Executive Development

Strategic
Hygiene

Coaching at Compos Mentis is not about motivation, performance tips, or behavioural correction. It is about the disciplined practice of keeping a leader’s thinking clear, structured, and grounded.

Clear leaders build
durable systems.

As leaders take on greater responsibility, the quality of their thinking becomes as critical as the systems they oversee. Yet very few leaders are supported to regularly step back, re-examine assumptions, or recalibrate how they process complexity and pressure.

"Strategic Hygiene addresses the gap between executive capability and the noise of rapid scale."

What it means

  • Clear under pressure: Maintaining cognitive function when stakes are highest.

  • Structured amid complexity: Navigating ambiguity without losing strategic direction.

  • Grounded in role: Ensuring decisions are driven by mandate, not reaction.

The Context of Scale

Why it matters.

High-Stakes

Decisions become less reversible as you grow.

Increased Ambiguity

Informal clarity breaks down under pressure.

Over-Functioning

Leaders carry more context than they can process.

Quiet Erosion

Decision quality erodes silently without hygiene.

The Coaching Focus

Our engagements are strategic and role-based. We focus less on what leaders do—and more on how they think, decide, and prioritise.

Role & Authority

Clarifying decision boundaries and ownership across the leadership system.

Signal & Noise

Separating critical strategic levers from the operational friction of growth.

Judgment

Strengthening the ability to make high-quality decisions under uncertainty.

Reactive Patterns

Reducing cognitive overload and moving from 'fixing' to 'architecting'.

Strategic Interventions

Leadership
Boot Camps & Retreats

These are not designed to inspire or entertain. They are working interventions designed to reset leadership alignment during growth or transition.

Alignment

Shared strategic context and priorities.

Clarity

Explicit roles and decision ownership.

Commitment

Coherence on how leadership will operate.

Who this is for

  • CEOs & Founders navigating scale
  • Leadership teams in transition
  • Founder-led teams professionalising
  • Boards seeking alignment confidence

"Strong leadership teams are not built on chemistry. They are built on clarity."

"When the leader’s thinking is well-structured, the organization follows."

"Coaching with us isn't about dependency. It is about self-sustaining clarity."

"Clarity at the top is not a personality trait. It is a discipline."

Ready to architect
your leadership?

Let's discuss how Strategic Hygiene can create the clarity your organization needs to navigate its next inflection point.