The Conference of the Birds
A 12-week cohort for senior leaders ready to outgrow what got them here.
You've built an impressive career. You're respected, capable, and effective. But somewhere along the way, something shifted.
The patterns that drove your success — the precision, the drive, the need to have it all under control — are starting to feel like constraints. You're coping brilliantly, but you're not thriving.
Maybe you're in a new role that demands a different kind of leadership. Maybe you're noticing the same dynamics repeating. Maybe you're asking yourself a question that didn't exist five years ago: is this really it?
The Conference of the Birds is for leaders who are ready to stop optimising the old operating system and start building a new one.
What this is (and what it isn't)
This is
- Peer learning at senior level
- Behavioural practice in real time
- Identity work, not skills training
- 12 weeks, then graduation
- Intimate group, 10–12 people max
This isn't
- A workshop with external speakers
- Case study analysis of other leaders
- A certification program or credential
- An open-ended ongoing group
- A large cohort with breakout rooms
The arc
Weeks 1–4: Pattern Recognition
You name the pattern. We build the shared language. You see how your pattern shows up differently than someone else's, but the root is the same.
Weeks 5–8: Experimentation
You design a small behavioural experiment based on your pattern. You report back weekly on what you tried and what you learned. The group becomes your lab.
Weeks 9–12: Integration
The experiment becomes your new normal. We do identity work: how do you see yourself differently now that you've proved the old assumption wrong? You design your next experiment — which you'll run after graduation.
Who this is for
Senior leader (director+), any industry. You've done 1:1 coaching before and it shifted something. You're ready to stop optimising yourself and start rebuilding. You're willing to be vulnerable in a peer group.
Format
12 weeks. One 90-minute live session per week (Thursdays, 6–7:30pm CET). Peer pairs between sessions — 15-minute accountability calls. One 1:1 check-in with me at midpoint. One 1:1 graduation session at week 12. Slack group for async support and micro-experiments.
Places are limited to 12. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. I'll schedule a brief conversation with each applicant to ensure mutual fit — this program works because of who's in the room.