How unclear expectations quietly derail executive readiness. We all hear leadership feedback like “you need to be more courageous” — but what if that guidance is actually masking a deeper misalignment in expectations? Recently, a top performer poised for a COO succession track was stalled not by lack of courage, but by a mismatch between how they defined  courage and what the organization actually needed. Rather than pushing harder, the Nexus Coaching Approach helped this lea