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 go inside and outside. Our thoughts, our talks, our steps will lead us into the Scottish West-Coast mountain-wilderness. Over animal tracks, shitty ground, rocky sort-of-paths, ridges with steep sides. 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. Questions like: “Why do I (not) do what I (not want to) do? How have I become who I am today? Which are critical life-experiences? How do they impact me? Do I still like who I am? On what yes, on what not? What is authentic and what is conditioning? How does it all show in my leadership, in my work-life, my private-life? In the ambition I have? The inspiration I seek? Am I still confident with the path I take? Profound questions, all geared to reset my bearings and grow my inner comfort. Questions which are perfectly and especially suited for the rough and wild environment we’ll be cruising.

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

• full week program, exploring off the beaten track, inside and outdoor
• two nights B&B and 4 nights wild camp
• three guides, both for the outdoor as well as for the inside journey
• group gear; tents, tarps, safety communication, medical kit, cooking gear, water filters
• food and drinks; breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, tea for all week
• transportation in Scotland; trains, ferry, private buses
• extensive 24/7 backup support from the office

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

11-17 May 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, an open attitude and a bit of the character. But the days are intensive and physical. Not only do we move every day, we also run the outdoor camp together. Along the way things are simple and still hard work. A day trip contains around 15 kilometers and can also increase in the number of altimeters. The terrain can be heavy and sometimes impassable and moving could be slow. In addition, the weather in Knoydart-Scotland is unpredictable and it can rain a lot. In combination with the lack of shelter and quite a load in the backpack, participation in this trip requires a good fitness level. Experience with (wild) camping is not necessary. We guide you through this raw and untouched landscape and provide you with the skills necessary to move self sufficient and comfortably through the environment. Trust the process.

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