Compass To Practice

Antonio Irizarry
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Compass to Practice helps leaders turn pressure into trustworthy action. Each weekly episode names one real-world leadership pattern, explains the principle behind it, and gives you one practice to use the same week. Hosted by Antonio E. Irizarry Velez and guided by Humility, Clarity, Courage, and Empathy. Follow the show for practical tools on honest performance, escalation, accountability, and decision-making under pressure. More at https://www.compasstopractice.com.

  1. hace 6 días

    Protect The First Truth Teller | Episode 15

    The first person who brings bad news is not only reporting a problem. They are testing the culture. Your first response teaches everyone watching whether truth is safe, expensive, or dangerous. In this episode, Antonio Irizarry introduces the FIRST Response Protocol for receiving early signals without losing accountability: Freeze, Invite, Recognize, Secure, and Track. You will learn what protection does and does not mean, the most common leadership mistakes in the first 90 seconds, and a practical 24-hour and 7-day follow-through rhythm. This week's practice: write and rehearse your first five sentences before the next difficult signal arrives. New Compass To Practice episodes every Saturday at 6:00 AM ET. Website: https://www.compasstopractice.com YouTube: @CompassToPractice Disclaimer: The views shared on Compass To Practice are Antonio Irizarry's personal views and do not reflect those of his employer or any current or former company. No confidential, proprietary, customer-specific, employer-specific, or non-public business information is shared.

  2. 5 sep

    Standards Under Pressure | Episode 14

    A standard is easy to defend when the schedule is green. Its real value appears when the customer is waiting, the metric is red, and someone says, "Just this once." In this episode, Antonio Irizarry explains how leaders can protect critical standards without turning the organization into rigid bureaucracy. You will learn the difference between non-negotiables, standards, and preferences; the HOLD method for decisions under pressure; and a practical tabletop exercise for preparing before the next red condition arrives. This week's practice: run one HOLD Pressure Test on a recurring schedule, quality, safety, or customer scenario. New Compass To Practice episodes every Saturday at 6:00 AM ET. Website: https://www.compasstopractice.com YouTube: @CompassToPractice Disclaimer: The views shared on Compass To Practice are Antonio Irizarry's personal views and do not reflect those of his employer or any current or former company. No confidential, proprietary, customer-specific, employer-specific, or non-public business information is shared.

  3. 29 ago

    Product-Process-People: Alignment That Prevents Chaos | Episode 13

    Chaos often begins when Product, Process, and People move at different speeds. In this episode, Antonio Irizarry explains the 3P Alignment model and a practical map for connecting customer requirements, workflow readiness, capability, ownership, and behavior before a launch or change goes live. Use it to reduce workarounds, late surprises, and cross-functional blame. A product change can be technically correct and still create operational chaos when the process and the people are not ready. In this episode of Compass To Practice, Antonio Irizarry introduces the Product-Process-People model, or 3P Alignment. You will learn how to identify the three most common misalignments, run a practical readiness review, expose hidden workarounds, and prevent one function's decision from becoming another function's emergency. This week's practice: use the 3P Alignment Map on one active initiative before the next commitment is made. New Compass To Practice episodes every Saturday at 6:00 AM ET. Website: https://www.compasstopractice.com YouTube: @CompassToPractice Disclaimer: The views shared on Compass To Practice are Antonio Irizarry's personal views and do not reflect those of his employer or any current or former company. No confidential, proprietary, customer-specific, employer-specific, or non-public business information is shared.

  4. 22 ago

    The Honest System | Episode 12

    The quality of an organization is determined by how early it learns the truth. In this season finale, Antonio Irizarry introduces the Honest System: See reality, Say it early, Send it to the right owner, Solve at the system level, and Sustain the learning through routine. The episode closes with a practical 30-day launch plan for one team or workflow. The strongest teams are not problem-free. They learn the truth earlier than their problems grow. An honest system does not depend on heroic leaders or unusually brave employees. It makes reality visible, speaking safe, escalation clear, learning concrete, and adaptation repeatable. In this season finale, Antonio Irizarry brings the full Compass To Practice model together. You will learn the five moves of an Honest System - See, Say, Send, Solve, Sustain - and how Humility, Clarity, Courage, and Empathy make those moves work under pressure. This week's practice: launch a 30-day Honest System pilot in one real workflow. New Compass To Practice episodes every Saturday at 6:00 AM ET. Website: https://www.compasstopractice.com YouTube: @CompassToPractice Disclaimer: The views shared on Compass To Practice are Antonio Irizarry's personal views and do not reflect those of his employer or any current or former company. No confidential, proprietary, customer-specific, employer-specific, or non-public business information is shared.

  5. 15 ago

    Make It Stick | Episode 11

    Trust is not a speech or a sentiment. It is a prediction about what will happen when someone tells the truth, makes a mistake, or asks for help. In this episode, Antonio Irizarry explains how to build trust into cadence, consequences, closure, coaching, and learning - then reinforce it with a Compass Scorecard and Monthly Retro. Many improvement efforts work while the sponsor is watching - then disappear when pressure returns or leadership changes. The problem is not always commitment. Often, trust was never built into the operating system. In this episode, Antonio Irizarry explains how cadence, consequences, closure, coaching, and learning turn leadership values into repeatable behavior. You will also learn how to use a Compass Scorecard and Monthly Retro to reinforce Humility, Clarity, Courage, and Empathy without reducing culture to slogans. This week's practice: choose one behavior per Compass direction and review it monthly with evidence. New Compass To Practice episodes every Saturday at 6:00 AM ET. Website: https://www.compasstopractice.com YouTube: @CompassToPractice Disclaimer: The views shared on Compass To Practice are Antonio Irizarry's personal views and do not reflect those of his employer or any current or former company. No confidential, proprietary, customer-specific, employer-specific, or non-public business information is shared.

  6. 8 ago

    Scaling Change Without Copy-Paste | Episode 10

    You cannot franchise culture. You can scale principles, learning, and conditions - but practices must fit the local reality. In this episode, Antonio Irizarry introduces the Two-Week Discovery Sprint, a practical way to go see, listen, map Product- Process-People, pilot one change, and learn before standardizing across teams or sites. A successful site builds a strong daily rhythm. Corporate sees the results and rolls the same boards, meetings, language, and templates across the network. Six months later, the tools are everywhere - but the behavior is not. In this episode, Antonio Irizarry explains why replication fails and how to scale principles without creating playbook theater. You will learn how to separate enterprise non-negotiables from local design, listen before standardizing, and run a Two- Week Discovery Sprint before any major rollout. This week's practice: choose one planned rollout and replace copy-paste with discovery. New Compass To Practice episodes every Saturday at 6:00 AM ET. Website: https://www.compasstopractice.com YouTube: @CompassToPractice Disclaimer: The views shared on Compass To Practice are Antonio Irizarry's personal views and do not reflect those of his employer or any current or former company. No confidential, proprietary, customer-specific, employer-specific, or non-public business information is shared.

  7. 1 ago

    From Firefighting to Flow | Stop the Whac-a-Mole Cycle: Episode 9

    If the same emergencies return every week, your team does not have an effort problem. It has a flow problem. Firefighting can feel productive because smart people move fast and customers get rescued. But when the organization celebrates the save without redesigning the system, urgency becomes the operating model. In this episode, Antonio Irizarry introduces the Four-S Flow Reset: Stabilize, See, Solve, and Standardize. You will learn how to separate true emergencies from recurring failures, identify the constraint, choose leading signals, and convert one successful recovery into a repeatable standard. This week's practice: select one recurring fire and run the Four-S Flow Reset. New Compass To Practice episodes every Saturday at 6:00 AM ET. Website: https://www.compasstopractice.com YouTube: @CompassToPractice Disclaimer: The views shared on Compass To Practice are Antonio Irizarry's personal views and do not reflect those of his employer or any current or former company. No confidential, proprietary, customer-specific, employer-specific, or non-public business information is shared.

  8. 25 jul

    Coaching to Standard | The 30-60-90 Behavior Shift: Episode 8

    A leader can deliver strong results and still damage the system around them. The usual response is vague feedback, repeated reminders, or a surprise consequence months later. None of those creates a fair path to change. In this episode, Antonio Irizarry explains how to coach one observable behavior through a 30-60-90 plan. You will learn how to define the standard, connect behavior to business impact, provide real support, observe progress, and act with courage when the pattern does not change. This week's practice: build one 30-60-90 Behavior Plan for a real coaching need. New Compass To Practice episodes every Saturday at 6:00 AM ET. Website: https://www.compasstopractice.com YouTube: @CompassToPractice Disclaimer: The views shared on Compass To Practice are Antonio Irizarry's personal views and do not reflect those of his employer or any current or former company. No confidential, proprietary, customer-specific, employer-specific, or non-public business information is shared.

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Compass to Practice helps leaders turn pressure into trustworthy action. Each weekly episode names one real-world leadership pattern, explains the principle behind it, and gives you one practice to use the same week. Hosted by Antonio E. Irizarry Velez and guided by Humility, Clarity, Courage, and Empathy. Follow the show for practical tools on honest performance, escalation, accountability, and decision-making under pressure. More at https://www.compasstopractice.com.

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  • Creador
    Antonio Irizarry
  • Años de actividad
    2026
  • Episodios
    16
  • Clasificación
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