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LeadFORWARD

Step away to move forward.

A transformational leadership journey combining executive coaching, an immersive five-day retreat, and a community of courageous leaders.

18

Months of 1:1 Coaching

5

Day Immersive Retreat

6

Leadership Learning Community Sessions

LCP

Leadership Circle Profile 360° Assessment Included

Why LeadFORWARD

Leadership today rarely lacks information. It lacks space.

Space to think. Space to listen. Space to reconnect with what matters most. LeadFORWARD creates the conditions for senior and high-potential leaders to slow down, deepen self-awareness, and return to their work with renewed clarity, courage, and purpose.

This is not a quick workshop or one-time leadership event. It is a carefully designed journey of coaching, retreat, practice, and integration.

Why Retreating Works

Five days that create room for wisdom to rise.

Over five days and four nights on 850 acres of forest and lake, urgency falls away. Leaders step out of the noise and into reflection, conversation, and intentional practice.

Disconnect

Step away from constant urgency, noise, and demands so you can pay attention to what is actually calling for your leadership.

Reflect

Use meditation, journaling, assessment, and authentic dialogue to better understand your patterns and possibilities.

Reimagine

Craft a compelling mission and vision for the leader you are becoming and the impact you want to create.

Return

Leave with practical commitments, renewed energy, and a roadmap that carries the experience into daily leadership.

The LeadFORWARD Architecture

A journey designed for sustainable transformation.

Begin anytime. Combine personalized coaching, an immersive retreat experience, and learning community sessions that sustain growth long after the retreat ends.

Executive Coaching

One-on-one leadership development coaching with an Emergent Certified Coach, tailored to your goals and real leadership context.

Immersive Retreat

A powerful five-day reset at VanderKamp, included in the full journey or available as a standalone experience.

Learning Community

Six peer learning sessions provide structure, support, and accountability as insights become practice.

Executive Coaching

Personalized support for the leader behind the role.

Your coach partners with you throughout the journey to translate insight into action. Together, you explore your leadership vision, patterns, challenges, and commitments in a way that is highly personal and practical.

The result is not just better performance. It is a more grounded, whole, and intentional way of leading.

Leadership Circle Profile

See the patterns shaping your leadership impact.

The Leadership Circle Profile offers a holistic view of leadership effectiveness, revealing both creative strengths and reactive tendencies. It gives leaders a powerful language for growth and a practical foundation for coaching.

What You Will Gain

A path toward becoming more whole, courageous, connected, and clear.

LeadFORWARD helps leaders practice new ways of seeing, relating, deciding, and leading in the real conditions of work and life.

Unity
Wholeness
Fulfillment
Courage
Clarity
Connection
Compassion
Participant Reflection

The experience creates the kind of shift leaders can feel.

From the moment I shut off my phone and closed my laptop, I felt something shift. The quiet hit first. No noise. No urgency. Just the sound of nature and the space to breathe.

Brian O’Leary, Director of Global Accounts, Head of eMobility, Indium Corporation

“LeadFORWARD gave me the tools to improve my leadership effectiveness through a better understanding of my own values, behaviors, and motivations.”

Lisa Fostveit

Advanced Manufacturing Manager
Marquardt Switches

“The retreat re-energized my life and opened my eyes to discover new possibilities in my leadership.”

Siegfried Ignatia

Calvary Assembly of God Church

“Emergent helped me realize leadership is not a promotion. It is a lifestyle.”

Dr. Juhanna Rogers

Vice President Racial Equity & Social Impact
CenterState CEO

Trusted By Leaders Across Organizations

Organizations that have benefited from Emergent’s leadership development work.

Community Bank Systems Inc logo
King + King Architects
OneGroup logo
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INFICON
WestRock logo
BPAS logo
Schneider Packaging Equipment logo
Legrand Pass & Seymour logo
NRS Trust Product Administration logo
Common Questions

Designed to meet leaders where they are.

When can I start?

Anytime. We onboard new participants on a rolling basis so your coaching can begin when you are ready.

Is the retreat required?

The five day retreat is a powerful part of the full program and is also offered as a standalone experience.

Who is LeadFORWARD for?

Senior leaders and high potential leaders who are ready to deepen self awareness and lead with courageous authenticity.

What happens after the retreat?

Your coach partners with you to integrate insights, and the Learning Community sustains momentum across eighteen months.

The best leaders never stop becoming.

If you are ready to lead with greater clarity, courage, and purpose, we would love to begin the conversation.

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