CLARITY COMPASS · COACHING SKILLS FOR EXECUTIVES
Lead less like a boss. More like a coach.
Clarity Compass is an 11-week program that teaches executives and managers the proven coaching skills Talentism’s coaches use with leadership teams at high-growth companies. You’ll learn to spot what’s stuck, coach people to clear decisions, and grow the leaders around you, practicing with your real team from week one.
A science-based method rooted in neuroscience, psychology, and evolutionary biology, refined over 13 years with 4,000+ leaders.
The Talentism frameworks provide a powerful way to understand people and organizations, and Clarity Coaching is a powerful tool for improving alignment and achieving goals more effectively in any organization.
Molly LindsayChief People Officer, DuolingoWhat you'll learn
Become a learning leader who drives goals forward.
You apply each skill to yourself first, then to the people you lead.
Recognizing confusion
Confusion signals a gap between expectations and reality. Notice when someone is stuck, help them name that gap, and turn it into a chance to learn.
Separating story from evidence
Tell the difference between the narrative someone brings and the facts in front of them, and build your view on the facts.
Identifying blind spots
See your own blind spots and threat triggers, and how they show up in meetings and decision-making.
Running a learning loop
Investigate the problem, make a diagnosis, test a small experiment, and learn from the result.
Putting people in the right context
Understand each person’s talents and strengths, and the setting where they can use them.
Who this program is for
For people who drive goals through the work of others
Compass is for mid-level managers, senior executives, founders and C-suite leaders. You might manage a team, lead a function, or hold a role where others come to you when they’re stuck. It fits best if one of these sounds like you:
You coach as part of your job
You spend a lot of time helping people work through problems, and you want a reliable method for doing it.
Your role just got bigger
You're stepping into a larger team or a new level and want to grow the next layer of leaders under you.
You want to connect better with your team
You’re strong in your field, often a technical one, and want a clearer way to support the people you lead.
You lead people or talent
You want to build these skills yourself, or you're looking for a program to sponsor for the executives you support.
Coaching or consulting with clients outside your company? Head over to Compass Coach
HOW IT WORKS
Learn it Thursday. Use it Monday.
Each week runs on one simple loop, built around your real work. About 5 hours a week, with one fixed 2-hour session.
Pre-work
Short audio and video lessons arrive a week ahead. Fit them into a commute, then bring a real situation from your work.
Live session
Two hours with a small cohort and a Talentism master coach to discuss, question and tease out the frameworks. Work through real situations and design experiments to work through them.
Practice
Apply the frameworks in your one-on-ones and team meetings. Rehearse them with your cohort partner or with Sage, Talentism's AI coach.
11 weeks · 1 live session a week · ~5 hours a week
The clarity coaching framework is extremely approachable and makes the ambiguity of work related issues more concrete and navigable. This program effectively broke down the key elements of the framework in a clear and digestible way. I feel like a much better, more grounded coach since completing this course.
Lily BellowPeople Strategy & Coaching for Research, OpenAIBook a call or apply to the program
Example conversation
AI practice
Practice with Sage, Talentism’s AI coach
Every participant gets access to Sage, an AI coach Talentism built in-house and trained on the same IP that Talentism coaches with.
Between live sessions, role-play as the coach or the person being coached. We provide practice prompts for different stages throughout the program for learners to apply what their learning.
Play the coach
Put the frameworks into practice while Sage plays the person being coached.
Switch roles
Be the one being coached and experience the frameworks in action from the other side.
Bring a real situation
Work through a live problem from your work week and see how the methodology applies.
RESULTS
What changes in 11 weeks
You apply the method to live situations every week, so results start showing up even before the program ends.
FOR YOU
Decisions that stop stalling
Spot what's really stuck and move your team to a next step, instead of another meeting about it.
Fewer blind-spot mistakes
Know your threat triggers and catch them before they shape a decision.
A team that solves more on its own
Coach people through their own problems instead of solving them yourself.
FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION
Goals that keep moving
Leaders work obstacles through with the people who own the goal, then test a practical next step.
Cultivating Leadership
Managers who grow their people, so the next layer of leaders is ready sooner.
One shared language
When several leaders attend, they describe problems the same way and solve them together.
COMPASS ELECTIVE
Clarity Coach Certification
Clarity Coach Certification is an elective you can pick after completing Clarity Compass. Put what you've learned to work in live coaching sessions, test it in practice, and get one-on-one mentoring from a Talentism master coach to hone your coaching skills.
Observation
Your Talentism coach mentor reviews recordings from up to three coaching sessions to see how you apply the Clarity Coaching frameworks and methodology to real conversations.
Feedback
After each review, your coach mentor points out where your strengths showed up and where your coaching can improve. Stay connected through Slack and email as you work through the feedback.
Talk it through and test
Meet for up to three live mentoring conversations. Choose a change to try in your next coaching session, then bring what you learn back to your coach mentor.
Additional investment: $2,000 for the certification elective.
Cost and timing
Dates and investment
- Join the next cohort
- February 2027Applications are open for February 2027. Join executives and managers who practice Talentism’s coaching methods on real situations from their teams. Apply now, or book a call with us to see whether the program fits your work.Open application
- Program format
- 11 weeks · 12 or fewer leadersPre-work arrives a week before each live session, so the cohort shares a foundation before working through its own situations together. Between sessions, practice in your real work and with Sage; from halfway through the program, you also have a cohort partner. Online.
- Investment
- $6,000Per participant, paid upfront or in two installments. Often company-sponsored.
- Elective coach certification
- +$2,000Apply what you’ve learned in Compass through the Clarity Coach Certification. A Talentism master coach reviews recordings of your live coaching sessions and gives you one-on-one feedback against the Clarity Coaching standards.
The Clarity Compass training has given me the confidence to engage with founders in a much deeper and clearer way than I could before. The frameworks we learned are simple, rational, and incredibly useful — I find myself applying them in everyday professional conversations.
Tanaz ModyHead of People Operations and Talent, Lerer HippeauTalentism Collective
Beyond the program
Learning does not stop once the program is over. Through Clarity Compass, you become a part of the Talentism Collective, a community for learning and practicing the frameworks with peers.
The Talentism Collective
Alumni
Connect with people who use the same method
Meet alumni from the executive and coach tracks who use Talentism’s frameworks in their work.
Live events
Learn live, and shape the conversation
Join events with industry and subject-matter experts and Talentism’s IP experts. Members’ questions help shape the topics.
Resources
Use the resource library
Explore Talentism’s proprietary materials, with new content and ideas getting added as it is developed.
Questions & practice
Bring your real work
Bring a coaching or framework question, or a challenge you’re facing at work. The Collective gives you a place to keep practicing and learning with others.
FAQ
Executive Program FAQ
Coaching or consulting with clients outside your company? See the Compass Coach Program→
What is the Compass Executive Program?
Compass Executive is an 11-week, cohort-based leadership development program from Talentism. It teaches the coaching methods Talentism's coaches use with executives and leadership teams, adapted for people who lead teams inside a company. You meet live once a week with a small cohort and apply each method to your own work between sessions.
Do I need an executive title to join?
No. The program is for anyone who reaches goals through other people, whether you manage a team, lead a function, or are the person others come to for help. Many participants are stepping into a larger role or have been asked to grow as a manager.
How much time does it take each week?
About five hours a week for 11 weeks: a two-hour live session and about three hours of pre-work and practice you schedule yourself. The live session is the only fixed time. Much of the practice happens in conversations you're already having at work.
Can I do Compass alongside a full-time job?
Yes. The program was designed for people with full-time roles. Pre-work is mostly short audio and video lessons, sessions are recorded, and the practice uses real situations from your week, so you aren't creating extra work to have something to practice on.
When does the next cohort start?
The next cohort is February 2027, and applications for it are open. Use the application form to apply, or book a call with Priyanka to ask about the cohort. Pre-work goes out the week before the first session. The exact start date, session time and application deadline are being finalized; we’ll confirm them when you get in touch.
How much does it cost?
The program is $6,000 per participant, paid upfront or in two installments. Optional Coach Certification after the program is an additional $2,000.
Can my company pay for it?
Yes. Many participants are company-sponsored, often through a learning and development budget. The program is $6,000 per participant, paid upfront or in two installments. You can ask your manager or HR team whether your organization can cover it.
Is the curriculum the same as the Compass Coach Program?
The two programs teach the same core methods. The executive cohort applies them to leading and developing a team, and the coach cohort applies them to work with clients. Executive participants can go on to the same Coach Certification.
Can I earn a coaching certification?
Yes. Everyone who completes the program receives a Compass completion certificate. After that, you can choose to pursue Clarity Coach Certification, where a mentor coach reviews recorded coaching conversations and evaluates you against Talentism's coaching standards. It's optional, costs an additional $2,000, and you can start it any time after the program.
What is Sage?
Sage is Talentism's AI coach, trained on the same methods our human coaches use. In Compass you use it to practice: you can role-play as coach or client, or bring it a real situation and work through it with the method. It comes with the program at no extra cost.
What happens if I miss a session?
Every live session is recorded and posted within 24 hours. You can catch up on the recording and ask questions in the cohort’s online space. To receive the completion certificate, you need to attend at least 70% of live sessions and complete the program assignments.
How big are the cohorts?
Cohorts are capped at 12 people, so everyone works on their own situations in every session. Participants come from different industries and roles, which gives the group a wide range of examples.
Can I join from outside the US?
Yes. Sessions run on US Eastern time, and participants regularly join from the UK and Europe, where the session falls in the afternoon or evening.
How is Compass different from other leadership development programs?
Compass is taught by a firm that also coaches executives, so the methods come from current client work. The program is short and practice-heavy, with 11 weeks of applying each method to your real team rather than months of theory, and you practice with an AI coach trained on the same methods.
I lead HR or talent. Can I sponsor several leaders?
Yes. You can join yourself or sponsor executives on your team, and leaders from the same company benefit from sharing one method. Book a call with Priyanka to talk through it.