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Practice what you'll say. Refine your approach. Then go have the real conversation. Built on the Radical Candor® methodology.
Preparation, not replacement
Practice what you'll say. Then go say it.
Three ways to get ready for the conversations that matter most — all grounded in the Radical Candor® methodology, not generic advice.
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Prepare a conversation
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Plan what you'll say before you say it. Get guidance on phrasing feedback, navigating tough moments, and leading with both empathy and clarity — grounded in Radical Candor® principles.
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Roleplay it out loud
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Compass plays the other person — the defensive report, the skeptical peer, the boss who interrupts. Speak your part out loud in voice mode, then get a straight debrief on how it landed and what to try differently.
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Work through a playbook
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Guided programs that build a skill over several sittings — giving feedback, closing the feedback loop, building trust with your team. Each one moves activity by activity, remembers where you left off, and brings in Kim Scott's stories along the way.
Under the hood
Built for the conversations you can't afford to wing
The things that make Compass useful on a Tuesday afternoon — and safe enough to be honest in.
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Grounded in Radical Candor®
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Every suggestion traces back to Kim Scott's framework — not generic AI advice. Guidance built on proven principles for caring personally and challenging directly.
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Remembers your situation
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Compass learns your context over time — your team dynamics, communication style, and recurring challenges — so preparation gets sharper with every conversation.
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Show it what happened
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Share screenshots, documents, or Slack threads to give Compass the full picture. The more context you provide about the situation, the better your preparation.
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Wherever the work happens
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Web, macOS, Windows, and iPhone — plus a Slack app for when the hard message is already on your screen.
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Bring your whole team
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Team plans add seats and one invoice. Admins manage billing and nothing else — they cannot read anyone's conversations.
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Private by default
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Your conversations are encrypted and auto-deleted. No one, not your manager, not your team admin, can read them.
Methodology, not guesswork
Guidance grounded in Radical Candor® — not generic advice
Any AI can generate feedback scripts. Compass is different — every suggestion is grounded in Kim Scott's Radical Candor® methodology, drawing on the bestselling book and years of leadership coaching expertise.
The framework teaches you to Care Personally while Challenging Directly. That's easy to understand, but hard to do in the moment. Compass helps you apply it to your specific situation.
Practice what you'll say. Refine your approach. Then go have the real conversation. Compass is preparation for the moments that matter — not a replacement for showing up.
Unlike generic AI assistants, Compass understands the nuances of workplace communication and guides you through specific scenarios based on proven principles — not guesswork.
The framework
Care Personally, Challenge Directly
Radical Candor® happens when you show you genuinely care about people while being willing to tell them what they need to hear. Our AI coach helps you navigate both dimensions.
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Care Personally
- Show you genuinely care about the people you work with as human beings, not just as employees. Build real relationships that create psychological safety.
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Challenge Directly
- Be willing to tell people when their work isn't good enough - and when it is. Provide specific, timely feedback that helps people grow.
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Solicit Feedback
- Actively seek criticism from your team to improve and show you value their input. Create a culture of open, honest communication.
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Give Meaningful Praise
- Recognize great work specifically and sincerely. Help people understand what they're doing well so they can do more of it.
Ready to have the conversation?
AI can write your email. Compass helps you have the conversation. Start preparing with guidance grounded in Radical Candor®.