INsight/ Which Are You

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Manila, 2 November 2025 — Which learner type are you, and how can coaching help you grow?

Story

Imagine three leaders standing side by side. The first, the Sudden Awakener, sees opportunities and solutions all at once. Insights strike like lightning. The second, the Stage‑Leaper, moves in cycles. Step by step, then a sudden breakthrough, revealing what was hidden before. The third, the Gradual Grower, advances incrementally. Each small action compounds into deeper competence and lasting wisdom.

Each faces their challenges. Sudden Awakeners can struggle to turn insight into consistent action. Stage‑Leapers may feel frustrated during plateaus. Gradual Growers risk underestimating their impact. Yet all three can inspire and achieve extraordinary results. Their paths differ, but each has the potential to lead powerfully.

How will coaching help each of the three leaders in a way that fits their type?

Challenge

The common thread for these leaders is growth—learning from experience, reflecting on it, and seeking support. How can leaders transform insight into effective action? Sudden Awakeners need grounding, frameworks, and reflective practices.

Stage‑Leapers benefit from challenges that provoke leaps, combined with reflection to integrate breakthroughs. Gradual Growers thrive with incremental goals, scaffolding, and recognition for steady progress.

Leadership development is not one-size-fits-all. Coaching must honor each leader’s rhythm while supporting growth into higher capacity.

Question

Which type do you see in yourself and in your teammates? Flashes of insight, cycles of breakthroughs, or gradual cumulative growth?

When it comes to support, how would coaching need to change to match each of the learning types? 

Let’s put this into action. Where will you begin this week to help a leader—or yourself—thrive along their unique path of growth?