Vertical Development: How Grown-ups Grow Up

Vertical Development: How Grown-ups Grow Up

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Becoming Deliberately Developmental
Can organizations grow like people do? This episode takes you inside a bold experiment in rethinking power, leadership, and what it means to be truly…
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Democracy Is in Crisis. It Needs Human Development to Survive.
This past weekend, Romania gave the world a lesson in saving democracy from the imminent threat of fascism. Human maturity and wisdom played a crucial…
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Concept of Self
What is the self? Are you the same now as you were 20 years ago? Are you made of one thing or contain multiplicities? Are you your thoughts or have…
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Alis Anagnostakis, PhD
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Heather Frost
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This Year, Try Setting Intentions Instead of Goals
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To Fight Darkness, First You Need to Understand It
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Staring Over The Edge Into The Darkness And It's A Familiar Sight
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The Precious, Painful Gift of Edge Emotions
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Powerlust: The Hollow Quest For A Pain-Free, Death-Free Life
Death, freedom, isolation and meaninglessnes are the four big existential fears of all humans. We have myriad ways of avoiding them and pursuing…
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To Fight Darkness, First You Need to Understand It
Outrage and rejection are natural responses in the face of greed, injustice and cruelty. But can we truly stand up for Good, without first understanding…
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Is This an Age of Collective Madness or a Precipice of Growth?
If you've been felling like your news feed is more full of irrationality and outrageousness than before, you're not alone. Is the world going stark mad…
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Staring Over The Edge Into The Darkness And It's A Familiar Sight
When the world stops making sense, we instinctively look for the simple solutions. Someone to blame, an easy way out or a strong leader who will "fix…
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Beyond Red and Blue: The U.S. Election as a Test of Adult Development
Whichever side you might be on, the imminent U.S. election is a choice between starkly different worldviews. What might vertical development teach us…
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The Precious, Painful Gift of Edge Emotions
Recently some big dreams have come true for me and yet I've been feeling more anxious than ever. Is there something wrong or is this just 'growth pains…
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Celebrating the Birth of "Growing Humans"
Dear vertical development nerds, we have big news! Those of you who are parents, educators or in any way support raising children - check out the new…
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Are We Over-Intellectualising to Avoid Feeling Vulnerable or Taking Action?
All of you 'nerds' who follow this nerdy newsletter likely have a love of big ideas, deep conversations and connecting the dots. But what happens when…
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A Lived Experience of Vertical Growth
A forensic investigator's journey towards becoming first a leader, then a leadership expert and, in the process, growing into a more conscious, wiser…
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Samantha Kropff
Vertical Development: How Grown-ups Grow Up
Vertical Development: How Grown-ups Grow Up
Are you a leader, coach, facilitator, L&D expert or educator? Join me to unpack the science of vertical development, make it practical, and discover why it is crucial to staying sane and growing wise in a world that is getting more chaotic by the minute.
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