Team Compass™

“To create high-performance teams, we need to pay heed not only to the structures and processes that facilitate teamwork but also to the messy aspects of team dynamics. We need to go beyond what is happening on the surface, to become more aware of what lies beneath.”

KDVI’s Team Compass is designed to help teams better understand how they are operating and identify areas to improve to become more effective as a team.

Based on academic research and experience with teams, the Team Compass evaluates perceptions of the team’s effectiveness in four areas: Structure, Cohesion, Functioning and Thriving.​

Specifically, the results can be used in a team alignment and development workshop to:​

  • Highlight collective strengths and development areas/opportunities​​
  • Identify gaps in alignment between the team leader and the rest of the team or between subgroups​​
  • Design targeted/themed workshops​​
  • Benchmark for ongoing team development​.

The Dimensions

Structure

1 – Clear & compelling goals
2 – Membership & boundaries
3 – Roles & responsibility
4 – Diverse skills & experiences
5 – Strategic orientation

Cohesion

6 – Shared norms
7 – Trust & respect
8 – Psychological safety
9 – Commitment
10 – Recognising & celebrating success

Functioning

11 – Share information & resources
12 – Conflict management
13 – Effective decision-making
14 – Accountability
15 – Managing stakeholder networks

Thriving

16 – Achieving results & impact
17 – Feedback & development
18 – Leadership availability & support
19 – Mental health & well-being
20 – Adaptability to change

Who is it for?
Management teams (SLTs, Board of Directors), Functional teams (Finance, HR, Marketing, etc) and Project-based teams.

Questionnaire structure:

  • 45 questions and a reflective exercise, 20-25 minutes to complete
  • Ideal team sizes range from 4-8 members. For larger teams, we recommend sub-groups for a more nuanced analysis of the results
  • Responses are anonymised and aggregated into a team report
  • Team leader results can be visualised separately.

Language:
English

Pricing:
Starting from £1,500/team
Includes full administration, a Team Compass Report (pdf format) and two 30-minute advisory calls with KDVI research associate for set up and to review the final report.

To purchase the Team Compass, please send us your details and one of the team will be in touch.

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Tools Training and Certification

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

We offer one-to-one and group virtual training and certification by a KDVI Associate to build confidence in using each of our diagnostic tools.

Designed for talent and leadership development professionals, executive coaches and consultants these trainings will help you leverage the most from our tools through:

  • Understanding the theoretical basis and development of each of our tools as well as how to administer them
  • Gaining hands-on experience in drawing out actionable insights from the feedback reports to unlock leadership, team, and organisational potential
  • Connecting feedback to reflection, goal setting, and action planning, aimed at transforming leadership, team and organisational effectiveness.

If you wish to enquire for a group, please do get in touch as we can offer discounted rates.

 

Next steps

Our diagnostic team can help you establish if the Team Compass is the right intervention for your team, and are able to guide you through the entire process.

Download a sample report

GET IN TOUCH

Group Foundations Training

 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)

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Group Foundations Training

Provides foundational knowledge of the tool, understand how to read and interpret the reports, and how the Team Compass may be built into a team intervention.

  • 2 virtual sessions: Foundations, Case studies, and integrating the Team Compass into a team intervention
  • CCE credits: 5 hrs

For further details about the training and upcoming dates, please click here.

Price: £125 (excl. VAT)

Add the Certification to your Foundations

Apply the Team Compass with a client, including reflective paper to consolidate learning.

  • 2 virtual sessions: Supervised use of the tool, debrief the Team Compass with a client, submit a reflection paper, and final case debrief
  • Additional CCE credits: 7 hrs

Price: Please get in touch so we can evaluate your exact needs.

Contact us

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.