A Finding The Force Story Series
BOB'S DASHBOARD LIGHTS
Bob keeps responding to warning lights as though the lights themselves are the problem.
Underneath the humor is a serious idea. Individuals, executives, teams, and organizations often do exactly the same thing. We see exhaustion, recurring conflict, decision fatigue, disengagement, and misalignment — and we try to make the symptoms disappear without asking what information they may be giving us about the condition of the system.
Bob can be funny. The underlying work is serious.
Episode One
WRONG DIRECTION. RIGHT LESSONS.
Bob and Lance are at the airport. The Cadillac is running. The dashboard is already talking. Bob is not listening.
Sometimes the fastest way to lose your way is to think you're making good time. Episode One introduces the Compass Light — and the question of whether we are actually moving in the direction we intend.
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THE FOUR DASHBOARD LIGHTS
Each light in Bob's story corresponds directly to one of the Four Compass Keys in the Finding The Force framework. Bob ignores all of them. The Compass helps us understand what they are actually saying.
Direction
The Compass Light
"Are we actually going where we intend to go?"
Bob is absolutely certain he knows where he is headed. The Compass Light disagrees. In Executive Advisory, this becomes a serious question about whether the direction an individual, team, or organization is moving matches the destination they say they want.
Vehicle & Capacity
The Fuel Light
"Do the people and systems carrying the mission have what they need?"
Bob ignores the fuel gauge until the car stops. The Fuel Light asks whether the people, systems, time, energy, and resources responsible for carrying the mission are actually sufficient for the journey — or whether the tank has been running low for a while.
Recurring Patterns & Resource Leaks
The Loop Light
"What keeps happening that should not have to happen again?"
Bob and Lance keep ending up in the same argument. The Loop Light identifies recurring problems, repeated compensation, and the places where time, attention, energy, and money keep draining from the system without resolution.
Hidden Agreements
The Contract Light
"What invisible rules are quietly governing behavior?"
Bob and Lance have never discussed who is actually in charge. The Contract Light surfaces the unspoken assumptions, expectations, beliefs, and invisible operating rules that are shaping decisions and behavior — often without anyone naming them.
Free Self-Assessment
WHICH LIGHT IS ON IN YOUR DASHBOARD?
Bob ignores all four. You don't have to.
The Twenty Questions is a free self-assessment that helps you identify where your own dashboard may already be communicating — before the car stops.
PLAY THE TWENTY QUESTIONS QUIZ — FREEFrom Story to Practice
THE SAME LIGHTS. DIFFERENT STAKES.
The Dashboard Lights that make Bob's road trip funny become serious questions in Executive Advisory. When an executive, founder, or organization is running on empty, repeating the same patterns, or moving confidently in the wrong direction, the cost is not a missed exit.
The purpose of Compass is not to tell people to work harder. It is to understand what the Dashboard is already communicating — and to determine the appropriate point for recalibration.
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