How to let a new leadership identity be felt—without proving, performing, or narrating it into place.
 
What It Looks Like:The leader feels changed—but enters the room with effort. They speak too clearly, too often. They try to land a message of evolution—hoping others will validate the shift. But the room tenses. The audience mirrors the strain. The identity doesn’t land. The overperformance dulls the signal.
 
After the Behavior is Integrated:They let their new identity emerge through micro-rh...