Methodology

A short snapshot of where you are now — role, horizon, and the decision pressing on you. Everything downstream is read against that context.

Each polarity is a pair of legitimate goods in tension. You place yourself where you operate today and where your next chapter needs you. The gap between those two points, not the score itself, is the signal.

Mandates describe the kind of work you want to be handed next. Capital describes what you can actually spend to get there — relationships, evidence, credibility, time, and appetite for risk.

Reputation is what decision-makers say about you when you are not in the room. The Bridge compares the reputation you currently hold with the one your intended chapter requires, and names the evidence that would close the distance.

There are no correct answers, no personality type, and no pass or fail. The Compass is a reflective instrument, not a diagnostic or predictive test, and it should never be used for selection or screening decisions.