The Cost of Being Good at Everything

High performers are often exceptionally good at adapting. They read the room, solve the problem, carry what needs to be carried, and become who the moment requires. These capabilities can create extraordinary success, especially in a role as dynamic as Chief of Staff.


But what happens when those adaptations become automatic? When do the strengths and strategies that helped us succeed begin to limit us, our leadership, or what our organizations need next?


Facilitated by Sixth Wing Executive Coach Vicki Stattel, this conversation will explore how to recognize the patterns driving the way we work and lead, identify when a strength has become a constraint, and make more intentional choices about what will serve us moving forward.


The goal is not to abandon what made us successful. It is to keep what works and consciously adapt what could work better.


This Session Is Open to Everyone

This is a special open session of AFN Chief of Staff Office Hours. Whether you are a Chief of Staff, work closely with one, aspire to the role, or simply want to strengthen your own strategic thinking, we invite you to join the conversation.


RSVP to LTL@SixthWingLLC.com to reserve your spot.


Leadership Development Through Peer Dialogue
AFN Chief of Staff Office Hours is part of Sixth Wing’s Peer Learning Services, creating space for leaders to learn with and from one another through honest conversation, shared experience, and thoughtful dialogue. Our peer learning experiences bring leaders together around the challenges they are actually facing, providing new perspectives, trusted connection, and practical insights they can carry back into their work.


Meet Your Facilitator
Vicki Stattel

Executive Coach and Facilitator

Vicki is an executive coach and advisor who helps leaders unlock potential by facilitating the insight and clarity that empower them to grow with confidence and impact. Her career spans military command, corporate consulting, and executive leadership—bringing a distinctive blend of strategic acumen, coaching insight, and human-centered facilitation to every engagement.


A graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a former Navy helicopter pilot, Victoria served in the National Military Command Center at the Pentagon and deployed to Afghanistan, holding leadership roles across aviation and strategy in high-stakes environments. After military service, she worked with Deloitte and a leading Washington, D.C., think tank, then served as an executive at a high-growth advisory firm, helping scale the company through rapid expansion. She is recognized for aligning diverse stakeholders and building high-performing teams across both government and corporate settings, bringing practical insight to the challenges of leadership and organizational growth.


Vicki has partnered with Fortune 5 leaders, founding and private equity CEOs, senior officials in federal agencies, and corporate executives. From these engagements, she underscores that exceptional leadership and performance stem from self-awareness and individual alignment. By facilitating insight and clarity, she creates the conditions for growth that are both practical and enduring—helping leaders not only perform at a higher level, but also build stronger teams, make better decisions, and lead with authenticity and vision.