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.
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)
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.
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
In Compass Lab, you don’t just practice the four directions in real conversations — you turn them into team standards people can rely on.
Stay grounded under pressure — so you lead from choice, not reaction.
Make it safer for quieter, junior, remote, or less-represented people to contribute — without losing pace.
Name what’s at stake — impact, fairness, values — without turning people into the problem.
Make decision rights, criteria, and next steps explicit — so decisions move forward instead of getting replayed after the meeting.
Turn differences into stronger options: invite dissent, integrate fast, and land smarter decisions.
Install and adjust one protocol per month that protects participation, attribution, and decision-making — so inclusion becomes “how we work.”
You’ll receive a “Lab Playbook” (printable PDF) — your Compass turned into language, decisions, and team standards.
The playbook evolves with your context over the six months — and gets sharper after each coaching session and each protocol test.
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.
Three cycles — then a final integration.
Three leaders. Three culture turning points. Here’s what Compass Lab allowed.
Decisions look agreed — yet delivery slips and rework grows.
Informal influence edits outcomes after the meeting.
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
Delivery feels smooth — until surprises hit.
Because the people who see the risk hold back.
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
Everything looks polite. Yet status, proximity, and unspoken rules shape influence.
Trust erodes. Contribution narrows.
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
Lab Components
All it takes is one conversation to see whether this program is the right fit for you.
Spots are limited to 2 per semester.
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.
Strengthen your presence – even under pressure – so you stop feeding power games.
Result: steadier under pressure, cleaner influence, and a more inclusive stance.
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.
