Mastery Summary for Smart Growth Leaders

For individuals in mastery, predictive models are accurate, behavior is anchored, and confidence is high. Support and good judgment are plentiful. With things comfortable and familiar, stress levels are relatively low. But because this growth curve has become a part of who they are, growth is and feels slow.

For a summary of what mastery feels like, see the following Goldilocks Table. The chair is no longer just right, it has become too small. A new chair, possibly a new table, is in order. When you as a leader understand the experience people are having atop the S Curve, you can help create conditions where they can be successful in this phase of their growth.

GOLDILOCKS TABLE

Plotting the Emotional ...

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