LINX COMPASS

A Clear Picture of
How You Lead.

A practical leadership diagnostic that scores twelve dimensions of leadership behavior. Objective data for hiring, promoting, developing, and structuring teams, delivered as a clear report you can act on.

Investment

Custom Pricing

per assessment or team-wide

Dimensions

12 Measured

behaviors and tendencies

Format

Online + PDF

scored report per leader

Time

~20 Minutes

per leader to complete

THE REALITY

People Decisions Are the Hardest Decisions.

Who to hire. Who to promote. Who to develop. These decisions shape your organization, and they are made every day with incomplete information, gut instinct, and fingers crossed.

Bad hires cost money. Promoting the wrong person damages teams. Skipping development for high-potential leaders leaves results on the table. The stakes are real and the margin for error is thin.

Most leaders are working from impressions and past performance, which tells you what happened. Not how someone operates, or where they will struggle next.

"You need better data to make better decisions."

THE ANSWER

Objective Data for Critical Decisions.

LINX Compass is a leadership diagnostic that measures the behaviors and tendencies that predict how someone will actually perform in a leadership role. It is not a personality test. It is a practical tool built for real business decisions.

Across twelve dimensions, Compass gives you a clear, objective picture of how a person leads. Their communication style. How they handle pressure. Where they thrive. Where they are likely to get stuck.

Practical, not personality. Make people decisions with confidence, not guesswork.

WHAT IT MEASURES

The Dimensions That Matter.

Twelve behaviors and tendencies that predict leadership performance, scored objectively and explained in plain language.

01

Communication

How a leader conveys information, listens, and adapts their message to others.

02

Responsibility

The degree to which a leader takes ownership of outcomes and follows through on commitments.

03

Energy Source

Whether a leader is energized by collaboration, independent work, or specific kinds of engagement.

04

Risk Areas

Behavioral tendencies that may undermine performance under stress or in high-stakes situations.

05

Creativity

Orientation toward new ideas, novel approaches, and comfort with ambiguity.

06

Logic

How a leader processes information, weighs evidence, and arrives at conclusions.

07

Control Behavior

A leader's need to direct, delegate, or maintain oversight, and how it affects the team.

08

Emotional Regulation

How consistently a leader manages emotions and maintains composure under pressure.

09

Interpersonal Skills

The leader's ability to build relationships, navigate conflict, and influence others effectively.

10

Anxiety Patterns

Recurring worry or stress responses that may affect decision-making and team dynamics.

11

Structure Preference

How much a leader relies on process, routine, and defined systems versus flexibility.

12

Self-Confidence

The leader's belief in their own judgment and ability to act decisively without external validation.

APPLICATIONS

Four Ways to Use Compass.

The same diagnostic, four decision contexts. Hiring, promoting, developing, and structuring teams all get sharper when you have objective data.

01

Hiring

Evaluate leadership candidates objectively before the offer. Not just on resume and interview performance, but on how they actually operate.

02

Promotions

Decide whether a high performer is ready for a leadership role before moving them into one. Confirm the fit; do not gamble it.

03

Development

Identify where current leaders need to grow and build targeted development plans with clear starting points, not vague feedback.

04

Team Structure

See how leaders on your team complement or create friction with each other, and structure roles and reporting lines accordingly.

HOW IT WORKS

Self-Serve, Start to Finish.

Compass runs on its own platform. Sign up, assign assessments, and review reports without leaving the app.

  1. 01

    Sign Up

    Create your account at compass.linxconsulting.com and choose per-assessment or team-wide pricing. The platform handles the rest.

  2. 02

    Assign

    Send assessment invites to the leaders you want to evaluate. Each person gets a personal link and clear instructions; no admin overhead.

  3. 03

    Complete

    Each leader completes the assessment online in about twenty minutes. Practical questions about behavior, not personality archetypes.

  4. 04

    Review

    Receive a detailed PDF report per leader, with scores across all twelve dimensions and plain-language interpretation you can act on.

WHO IT IS FOR

Built for the People Decision.

Compass fits owners and HR leaders making hiring, promotion, development, or team-structure calls and tired of guessing.

  • You are making a key hiring decision and need more than a resume and an interview.
  • You are considering promoting a high performer into a leadership role.
  • You need to identify where your current leaders should grow next.
  • You want to understand how leaders on your team complement or clash with each other.
  • You are tired of basing people decisions on gut feel.
Want Compass plus the program? If you also need coaching and workshops to develop your existing leadership team, look at LINX Leadership. Compass is included as the baseline diagnostic in every Leadership engagement.

HOW IT FITS

Compass, Leadership, or Command.

Three ways LINX shows up around the people side of the business. Pick what fits the decision in front of you today, or layer them as you grow.

See Your Leadership Team Clearly.

Sign up at compass.linxconsulting.com to take the assessment yourself or assign it to leaders on your team. Or book a call if you want to talk it through first.

Not sure where to start? Take the quiz