Seven Transformations of Leadership: Upgrade Your Action Logic (David Rooke, William R. Torbert)

Momentum, your daily edge in Leadership 🚀 · Oct 22, 2026 · 6m

You crushed your KPIs, hit every milestone, and put out operational fires before lunch—only to be told in your annual review that you lack strategic vision. In their landmark Harvard Business Review study, David Rooke and William R. Torbert reveal why the mental habits that earned you a management seat are often the exact reason you hit an invisible ceiling. They call this your Action Logic: the subconscious operating system that dictates how you interpret power and safety under pressure. While nearly sixty percent of corporate leaders remain trapped in the Achiever stage—obsessing over…