"A career plateau at senior level rarely reflects declining capability. More often, it signals a mismatch between role complexity and how contribution is perceived. The work associated with life coaches in London increasingly intersects with structured career progression for experienced professionals facing this challenge. In London's competitive environments, sustained performance alone is insufficient for advancement. Senior professionals must translate output into organisational leverage. Career coaching addresses this conversion problem directly."
"At senior levels, career plateaus are rarely caused by a lack of capability. More often, progress stalls because perception, leverage, and visibility no longer scale with responsibility. What appears to be a personal limitation is usually a structural misalignment between contribution and recognition. Capability problem vs perception and leverage problem This framing shifts the plateau from a personal failing to a solvable leadership design problem. It also makes clear why executive presence and leverage, not additional effort, are usually the limiting factors."
Senior-level plateaus typically reflect a gap between role complexity and how contribution is perceived rather than a decline in capability. Perception, leverage, and visibility often fail to scale with increasing responsibility. Expanding roles frequently increase responsibility faster than decision authority, creating ambiguity and operational overload that undermines strategic contribution. Many senior professionals deliver strong results without controlling the narrative or securing sponsorship, so impact remains localised and advancement stalls, especially in matrixed organisations where influence exists without formal authority. Strategic progression requires translating output into organisational leverage, developing executive presence, and designing leadership roles with clear prioritisation and sponsorship pathways.
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