Creative Leadership retreats for individuals, corporate, government and civil society leaders
We offer a range of bespoke retreats for leaders seeking to rest, restore and revive their leadership skills and be ready for a new chapter in their personal and professional development
Topics include
Individual leadership development: bespoke coaching on vision and mission and leadership presence
Confident communication
Teambuilding and Group dynamics
Storytelling and Narrative skills
Leading and Empowering Teams across the world
Ethical decision-making, Sustainability and Accountability
Building a Portfolio Life - personal and professional leadership
Building a legacy - vision, mission and action for your Third Act
Arts and social justice: techniques from Augusto Boal, Keith Johnstone and Dorothy Heathcote to empower and align stakeholders
Sample retreat schedule
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Arrival
4pm Arrival
5pm Welcome
8pm Dinner
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Day 1
8am Breakfast
9am Images of Transformation
10.30am Break
11am What got you here won’t get you there
12.30pm Lunch
2pm The Heroes Journey
3.30pm Afternoon tea
4pm Free Time; optional wine tour or cultural visit
8pm Dinner
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Day 2
7.30am Breakfast
8am Departure for the Pyrénées
9am Be the hero of your journey
10.30am Break
11am Lessons in Leadership
12.30pm Lunch
2pm Building New Narratives
3.30pm Afternoon Tea
4pm Free time and hiking
6pm Return to hotel
8pm Dinner
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Day 3
8am Breakfast
9am Hotseating
10.30am Break
11am The Moral Dilemma
12.30pm Lunch
2pm Strengthening the Narrative
3.30pm Afternoon Tea
4pm Rehearsal
7.30pm Dinner and Forum Theatre
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Day 4
7 am Breakfast
7.30am Departure for the Basque coast
9am Reflection, Renewal and Action
10.30am Break
11am One-to-one’s
12.30pm Lunch
2pm Wind down and Departure
Clos de Gaye
Extraordinary experiences where the world comes together for impact
A unique experience, unlike any other, the extraordinary beauty of south west France, overlooking the Pyrénées, on the border with Spain, with arts-based approaches to learning and development, enabling you to leave inspired and invigorated
Our retreats bring together exceptional people from all over the world - corporate, government and civil society leaders, academics, artists and cultural leaders - all those with a desire to bring about positive impact in our world.
By bringing together such a diverse mix of people, your own networks will expand in truly global ways and opportunities for collaboration on large-scale issues across the world will unfold.
Immersing yourself in nature, accommodation will be provided either on the Clos de Gaye estate or nearby Clos Mirabel.
Our Core Team
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Caroline Watson
LEADERSHIP
Award-winning entrepreneur, Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum
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John O'Hagan
TRANSFORMATION
Creative Director, Head of Performance
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Emily Bolton Ditkovski
IMPACT
Lead Facilitator, Head of Community Engagement and Evaluation
We also have a portfolio of incredible arts and cultural leaders that we regularly collaborate with for bespoke programmes and retreats, as well as corporate coaches and teachers from Harvard, McKinsey and leading business schools around the world
You've helped us not just as leaders, but as creative thinkers, on a personal level and on so many other levels. These sessions create the kind of 10X thinking that we need. The ideas I have generated through this, for example, the idea for creating a new cinema industry, is such a big idea, and it came directly through the sessions. I can't really put into word what it has done for me. It has been life-changing.
Senior Minister,
Middle East government
Getting Here
Clos de Gaye is situated 20 minutes from Pau airport and train station, with direct transfers through Paris
We are also 50 minutes from Lourdes airport and 1 hour from Biarritz airport
Dates
We typically run retreats in spring and autumn, both beautiful seasons in south west France
We have both open enrollment and tailored bespoke retreats for individuals and organisations
Price
Our prices range from 5000 - 25,000 euros per person, depending on the length and content of the retreat
Included:
All workshops, plus pre- and post- workshop preparation and follow up
Your Accommodation at Clos de Gaye or at nearby Clos Mirabel
All your meals, including eating out
Your day trips to the Pyrénées and the Basque coast
