We all want to grow in life, and especially in business. It is part of the measurement of success we as leaders can look at, and it’s one we often have to meet for our stakeholders and team members. Who wants to be part of a stagnant team?

But there’s a danger in growth most people don’t know about, or if you do know, it’s something you may not know how to avoid. This is the difference between temporary growth and sustainable growth. I’ve had my fair share of temporary growth in my decades leading businesses in this industry, and I’ve seen a fair share of those I coach give in to the temporary growth only to be right back to where they were months or years ago in the end. I’ve spent time thinking and experimenting on this topic of how to buy into sustainable growth and discovered three keys that work every time.