Free Live Training · Thursday, October 1. 2026
The Leadership Template That Was
Never Built for You — And the One That Was
A free 45-minute live training with Donna Lynn Price
If leadership has felt like something you’re performing instead of something you’re living, you’re not failing at leadership. You inherited the wrong template. This training names the one you were actually built for.
This isn’t a feel-good session. It’s 45 minutes on why the leadership model you were handed doesn’t produce the results it promises — and what actually does.
📅 Thursday, October 1 · ⏰ [TIME —12:00 NOON EST · 💻 Live online
Can’t make it live? Register anyway — the replay goes to everyone who signs up.
Does This Sound Familiar?
You’ve been doing the work. Something still feels off. That low-grade friction isn’t a leadership flaw. It’s a template problem, and the template was never built for you.
- You project confidence you don’t always feel, because that’s what “looking like a leader” is supposed to mean.
- You second-guess instincts that have actually been right all along — the collaborative ones, the relational ones.
- You’ve been told your leadership is too soft, too emotional, or not decisive enough — by people using a template you never agreed to.
- You’re exhausted from working harder for results that feel smaller than they should.
- You’ve hired your first employee, promoted someone, or grown a team, and no one taught you how to lead people without abandoning yourself.
- You suspect the way you naturally lead is actually more effective. You just haven’t had permission, or language, to trust it.
Let’s Name the Real Problem
Most leadership advice optimizes the wrong model. The leadership model most of us inherited was built inside military structures and scaled through industrial organizations. It was never designed for how you actually lead.
The Inherited Template
- Hierarchy is the default — authority flows top-down
- Decisiveness alone is the currency
- Emotion is treated as a liability
- Competition is the framework
- Focus means picking one lane and staying in it
Compass Rose Leadership
- Authority flows through relationship and clarity
- Collaboration is a strategic asset, not a delay
- Values are the filter for every real decision
- Relationships compound — connection is the strategy
- Impact is measured in ripples, not just revenue
45 Minutes, Live — What We’ll Actually Cover
The Teaching: Why the Friction Isn’t You
Where the inherited leadership template came from, why it was never built with women in mind, and why the instincts you’ve been overriding were the correct ones all along.
The Self-Assessment: A Live Compass Reading
A shortened, live version of the Compass Rose self-assessment, so you leave with a real read on where you’re performing the old model and where you’re already leading YOUR WAY.
The Conversation: Real Talk, Real Business
Not a lecture. A genuine conversation about what Compass Rose Leadership looks like in your specific business, your team, your decisions, your next hard conversation.
Your Guide: Donna Lynn Price
I’m the founder of Compass Rose Consulting and creator of the Compass Rose Leadership framework, a values-centered, relationship-powered model of leading and building a business. For twenty years I’ve worked with women entrepreneurs across every kind of business — massage therapists, electricians, financial planners, salon owners, and everything between. What they all had in common wasn’t their industry. It was the moment they stopped performing someone else’s leadership model and started trusting their own. My message is simple: there is no ONE way to lead or build a business. There is only YOUR WAY.
“Your compass is already pointing.” — Donna
If You Want to Go Deeper
Today gets you the diagnosis: a name for the friction, and a real read on your own leadership. The six-week Compass Rose Leadership cohort gets you the build — a personal Leadership Pledge, the framework applied to a real situation in your business, two private one-on-one sessions with me, and a working practice you actually use. The next cohort starts October 15 — weekly calls on Thursdays at 9:30 AM, six weeks. There’s no pressure to decide anything today. Come for the training. Get your compass reading. See where it points.
Before You Register
Is this really free?
Yes. The October 1st training is completely free — 45 minutes of teaching, the live self-assessment, and real conversation. No credit card, no catch.
What if I can’t attend live?
Register anyway. You’ll get the replay sent directly to you, but the live self-assessment and conversation are worth carving out the time for if you can.
Who is this for?
Women entrepreneurs and business owners, especially those leading a team for the first time, navigating a hard conversation, or feeling like the “leadership” they’re performing doesn’t quite fit who they are.
Do I need to know anything about Compass Rose Leadership already?
No. This training stands completely on its own. If you’ve never heard the term before today, you’re exactly who it’s for.
Is there a sales pitch?
You’ll hear a brief, honest mention of what’s available if you want to go deeper afterward — a six-week Compass Rose Leadership cohort. But the training itself is built to stand on its own, whether or not you ever take another step.
Your compass is already pointing.
The question is whether you’re ready to read it. Join me live on October 1st, free, 45 minutes, and yours to keep either way.
Course Information
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The Leadership Template That Was Never Built for You — And the One That Was
Free live training with Donna Lynn Price, founder of Compass Rose Consulting
📅 Thursday, September 24 | ⏰ [TIME — confirm ET] | 💻 Live online
If leadership has felt like something you’re performing instead of something you’re living, you’re not failing at leadership — you inherited the wrong template. In this free 45-minute session, you’ll get:
- A clear picture of where the inherited leadership model comes from, and why it was never built for how you actually lead
- A live, shortened version of the Compass Rose self-assessment — walk away with a real read on your own leadership
- A genuine conversation about what leading YOUR WAY looks like in your specific business
Can’t attend live? Register anyway — the replay goes to everyone who signs up.
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