   The fix?   Five moves: shape across the enterprise, break your echo chamber, take a reputational risk, destabilise your power base, and rewrite what you’re known for.   Leaders stall not from working less, but from their risk profile flattening while the world steepens.