Accelerate! With Andy Paul

Ryan Gottfredson is an Associate Professor of Business and Leadership at  California State University-Fullerton and the author of The Elevated Leader. Ryan defines vertical development as the process of elevating your personal operating system in cognitively and emotionally sophisticated ways.  He discusses the 3 Mind Levels and how each operates, and the awareness needed to question paradigms and grow from Mind 1.0 to Mind 3.0. He differentiates between horizontal development and vertical development which is aimed at elevating a leader's ability to make meaning of the world.  HIGHLIGHTS Vertical altitude: The level of cognitive and emotional sophistication  Horizontal development and shifting internal operating systems  3 Mind Levels: Good Soldier, Progress Maker, and Value Creator  Develop your Mind Level by questioning your paradigm QUOTES Elevate your cognitive altitude to operate better - Ryan: "When we aren't very cognitively and emotionally sophisticated, it inhibits our ability to be effective