A residential gathering held away from the working environment, where the distance is the point. Members arrive as themselves rather than as their title.
Two
Who it is for
Who attends
Every signature experience suits a particular frame of mind as much as a particular seniority.
If you are
Able to step away properly
The retreat asks for uninterrupted attention, which is the hardest thing a chief executive can offer.
Looking beyond the quarter
Sessions are built for the questions that never reach the top of the agenda.
Comfortable in a small group
Numbers are kept low so that everybody is known by the end.
Open to changing your mind
Members tend to leave with a different question than the one they arrived with.
Three
Taking part
Before you attend
A short sequence, so that the time in the room is spent well.
1
Confirm your place
Places at the retreat are held for members and released in order of confirmation. Confirming early secures the seat rather than the date.
2
Submit your themes
Members send the questions they want raised beforehand, so the programme is shaped by the room rather than presented to it.
3
Arrive unhurried
The most useful conversations tend to happen either side of the formal programme. Allow for them.
4
Carry it forward
Introductions made during the gathering are followed up by the Circle, so momentum is not left to chance.
Four
Register interest
Register interest in this occasion
Places are held for members, and interest is noted ahead of each occasion.
Registering interest carries no obligation and is not an application for membership.