Get to the
next floor.

Two minutes with Paul.

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You’re a great leader. But without a system, you’re leaving your advancement to chance. You don’t have to keep it that way.

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If you’re here, it’s because you know you need to do something. You know that doing nothing is costing you. At best you’re losing time. At worst, you’re exposed.

All the feedback and coaching you’ve been getting won’t get you to the executive level.

The Next Floor solves one of the hardest things you’ll ever face in your career: moving up to executive level. A specific system built around six things that, if you do them, will get you there.

PAUL KING

FOUNDER · GLASS ELEVATOR

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Nobody thinks about their career as a system. Like a business.

But imagine if you did. Business owners don’t just think about deliverables. They think about everything and they think about all of it. Mission. Sales. Marketing. P&L. They know that for their business to be successful, everything has to work.

Most leaders think about their career in terms of execution, team management, behaviours. All important. But none of it adds up to a system. And without a system, things slip without you noticing.

The six were born out of this mindset. Your career is your business. This is how you make it successful.

— Paul

HOW IT WORKS

Here’s how you build the system to get to your next floor.

DISCOVER

The six are a system you keep working through.

The six non-negotiables aren’t a checklist. They’re a frame for thinking about your career as a system you can work on. You’ll discover them in your first weeks, then keep returning to them — going deeper as your situation changes and as the work surfaces what each one really means for you.

DEFINE

Get clear on exactly what’s working and what’s costing you.

You and your coach build a structured diagnostic together across the six. You leave with a written report and a precise view of what to prioritise — and you keep refining it as you move through the programme.

DESIGN

Build with people who keep you honest.

Work alongside eight Directors and Senior Managers in the same transition. For six months you challenge each other’s thinking, pressure-test your plans, and build your system in real time. Your coach is with you throughout — in sessions and directly available between them.

REFINE

Go deep on the things that matter most to you.

Every month you bring the real stuff — the decisions, the relationships, the gaps you’re not ready to take to the cohort yet. Your coach works through it with you, reviews what you’re building, and helps you refine it until it holds.

“I went in thinking I needed to work harder. I left understanding I needed to work on completely different things. That shift got me promoted within four months.”

Carlo · Director · Amazon

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WHAT’S INCLUDED

Everything you get access to.

The system that gets you to executive level

Six non-negotiables. Observed across hundreds of coaching conversations. The leaders doing all of them were moving. Yours to keep and run for the rest of your career.

The tools to build your operating system

Working templates for everything you’ll build. Wow paragraph. Stakeholder map. Action plan. Evidence portfolio. You’re not starting from scratch.

Eight leaders who will keep you honest

Directors and Senior Managers in the same transition. Selected for fit. Yours for six months and beyond.

Access to a battle-tested coach who’s still doing the job

Still in the game. Knows your world. Sessions throughout and directly available between them.

THE EVIDENCE

74%

of the leaders we work with are promoted or in expanded scope within nine months.

Across leaders we’ve worked with

The
Next
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OUTCOMES

You solve what others haven’t seen yet.

You’re the one your stakeholders bring the messy problems to.

You run a plan, and you can show what’s working.

You build with people who want you to advance.

You make sure the right people know what you’re building.

You hand the system to your team and build the next floor.

REAL LEADERS. REAL MOVEMENT.

“I thought I needed a coach who could tell me what I was missing. What I actually needed was seven people who wouldn't let me look past it. The cohort saw things I'd convinced myself weren't there.”

DIRECTOR · COHORT STORY

“I was going to wait a year. I thought I was doing fine. Six months in I realised three of the six had been slipping for years and nobody had told me. I wasn't fine. I was coasting.”

SENIOR LEADER · SCEPTIC STORY

“I haven't been promoted yet. But I've stopped waiting. My leadership knows exactly what I'm building. I've got backers. I've got proof. When the role opens up, there's no doubt who it's for.”

DIRECTOR · HONEST STORY

“A year after I finished I was in a role I hadn't even been considering at the start. Not because the programme got it for me. Because I'd stopped leaving it to chance and people noticed.”

SENIOR LEADER · MOVEMENT STORY

INVESTMENT

What it costs. What you get.

$6,000

Six months invested in the one thing that matters — getting you to the next floor. Our job is to help you build your system and your network to get there.

Already done The Lens? $1,500 credited in full.

WHAT YOU OWN WHEN YOU’RE DONE

Your system. Six non-negotiables, configured around your career. Yours to run for the rest of it.

Your network. Eight peers in the same transition. Still there long after the programme ends.

HOW YOU BUILD IT

13 cohort sessions. 6 x 1-on-1s with your coach. Direct access between them.

3–4 hours a week of structured, protected time working on your career. More than most leaders get in a year.

If your company is funding this, we can provide a proposal and outcomes framework. Ask us when you register.

If after the first month you don’t think it’s working, we’ll refund you in full. No questions asked.

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QUESTIONS

The things people ask before they commit.

I’m doing well. Is this for me?

Especially you. Doing well isn’t the same as moving. Most leaders who are doing well have been doing well in the same role for a while. That’s the gap.

Who is this not for?

If you’re looking for a motivational boost, a generic leadership course, or a certificate for your LinkedIn profile, this isn’t it. It isn’t right if you can’t commit 3–4 hours a week to real work in your own role. And it isn’t right if you’re earlier than Director level. The cohort works because everyone is in the same transition. If any of that describes you, we’d rather say so now.

How much time does this take?

3–4 hours per week. Designed for people running demanding roles.

What if I already do some of these?

Most leaders do. The Lens tells you in month one exactly which ones are strong and which aren’t. You don’t rebuild what works. You close what doesn’t.

How is this different from an MBA?

An MBA teaches theory. This is about what you do on Monday morning in the role you’re already in.

Can my company pay?

Yes. L&D budgets cover this. We provide a corporate proposal and will help you make the case internally.

What if I want 1-on-1 only?

That’s Personalised Coaching. Fully bespoke, no curriculum, no cohort.

Does anyone really cover all six?

Almost nobody covers all six all the time. That’s not the point. The point is knowing which ones need attention before they become a problem. The Lens tells you that in month one. The programme gives you six months to close the gaps.

Go deeper on the thinking behind this.

ARTICLE

The Six Non-Negotiables of Senior Leadership

The operational priorities that separate leaders who advance from leaders who stall. What the role actually requires.

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