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The Executive Retreat

An advanced structured immersion to bounce & flow as a strategic leader

A circuit-breaker for senior leaders looking for a strategic professional edge

Four days delivered alongside Tom Gardner, an ex-McKinsey strategist. We pair the science of performing under pressure with the strategic frameworks senior leaders use to set direction and execute.


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Six Integrated Capabilities

Strategic Thinking & Focus

Ask sharper strategic questions and connect long-term direction to current priorities.

Strategy Execution

Align and cascade effort across a business so strategy lands in day-to-day work.

Navigating Pressure & Adversity

Understand the neurobiology of performance and turn sustained pressure into fulfilment.

Emotional Intelligence

Read the room, lead with EQ, and build the conditions for flow states at work and beyond it.

Purpose, Flow & Fulfilment

Engineer the conditions for flow, which requires a clear purpose and drives fulfilment.

Space to think, shine, and focus.

A strategy working session in progress, such as a facilitator at a whiteboard or a small group mapping their operating strategy

Realtime Consulting

Masterclasses to reflect on best practices in strategy and strategy execution, with tools to apply these to your business, role, and life, in real time.

  • Strategy at a corporate and functional level
  • Translating business strategy to operating strategies
  • Strategy execution best practices
  • Heatmapping and strategic priority setting
  • Operating model best practices to make it happen, without burning out

The Science & Practice of Resilience

An advanced workshop in Bounce & Flow. Bounce is the evidence-based, practical, and integral neurobiology behind your performance under pressure. Flow is engineering the criteria for sustained flow in work and life. The priorities of the group determine the focal split between Bounce, Grow, Connect, and Flow modules.

  • The physiological and experiential reality of pressure, when it's poorly managed versus when it's mastered
  • Practical regulation tools you can use immediately
  • Emotional intelligence as a leadership skill
  • Building the conditions for flow, at work and in the rest of your life
The retreat venue terrace at sunset overlooking the mountains
A one-on-one or small-group executive coaching conversation in a relaxed, intimate setting

Individual & Peer Executive Coaching

A space to consider new perspectives, bounce ideas around, and get risk-free feedback from people and peers who get what senior leaders are dealing with.

  • 1-on-1 executive coaching in preparation and for post-retreat integration
  • Comprehensive but focused 360 feedback as retreat inputs
  • Applied working sessions to share thoughts and insights with the small group
  • Enneagram deep-dive on self and professional peers
  • Professional storytelling and personal vision setting

Structured Reflection & Integration

Curated mindfulness activities to unwind, reflect, and integrate.

  • Yoga and calming breathwork
  • Specifically curated guided meditations
  • Dedicated free time to unwind and reflect
  • Dinners and fireside discussions
  • Tea ceremony, cacao ceremony, or wine tasting, to suit the group
A calming mindfulness moment such as yoga, breathwork, or a candlelit tea ceremony at the retreat

The itinerary

Four days

Each day pairs deep strategic work with supporting practices. Day 3 steps up into Advanced Bounce & Flow, our signature session, open to everyone with no prior experience needed. A closing morning sends you home.

  • Arrival, introductions, and intention-setting for the days ahead
  • Strategy Masterclass: distilling your business strategy into a clear operating strategy

Sunset meditation · Dinner: sharing professional journeys

Your facilitators

Facilitators

An integrated experience built from neurobiology, emotional intelligence, and executive strategy.

Tom Gardner

Tom Gardner

Executive Strategy

Tom brings strategic clarity. An ex-McKinsey consultant, COO and advanced enneagram practitioner, Tom works with CEOs and senior executives to transform ambition into reality. He leads the strategy sessions, applying Bounce & Flow mechanics to strategic business choices and execution.

Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen

Emotional Intelligence & Applied Coaching

Lauren brings emotional intelligence and coaching that turns insight into changed behaviour. A former M&A lawyer and startup co-founder, she coaches each participant through the week, connecting neurobiology to the specific decisions and habits they take home.

Dr Sven Hansen

Dr Sven Hansen

Neurobiology and Resilience

Sven brings the science of performing under pressure. A medical doctor and founder of the Resilience Institute, he has spent decades translating neurobiology, behavioural and sports science into methods leaders can use. His work is the physiological foundation of the retreat.

What's included

A small-group, high-touch program designed to remove the logistics and let you focus on the work and the recovery.

Two people sharing a toast at the retreat
  • Four days of expertly guided working sessions
  • Morning and evening yoga, meditation, and reflective practice
  • All meals — gourmet, healthy, and locally sourced
  • Single accommodation designed for rest and reflection
  • 1:1 coaching and hot-seat strategy sessions
  • A curated leadership workbook and retreat journal
  • A pre-retreat prep call and a post-retreat integration coaching call
  • A small peer cohort and an ongoing alumni community

Is it a fit?

A senior people-leadership role — Exec, Head of, GM and above, typically with 10+ years' experience
Physically able to take part in yoga, meditation, and walking
Location and dates are shared on enquiry

Investment

Request an invitation.

Investment is shared on enquiry. This is a small-group, high-touch program, and the details, including location and dates, are confirmed on a short call to make sure it's the right fit.