The Manager’s Compass
Welcome to The Manager’s Compass. This is where Leadership Cartography becomes practical. Each post helps you name what is happening, understand what it is signaling, and choose one next move that steadies your leadership.
We map the terrain. You choose the route.
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The Essential Guide to Managing Up to Your VP or CEO
Managing up is not politics. It is translation. This guide shows you how to turn project work into decision-ready signals your VP or CEO can act on, reduce vague feedback, and stabilize shifting priorities. Use the Executive Clarity Check to identify your managing up marker and choose the tool that matches your week.
My 2026 Workforce Predictions Don’t Mention Tools. They Reveal the 6 Structural Fault Lines That Matter.
Every December, the inevitable work predictions flare up. Most of these forecasts miss the point. They focus on technology, tools, and surface-level change.
The deeper shifts in the workplace aren't technological; they're structural. They are identity-based. They expose the fundamental mismatch between how work is currently designed and how we actually function.
The End of the Manufacturing Age: And the Identities We Built Inside It
The manufacturing age taught us to equate productivity with identity. AI is exposing the limits of that model. This is not the collapse of human value — it’s the return to it.
Stop reacting to pressure. Start mapping your next move
Friction is a signal
Every manager navigates a different terrain. Identifying your leadership style is the first step to reading the signals and finding your steady next move.
Clarity requires a map
Browse over 70 digital toolkits built for modern leadership challenges. From difficult conversation scripts to promotion readiness, find the exact map you need for your current terrain.
Progress requires a reset.
Stop managing by accident. Access high-impact tactical maps in the Map Makers Room designed to be implemented this week to steady your team and restore coordination.