We expect leadership teams to drive results, shape culture, and lead change — yet most struggle to function as true teams. Why? Because the very things that make them powerful also make them fragile. They face paradoxes no other team encounters: individuals and collective, execution and renewal, discipline and openness. Getting them right is rare — and when it happens, it changes everything.

This article examines how growing pains manifest in impact-driven organizations, why they matter, and the actual costs of dismissing them as inevitable. It offers a clear lens on the patterns leaders should expect — and the practical moves that help organizations grow with coherence rather than fragmentation.

Leadership change is inevitable, yet most impact-driven organizations treat it as an afterthought. This piece explores why ignoring succession puts strategy, momentum, and trust at risk — and what it really takes to ensure continuity.