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Team Compass™

Foundations Training

Get confident using the Team Compass — and start facilitating deeper conversations about how teams really work beneath the surface.

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Overview

Build your confidence in using our tools in a psychodynamic way to trigger deeper conversations through one of our CCE-accredited training sessions.

The Team Compass is designed to help teams better understand how they are operating and identify areas to improve to become more effective. It evaluates perceptions of team effectiveness across four dimensions: Structure, Cohesion, Functioning, and Thriving.

Our Training programme is designed for talent and leadership development professionals, executive coaches, and consultants who want to leverage the full power of the Team Compass, whether using it for the first time or looking to deepen their practice with supervised client work.

What You’ll Learn

By the end of the programme, you’ll be able to:

  • Explain the Team Compass’ theoretical foundations and administer the tool with confidence
  • Read and interpret team reports, including leader vs. group comparisons and subgroup dynamics
  • Draw out actionable insights to support team alignment and development
  • Apply KDVI’s psychodynamic framework to unlock more meaningful team conversations
  • Connect feedback to reflection, goal setting, and action planning in a team context
  • Integrate the Team Compass into a full team development workshop design

    How It Works

    The course is made up of two online sessions with some self-guided work to be completed ahead of each session. All sessions are conducted virtually with a KDVI Associate.

    Session 1 (1 hr) – Foundations of the Team Compass

    An introduction to the model, diagnostic framework, and background of the tool. You’ll examine a sample report and work through how to interpret results, including team leader vs. rest-of-team comparisons and alignment across the four dimensions.

    Self-Guided (1.5 hr) – Sample Case Analysis

    After the first session you will be given a sample case to review and analyse that you will discuss with the group at the second session.

    Session 2 (2 hrs) – Debrief of Sample Case

    You will share your insights on the sample case and explore how to integrate the Team Compass into a live team development workshop, from framing the data to facilitating meaningful conversations about team dynamics.

    At the end of the training, you will receive a certificate and Team Compass Foundations badge that you can use on your email signature, website, LinkedIn etc and other valuable resources to help support you when using the Team Compass.

    Upcoming Sessions:

     Open for registration

     Upcoming start dates:

    6th October 2026
    23rd March 2027
    5th October 2027

     CCE accredited
    3.5 CC credits | 1.5 RD credits

     Online, via Zoom

     £125 (excl. VAT)*

    KDVI t&cs apply

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    Build your confidence in using our tools in a psychodynamic way to trigger deeper conversations through one of our CCE-accredited training sessions.

    The Team Compass™ is designed to help teams better understand how they are operating and identify areas to improve to become more effective. It evaluates perceptions of team effectiveness across four dimensions: Structure, Cohesion, Functioning, and Thriving.

    Our Training programme is designed for talent and leadership development professionals, executive coaches, and consultants who want to leverage the full power of the Team Compass, whether using it for the first time or looking to deepen their practice with supervised client work.

    What You’ll Learn

    By the end of the programme, you’ll be able to:

    • Explain the Team Compass’s theoretical foundations and administer the tool with confidence
    • Read and interpret team reports, including leader vs. group comparisons and subgroup dynamics
    • Draw out actionable insights to support team alignment and development
    • Apply KDVI’s psychodynamic framework to unlock more meaningful team conversations
    • Connect feedback to reflection, goal setting, and action planning in a team context
    • Integrate the Team Compass into a full team development workshop design

      How It Works

      The course is made up of two online sessions with some self-guided work to be completed ahead of each session. All sessions are conducted virtually with a KDVI Associate.

      Session 1 (1 hr) – Foundations of the Team Compass

      An introduction to the model, diagnostic framework, and background of the tool. You’ll examine a sample report and work through how to interpret results, including team leader vs. rest-of-team comparisons and alignment across the four dimensions.

      Self-Guided (1.5 hrs) – Sample Case Analysis

      After the first session you will be given a sample case to review and analyse that you will discuss with the group at the second session.

      Session 2 (2 hrs) – Debrief of Sample Case

      You will share your insights on the sample case and explore how to integrate the Team Compass into a live team development workshop, from framing the data to facilitating meaningful conversations about team dynamics.

      At the end of the training, you will receive a certificate and Team Compass Foundations badge that you can use on your email signature, website, LinkedIn etc and other valuable resources to help support you when using the Team Compass.

      Course Details

      Format: Online via Zoom | Two sessions paced within a week

      Investment: £125 + VAT*

      Credits: This course is recognised by the ICF, so if you are ICF accredited you gain 5 CCE credits (RD: 1.5 hr CC: 3.5 hrs) on completion.

      Upcoming dates:
      6 October 2026 (12:00 – 13:00 GMT) and 13 October (12:00 – 14:00 GMT)
      23 March 2027 (12:00 – 13:00 GMT) and 30 March (12:00 – 14:00 GMT)
      5 October 2027 (12:00 – 13:00 GMT) and 12 October (12:00 – 14:00 GMT)

      *VAT and other applicable taxes will be applied based on your country or region of residence.

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      Learn more about the Team Compass

       

      After you have completed the Foundations Training, you can pursue full Team Compass Certification, which includes one-on-one supervision and applying the tool with a real team. The Certification awards you an additional 7 ICF CCE credits (5 CC + 2 RD).

      For more information and pricing, please contact us.

      To find out more about the Team Compass or to purchase the tool, click here.

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      Margot Schumacher:

      Senior Associate at KDVI, Adjunct Professor of Leadership Development at TIAS Business School, and executive coach at INSEAD. Margot has coached senior leaders across global organisations following senior roles at Unilever and Kraft Heinz. Since 2010, she has advised multinationals on leadership and organisational development, with a focus on enhancing effectiveness at the top team and board levels. She also serves on the Supervisory Board of Thales Netherlands. Her global perspective is shaped by living and working in Shanghai, Pittsburgh, and London before returning to the Netherlands

      Oriane Kets de Vries:

      Oriane Kets de Vries is CEO and owner of the Kets de Vries Institute. She leads a global team of coaches, consultants and educators dedicated to developing reflective, emotionally intelligent leaders and cultivating workplaces where people can thrive. In her faculty role, she draws on extensive experience designing and directing leadership programmes for senior executives, contributing her expertise in psychodynamic coaching, organisational culture, and transformational leadership development.

      Oriane has served as consultant, coach, and programme director for clients including Pictet, Deutsche Bank, Merck, UBS, Mishcon de Reya, and Engie, and she has taught on open-enrolment programmes with leading institutions such as Cambridge Judge Business School, Oxford Saïd, INSEAD, ESCP, ESMT and CEDEP. Her interests centre on the human side of leadership, particularly identity, creativity, entrepreneurship and gender dynamics. She holds an MBA and Executive MA in Coaching and Consulting for Change from INSEAD, has trained at the Harvard Kennedy School, and brings more than a decade of professional experience in creative and entrepreneurial industries into her work with leaders.

      Manfred Kets de Vries:

      Manfred Kets de Vries is a pioneering authority in leadership development, coaching, and organisational change. He is a founder and director of the Kets de Vries Institute (KDVI) and served as Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organisational Change at INSEAD. With academic credentials in economics (University of Amsterdam), management (MBA and DBA, Harvard Business School), and psychoanalysis (trained in Canada), he brings a uniquely interdisciplinary perspective to leadership. His work bridges management theory and clinical insight, establishing him as a global thought leader in executive coaching and transformation. At INSEAD, he founded the Global Leadership Centre and led the flagship programme The Challenge of Leadership for 31 years. He also served as scientific director of Coaching and Consulting for Change, an 18-month Executive Master’s programme that has shaped over 3,000 senior leaders and executive coaches worldwide. He has advised and coached senior executives at global firms including Goldman Sachs, BP, Shell, Unilever, McKinsey, and Volvo. A prolific author of over 60 books and 400 articles, his work appears regularly in The Financial Times, The Economist, and Harvard Business Review. Recognised by Le Capital, Wirtschaftswoche, and The Financial Times as one of the world’s top 50 management thinkers, he is widely regarded for advancing more human-centred approaches to leadership.

      Yulia Chupina:

      Senior Adviser (Luminary) at Accenture and executive coach with over 12 years of board experience. Formerly a banker and McKinsey consultant, Yulia has led banking transformations in digital, agile, organisational change, and talent development. Her coaching spans the finance, tech, and consumer goods sectors, blending technological insight with emotional intelligence to guide leaders through transformation. Recently, she advised BBVA on agile methodologies and senior talent development. Influenced by thought leaders such as Manfred Kets de Vries and Gabor Maté, Yulia brings an analytical, reflective approach to leadership. She has lived and worked across the UK, Spain, the US, and Russia.

      Elizabeth Florent:

      Elizabeth has worked closely with Manfred Kets de Vries for many years and has served as a Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow at INSEAD. Her extensive background in leadership development spans organisational consulting, executive coaching, and academic research. She holds advanced degrees in Organisational Development and Clinical Organisational Psychology and is a certified Coaching Supervisor through the Tavistock Institute. Her doctoral research explored experiential domains in executive education, and she has authored or co-authored numerous academic articles, case studies, and books on leadership and organisational dynamics. Elizabeth led the development teams behind KDVI’s diagnostic instruments, including the GELM, OCA™, and ITI. Drawing on her diverse training and global experience, she brings deep cross-cultural insight to her work with leaders worldwide. Originally from California, Elizabeth has made France her home for over 30 years.