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Coming February 2027 • De Gruyter Publishing

BECOMING

Leadership, Identity, and the Art of Professional Transition

By Dr. Michelle Lagrave & Mauricio Campos Suarez, MBA

"When the structures, roles, and playbooks that defined your success no longer apply, how do you lead forward?"

Becoming offers senior executives, leaders, and talent professionals a research-backed, practical framework for navigating identity rupture and professional evolution. Moving beyond traditional career planning, this work introduces actionable instruments designed to help recalculate direction through constant calibration when the old maps fail.

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Contact us: info@navigatingbecoming.com

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Four Core Readings

The Core Framework

When traditional career playbooks fail, senior leaders require a new way to navigate. Becoming structures professional evolution across four foundational dimensions.

Meaning Compass

What is your North right now—what truly matters to you in this season of your life?

Growth Loop

What is this choice asking you to learn, and who might you become through that learning?

Belonging Radar

Who comes with it—the people, the cultures, the communities?

Will this environment hold the person you are becoming, or will it quietly ask you to shrink?

Legacy Map

What is this choice planting that will outlast you?

When you look back on this decision years from now, what would make it feel worth the risk?

Diagnostic Suite

Cockpit Checkpoint

Coming Up Soon

An interactive radar calibration instrument designed for leaders navigating profound identity transitions. Map your trajectory across Meaning, Growth, Belonging, and Legacy in real-time.

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Beyond The Book

Consultancy & Learning Ecosystem

We extend the core research of Becoming into high-impact advisory services, interactive digital companions, and cohort-based executive practices.

Interactive Digital Companion

An integrated digital platform giving leaders access to the digital version of the Cockpit for Becoming. Engage with self-guided calibration instruments, reflective journaling prompts, and longitudinal tracking of your leadership transformation.

  • Self-paced calibration scoring & reflective modules
  • Personalized identity transition readings
  • Secure executive data privacy and confidential tracking
Cockpit Platform Preview

Current Module

Cockpit Checkpoint

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Identity Alignment Radar

In Development

Thought Leadership

About the Authors

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Dr. Michelle Lagrave

Executive Development Researcher & Author

Dr. Michelle Lagrave is an executive development researcher, author, and advisor specializing in identity transition, leadership psychology, and adult development frameworks. Her work bridges rigorous academic research with high-stakes executive practice.

michelle@navigatingbecoming.com
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Mauricio Campos Suarez, MBA

Senior Executive Coach & Consultant

Mauricio Campos Suarez, MBA is a senior executive coach and management consultant advising C-suite leaders and global organizations on strategic transformation, innovation, and leadership development.

mauricio@navigatingbecoming.com