The Defiance Compass poses three powerful questions, developed by organisational psychologist Dr. Sunita Sah, to help people determine how to act in accordance with their core values and resist pressure from others to conform. The questions are:
- Who am I?
- What kind of situation is this?
- What would a person like me do here?”
The questions can be used to structure a coaching or mentoring conversation, where someone feels uncomfortable about demands to comply. The client can then apply the same questions on their own, whenever the need arises.
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