๐ฅ๐ผ๐ผ๐-๐๐ผ-๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ยฎ โ is my proprietary six-stage methodology for senior leaders navigating transition, recalibration, or the next level of performance. In this article, I summarise the first three stages of the model.
Each stage of ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ผ๐-๐๐ผ-๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ยฎ has its own structured tool – from ๐.๐ข.๐.๐.๐. ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟโข through to ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐โข – inspired by how a tree grows: from outcomes at the surface to beliefs at the roots, then back to measurable results.
The first three stages are –
Clarity (๐.๐ข.๐.๐.๐. ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟโข)
Conviction (๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐ฆโข)
Insight (๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐๐๐กโข)
Next, Iโll explore why sequence matters and how true instinct emerges when pressure meets preparation.
Most executives talk about trusting their gut.
Few stop to ask whatโs behind it.
Instinct isnโt magic โ itโs memory, experience, and belief compressed into a split second.
The question is whether that instinct is informed or inherited.
The first three stages of ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ผ๐-๐๐ผ-๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ยฎ โ clarity through ๐.๐ข.๐.๐.๐. ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟโข, conviction through ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐ฆโข, and insight through ๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐๐๐กโข.
Together, they form the foundation of every decision that follows.
Clarity โ ๐.๐ข.๐.๐.๐. ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟโข
Before instinct can be trusted, clarity must be built.
In leadership transitions, speed is seductive โ action signals confidence.
But without clarity, activity becomes noise.
๐.๐ข.๐.๐.๐. ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟโข helps leaders define the field, outcomes, context, alignment, and levers for impact.
It asks the hard question first:
What are you solving for, and who defines success?
When thatโs answered, instinct stops being guesswork. It starts being guided.
Clarity is what makes instinct directional, not random.
Conviction โ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐ฆโข
Clarity without conviction is brittle.
Under pressure, it bends.
๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐ฆโข moves leaders from strategy to stance โ grounding decisions in values and purpose.
Conviction doesnโt come from certainty; it comes from consistency.
When pressure rises, what principles keep you anchored?
In complex environments, conviction is what separates reaction from response โ and what protects integrity when speed tempts compromise.
Conviction is what makes instinct reliable, not reactive.
Insight โ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐๐๐กโข
Most leaders treat instinct as a strength.
It often is โ but only when understood.
๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐๐๐กโข
It asks: What beliefs are steering your reactions before you even speak?
By tracing reactions back to their roots, leaders see where intuition is experience โ and where itโs old conditioning in disguise.
Only then can instinct be trusted, because itโs no longer blind.
Insight is what makes instinct conscious, not automatic.
Bringing It Together
This article consolidates the first half of ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ผ๐-๐๐ผ-๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ยฎโ three of the six defined stages that build the foundation for confident leadership.
- Clarity through ๐.๐ข.๐.๐.๐. ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟโขโ understanding what matters before the pressure hits.
- Conviction through ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐ฆโข โ standing firm when values and momentum collide.
- Insight through ๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐๐๐กโข โ seeing what drives your instinct before it drives you.
Each stage builds the next.
Clarity sharpens direction. Conviction grounds judgment. Insight strengthens instinct.
Together they create the foundation of reliable leadership โ where decisions are guided by principle, not impulse, and confidence is earned, not assumed. Thatโs the alignment that leads to ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒโขโ where belief becomes behaviour and presence becomes credibility.
Structured. Strategic. Grounded in outcomes.
๐ฅ๐ผ๐ผ๐-๐๐ผ-๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ยฎ.
