
How Leadership Experience and Reflection Fuel Growth
[WRITTEN BY KAYLA HALL] Experience, by itself, is overrated. Ten years of the same year repeated doesn’t make someone a seasoned leader, it means they’ve not evolved. What separates those who actually grow is not the volume of experience, but the willingness to pause, dissect it, and let it change the way they lead. You don’t learn from experience, you learn from reflecting on it. Reflection is the alchemy that turns raw experience into strategic wisdom. Without it, leaders stay busy but blind. With it, they make sharper choices, align their teams, and shape cultures that scale.