A few years ago, I jumped off the ladder. The safe, known ladder. The one that promised status, certainty, and steady progress. Yet it wasn’t heading where I wanted to go.
The higher I climbed, the narrower it felt. Each step was about defending position, not expanding vision. It rewarded predictability, not adaptability. And while it looked solid inside the organisation, it didn’t prepare me - or those around me - for what was happening in the world beyond.
Since then, I’ve been on another ladder - not climbing it alone, but alongside others.
This ladder doesn’t rise in a straight line. It expands. Each rung isn’t a job title or a corner office, but a step towards broader ambition and stronger agency. On it, success isn’t measured by scarcity - who you beat inside your organisation or industry - yet by the value you create across boundaries.
This is the Ambition × Agency Ladder. It’s not a solo climb to the top. It’s a collective journey, where progress multiplies as leaders move together. And it’s an easy ladder to join.
