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Feeling held back at work? When your potential outgrows your role

Many leaders don’t feel stuck because their work is monotonous, but because they sense that their own potential is evolving faster than the opportunities implicit in their current role. Recognizing that gap can be a first step toward progress.

Monday morning. You walk into your office, look at the week ahead and know you can handle every challenge ahead of you. And yet, something feels off. You’re performing well — even exceptionally — but you don’t feel a real sense of progress. That hesitation before you begin doesn’t come from fatigue. It comes from the intuition that you could be contributing far more than your current role allows.

These moments often emerge after a period of success, once you’ve already proven your value but still feel constrained by a role that isn’t evolving at the speed you think it could. It may be a lack of strategic opportunities, limited autonomy, or the sense that your leadership skills are not being tested to their full extent.

But in the rush of daily execution, it’s difficult to know whether you’re truly stuck or simply transitioning into your next phase of growth.

This short questionnaire is designed to help you pause and assess your situation with clarity. It will help you identify early signs of stagnation, understanding where your current ceiling might be, and determining whether you need a significant shift or just a small adjustment to regain momentum.

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