Growing your Leadership by growing your Robustness & Resilience

How are the bearings of my compass? How well can I hold on to my course? How stable am I on a slippery track? How much adversity can I deal with? When my legs burn, my breath screams? I have said yes and have the ambition to make it! But how robust and resilient am I? Will/do/can I stand the heat of the climb, the wetness of pouring rain?

You’re invited to join us on an outdoor track in remote and rewarding territory. To explore internally as well as externally. Our steps will lead us into the land of ice and fire, the outback of Iceland. Over barren ground, rocky sort-of-paths, ridges with steep sides and snowfields. The track will be as real as it will be metaphorical. Because we will be talking whilst walking.

Together we will reflect upon ourselves, on who each of us is, or -better said- who we have become. We will support each other in asking ourselves profound questions: Why do I (not) do what I (not want) to do? How have I become who I am today? What are my critical life-experiences? How do they impact me? Do I still like who I am (which aspects yes, and which aspects no)? What about me is authentic and what is conditioned? How does it all show in my work-life and in my private-life? In the ambition I have, the inspiration I seek, the path I choose to take. This journey is geared to help reset your bearings and grow you inner awareness.

Participants are senior executives and (very) high potentials. What’s included?

• Full week program – exploring outside the beaten track, inside and outdoor
• 2 nights at the mountain resort and 4 nights camp
• 3 guides – both for the outdoor as well as for the inside journey
• Group gear: tents, tarps, safety communication, medical kit, cooking gear, water filters, crampons, ice axes
• Food & drinks – breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, tea for all week
• Transportation in Iceland
• Extensive 24/7 backup support from the office

Excluded is traveling to/from Reykjavik, personal outdoor gear and your travel insurance.

29 June – 5 July 2024

The theme of this journey is ‘Leadership Reset’. You are invited to reflect on your leadership and use nature as a metaphor and source of inspiration. We will be off the grid, away from known structures, away from home, from our bed, our shower, from our habits, away from the everyday entertainment. We leave telephones and watches behind – where we are is anyhow no reception (we’re connected to home by an emergency – satellite phone). Meanwhile we create a setting to let go of the issues of the day. We use the simplicity of the outdoors and the forces of nature as a driver for a reset. Every day will be filled with new insights from cruising the land, from challenging questions, from reflecting inside, from our continued discussions. Not your usual work week or ‘day-in-the-office’.

The most important entry requirement for this trip is a healthy body and an open attitude. An average to good fitness level is required for this outdoor journey. We will be hiking long hours with a serious backpack. Experience in mountain terrain is desirable but not mandatory. Experience with (wild) camping is a plus, but not necessary.

On participation we will do a twofold intake, whereby we will focus on your goal & intention and secondly the gear & preparations.