6-month Lab
Compass Lab
A culture where inclusion strengthens creativity — and execution.
6 months: Steady 1:1 coaching · daily prompt · weekly insight · 1 Culture Move/month · Lab Playbook
Compass Lab is 1:1 coaching to make power games unprofitable — and decisions unmistakable.
Here and now. Not “fixed” later in a small circle.
You’ll work on real cases: tension, feedback, silence, informal influence, and the quiet moves that exclude.
Grounded in Presence, Connection, Courage, Clarity — so inclusion becomes practice, and execution becomes predictable.
Because inclusion isn’t declared. It’s built — conversation after conversation.
For who?
Compass Lab is for senior leaders accountable for decisions and culture across global teams who:
see informal influence shaping outcomes (and excluding talent)
want hard conversations to happen in the meeting — not in side channels
want decisions to get executed, with clear rules and ownership
are open to rigorous coaching: feedback, useful discomfort, experimentation — plus a daily reflection (prompt + action)
Why a compass?
Things move fast. Context shifts. Mental load climbs.
The hidden cost is that power goes informal: unspoken rules, quiet vetoes, people holding back what they see.
The Inclusive Leadership Compass gives you four steady directions — Presence, Connection, Courage, Clarity — to read what’s happening and choose your next decision in real time.
In Compass Lab, we turn that into repeatable practice — and into standards your team can rely on.
Why this lab?
At this level, the issue isn’t “communication.”
It’s culture under pressure: who shapes decisions, who stays silent, what risks get buried, and what creativity never makes it to the table.
Compass Lab is a 6-month 1:1 container to:
defuse power games that exclude — without turning people into the problem
make risk-raising expected (and safe) in the room
clarify decision rules and ownership so execution holds
install one team protocol per month to protect participation and decision-making
The Inclusive Leadership Compass
What you'll strengthen
In Compass Lab, you don’t just practice the four directions in real conversations — you turn them into team standards people can rely on.
Presence
A steadier inner anchor
Stay grounded under pressure — so you lead from choice, not reaction.
Connection
Wider participation
Make it safer for quieter, junior, remote, or less-represented people to contribute — without losing pace.
Courage
Inclusive courage
Name what’s at stake — impact, fairness, values — without turning people into the problem.
Clarity
Decisions that get executed
Make decision rights, criteria, and next steps explicit — so decisions move forward instead of getting replayed after the meeting.
Divergence
Better thinking through creative divergence
Turn differences into stronger options: invite dissent, integrate fast, and land smarter decisions.
Standards / Protocols
Monthly protocols that make inclusion practical
Install and adjust one protocol per month that protects participation, attribution, and decision-making — so inclusion becomes “how we work.”
Your delivrable
You’ll receive a “Lab Playbook” (printable PDF) — your Compass turned into language, decisions, and team standards.
- Your Compass Operating System: the 4 directions + your go-to moves under pressure
- Beliefs → Reframes: what tends to hijack you (and how you reset fast)
- Scripts library: short phrases for the moments that decide everything
- Your monthly team protocols: the rules that protect participation, attribution, and decision-making
- Your 90-day plan: what to reinforce next, with one clear focus
The playbook evolves with your context over the six months — and gets sharper after each coaching session and each protocol test.
The rythm
Compass Lab isn’t a course. It’s real-life practice — built on four anchors:
Each morning: a Compass Ping — notice one thing, make one choice (3 min)
Each week: a Field Note — one insight + one script + one experiment (10 min)
Coaching every 2 weeks: work on your real cases, sharpen your stance, land the next move
One team protocol per month: installed, observed, adjusted (participation, attribution, decisions)
The principle: small, precise, repeated — until inclusive leadership becomes the team’s default, even under pressure.
The Journey
Three cycles — then a final integration.
Client Scenarios
Three leaders. Three culture turning points. Here’s what Compass Lab allowed.
When influence outruns ownership
Decisions look agreed — yet delivery slips and rework grows.
Informal influence edits outcomes after the meeting.
- Clarity + Courage
Through the Lab, this leader:
clarified decision rights, owners, “done” criteria
blocked back-channel vetoes with one rule
installed a repeatable decision-and-accountability protocol
The unspoken risk
Delivery feels smooth — until surprises hit.
Because the people who see the risk hold back.
- Presence + Connection
Through the Lab, this leader:
unlocked quieter expertise (junior, remote, minority voices)
reset the norm: raising risk is expected — and safe
improved ownership by naming risks, owners, next steps
Invisible infuence
Everything looks polite. Yet status, proximity, and unspoken rules shape influence.
Trust erodes. Contribution narrows.
- Connection + Courage + Clarity
Through the Lab, this leader:
surfaced the unspoken rules shaping decisions
set team standards for participation and attribution
installed repair habits after tension — so trust is rebuilt fast
Before you book, see how I work
Short excerpts, centered on one real situation
Lab Components
What is Included
1:1 coaching support
- Coaching sessions every two weeks (initial + calibration + integration + final)
- A clear definition of your goal and what “impact” means in your context
- Work on your real cases: decisions, tension, feedback, power moves
- A steady thread across the six months: stance → conversations → culture
Guided practice
- Daily prompt (3 minutes) — one question, one choice
- Weekly Field Note (10 minutes) — one insight + one script + one experiment
- Real-life experimentation where inclusion and decisions actually happen
- Your Lab Playbook (printable PDF): operating system · scripts · protocols · 90-day plan
Support between sessions
- Short support by email/message to clarify, calibrate, or unblock between sessions
What if "Compass Lab" is for you?
All it takes is one conversation to see whether this program is the right fit for you.
Spots are limited to 2 per semester.
Still some questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It’s a 6-month 1:1 Lab: real situations, real conversations, and one monthly team protocol — so change becomes a standard. You leave with a Lab Playbook + a 90-day plan.
Designed to be realistic: 3 min/day + 10 min/week + one session every two weeks.
The work happens inside meetings you already have.
Yes. A quote and a programme description can be provided on request.
Yes. Sessions can be rescheduled with 48 hours’ notice.
We’ll find the next available slot.
See the challenges
Reset Presence
30-day challenge
Strengthen your presence – even under pressure – so you stop feeding power games.
Result: steadier under pressure, cleaner influence, and a more inclusive stance.
- Daily prompt
- Weekly inspiration
- Bi-weekly 1:1 coaching session
Compass Sprint
60-day challenge
Train the four Compass directions — and turn differences into better decisions.
Result: real participation without slowing down, fewer decisions re-negotiated, fewer backtracks, faster execution.
- Daily prompt
- Weekly inspiration
- Bi-weekly 1:1 coaching session
- Sprint Playbook: Compass Quick Map · scripts library · 2 team protocols