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Music I'm Uriel Wilkins and this is Coaching Real Leaders part of the HBR podcast network.

I'm a longtime executive coach who works with highly successful leaders who've hit a

bump in the road. My job is to help them get over that bump by clarifying their goals and

figuring out a way to reach them so that hopefully they can lead with a little more ease.

I typically work with clients over the course of several months, but on this show, we have a one-time coaching meeting, focusing on a specific leadership challenge they're facing.

Today's guest is someone will call Maggie to protect her confidentiality.

She's been at her company for several years and seen it through many phases

of growth. I've had the somewhat unique experience, I would say, of being with the same

organization for the majority of my professional career. And when I started with the organization

I'm with today, it was truly a startup. So it has been an honor to be part of that ride.

And I have professionally benefited from that growth, probably elevating five to six times over the course of that company growth into new roles, learning new skill sets, etc.

But lately, Maggie's been feeling a shift

and less of a tailwind than she's felt in the past

when it comes to advancing in her career.

We're kind of on the precipice of a new era of the company

where it has to function differently.

We have to build to scale.

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