The identification of career stallers was originally researched by Lominger, now Korn Ferry. The research identified 19 behaviours listed here:

1. Over-managing
2. Defensiveness
3. Over-dependence on a single skill
4. Non-strategic
5. Key skill deficiencies
6. Failure to staff effectively
7. Lack of composure
8. Failure to build a team
9. Overly ambitious
10. Insensitive to others
11. Arrogant
12. Unable to adapt to differences
13. Political missteps
14. Poor administrator
15. Over-dependence on an advocate
16. Blocked personal learner
17. Performance problems
18. Betrayal of trust
19. Lack of ethics and value

In the assessing phase of his coaching work, andré interviews stakeholders. Part of this assessment is to identify potential career stallers so that the leader is able to address them before it’s too late.