Welcome to the Authorized Practitioner Learning Library

A warm welcome to you. Our Learning Library is a place to explore our resources covering aspects of vertical development and beyond.

Latest News

Watch our brand new series ‘Community Conversations’ with guest Tyler Zabrinskie.

Fallback…the good, the bad and the ugly! Watch our webinar with Valerie Livesay & Elaine Herdman-Barker.

Using MWV with a team

Download our illustrative MWV & Transformations cards half day agenda and slides to use with a group.

Using MWV in a coaching conversation

Access the MWV digital debrief online handbook here (or watch the worldview videos on the MWV platform

Listen to GLA Senior Coach, Bill Pullen MCC, talk about using MWV in his coaching practice.

Video Resources

Listen to Bill Torbert tell his personal story on why this work (vertical development) matters.

What’s the difference between personality psychology and vertical development?

How do you practice action inquiry?

What happens before Opportunist?

How does this work help us lead in an ever more complex world?

Watch our video with Elaine Herdman-Barker and Bill Torbert on bridging and transitioning across worldviews.

What’s required for a vertical approach to coaching?

Why should we bother giving attention to Opportunist?

Organizational development through a vertical lens.

View our recent webinar highlights videos to explore other themes within vertical development.

Articles

Read our latest paper on the reliability, validity, and impact testing of our two leading vertical measures, the GLP and MWV.

Read our latest article on the Validity and Reliability of AI Scoring of GLA’s Developmental Psychometric.

The Harvard Business Review article – HBR chose this article for its book on the Top Ten Leadership MUST READS.

Brief Comparison of Five Developmental Measures: the WUSCT, the SOI, the LDP, the Map and the GLP.

Imperfect Beauty: Hierarchy and Fluidity in Leadership Development.

View more articles by pressing the button below.

Podcasts

Listen to the latest episode in our Leading for Good podcast with Valerie Brown and Elaine Herdman-Barker.

Listen to Elaine Herdman-Barker and Bill Torbert talk about inviting vertical development into coaching.

Video Resources

Watch our video with Elaine Herdman-Barker and Bill Torbert HERE on bridging and transitioning across worldviews.

What’s required for a vertical approach to coaching? Listen HERE

Why should we bother giving attention to Opportunist? Listen HERE

Organizational development through a vertical lens. Listen HERE

Articles

Read our latest paper HERE on the reliability, validity, and impact testing of our two leading vertical measures, the GLP and MyWorldView

Read our latest article HERE on the Validity and Reliability of AI Scoring of GLA’s Developmental Psychometric

The Harvard Business Review article – In 2012, HBR chose this article as one of its 10 best leadership articles ever for its new book on the Top Ten Leadership MUST READS.

Brief Comparison of Five Developmental Measures: the WUSCT, the SOI, the LDP, the Map and the GLP

Imperfect Beauty: Hierarchy and Fluidity in Leadership Development

Podcasts

Listen to the latest episode in our Leading for Good podcast as Valerie Brown, Co-Director of Georgetown’s Institute for Transformational Leadership talks to host, Elaine Herdman-Barker. Listen HERE

Listen HERE to Elaine Herdman-Barker and Bill Torbert talk about inviting vertical development into coaching