Your 2026 Positioning: The 4 Moves That Change Your Trajectory in Q1
Most senior managers don’t need another productivity system in January.
They need a shift in trajectory.
Because the real career question isn’t “Can you execute?”
It’s:
Are you trusted with higher-stakes ambiguity?
If you want 2026 to feel different, Q1 needs a different set of moves — not more effort.
Here are four moves that create real change fast.
🎯 1) Move from tasks to decisions
Tasks keep you busy.
Decisions increase trust.
Pick one decision you will drive in January.
Then communicate the trade-offs and your recommendation.
This is how people start seeing you as a strategic leader — without any politics, self-promotion, or performance theatre.
🧩 2) Build one sponsorship relationship
Influence grows through relationships, not through output alone.
Choose one relationship where stronger trust would change your scope.
Then invest intentionally: clarity, alignment, and consistent communication.
Sponsorship isn’t begging.
It’s making your value legible to the people who shape opportunities.
🗓️ 3) Protect one strategic block weekly
If you don’t protect strategic space, it disappears.
Choose one recurring block each week that belongs to thinking, planning, stakeholder alignment, and decision design.
Then treat it like a meeting with your future.
🔋 4) Remove one energy drain
You can’t lead strategically with a depleted nervous system.
Remove one recurring drain:
the meeting that exists out of habit
the role you keep playing in conflicts
the expectation you keep absorbing silently
This is not self-care.
This is leadership capacity.
https://calendly.com/groshenkoa/30-minute-leadership-clarity-call
If you want help applying these moves to your real context, start with a short Leadership Clarity Call.
From there, if it makes sense, here are the four ways I support clients — depending on whether you’re an individual leader or you’re building leadership capability inside an organisation:
🚀 Clarity & Strategy 2026 (Sprint)
Fast clarity + positioning + a 90-day plan.
🔄 Clarity Reset (3 months)
A deeper reset: energy, confidence, identity, and sustained influence.
🏢 Embedded Executive Coaching (1–2 days/week)
A lightweight external coach model combining coaching, facilitation, and real-time decision support.
🤝 Team & Leadership Coaching for Middle Managers
Ownership, trust, and cross-functional leadership at the operational layer.
Leadership Test
Which one move would change your 2026 trajectory the most — and what’s stopping you from making it in January?