From VP To C Suite: The Psychological Leap Most Executives Are Not Prepared For

The Real Block Is Identity, Not Capability. VPs stall at the C suite door because their professional self has not caught up with the role they are about to inherit.
The Cost Lands on the Organisation. A leader carrying a VP operating system into a C suite seat creates up to eighteen months of strategic drift that the board eventually feels.
The Solution Is Identity Work, Not More Skills. Targeted executive coaching at the point of transition retires the operator self and builds the executive self before the gap exposes itself publicly.