Breaking Invisible Ceilings: How to Overcome Hidden Barriers to Leadership

What if the biggest thing holding you back in your career or leadership isn’t external at all?

In this episode, Lisa Urbanski talks with leadership expert Rich Ashton, author of Growing Your Own, about the hidden beliefs, internal patterns, and “invisible ceilings” that can quietly limit confidence, growth, and leadership potential.

In this conversation, you’ll learn:
✨ What invisible ceilings are and why they’re so hard to recognize

✨ How the environment shapes confidence, leadership, and self-belief

✨ What it looks like to break through a leadership ceiling in real life

✨ Why leadership growth happens in small, practical steps

✨ How organizations can better support emerging leaders

Connect with Rich Ashton:
🌐 Website: https://www.growingyourown.net/

📘 Book: Growing Your Own

• Barnes & Nobles
• Amazon

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-ashton-397a2b10/