I was sitting across from a client when he leaned in and said, “Don’t get to be my age and regret the choices you made.” Years ago, I was working in investment banking, helping my client create an investment strategy for a rollover IRA. As we talked, he pointed toward a nearby group of retirees, sipping coffee and animatedly debating something.

Susan Robertson shares how high performers can break through the executive ceiling and shift from doing to leading with influence.

Dreams Are Directional My mother used to tell me,   “Dreaming is free.”   So I dreamed—big, bold, sometimes impossible dreams. Looking...