Collective Leadership
'Allies' programme 2025
Experience the power of
collective leadership
PresenceAtWork is enrolling Allies for a new stream of our Collective Leadership programme, launching in spring 2025 in the Netherlands. Through this initiative, we continue to build our active and thriving community of change agents, pioneers, and innovators -leaders who are ready to think and act differently, together!
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Join our global community of collective leaders!
This programme is designed for those who recognise that true transformation requires a fundamental shift in how we engage with ourselves and others. By joining, you will become a valued member of our community of collective leaders, have the opportunity to grow yourself through a leading-edge programme, and will be able to assess our innovative approach for its potential to bring value to your organisation for a sustainable future.
context: why this programme?
Navigating in a new era
Five years have passed since the Covid-19 pandemic, and we continue to navigate an era of profound uncertainty, turbulence and division.
Geopolitical tensions, economic instability and the accelerating climate crisis are reshaping our world. The pressures, stress and pace of change we face today leave many people struggling to keep up and protect their well-being. Traditional leadership models – rooted in hierarchy, rational decision-making and individual authority – are proving insufficient for the challenges ahead. The systems and behaviors that once drove success no longer make us thrive today, and towards the future.
The future of leadership
A fundamental shift is needed in how we operate together as humans - because our old ways and systems might help us survive; they will not make us thrive going forward.
Now, more than ever, we need a new leadership paradigm. One that fosters resilience, agility and shared responsibility. One that recognises leadership from a holistic view on human intelligence - more than just a function of the mind. With ourcompelling, heart-led Collective Leadership approach, we offer leaders and organisations a leading-edge transformation programme to navigate complexity and uncertainty, unlock collective potential, and drive meaningful and sustainable impact in co-creation.
"If you do what you've always done,
you will get what you've always got."
about this programme: Build-up
This programme is about leadership that goes beyond individual impact, towards co-navigating and co-creating sustainable solutions for humanity. The path to Collective Leadership will help you create the shift from "ME" to WE", in three steps:
R1: leading from your authentic core
(25-27 May 2025 - dates tbc)
✔︎ Foundational skills in self-awareness and leadership impact
The experience of being full embodied and authentically expressed - and able to lead from there.
R2: Leading from your collective whole
(September 2025)
✔︎ Self-discovery in relationship and co-creation with others
Deeper awareness that one is part of a larger whole – and able to co-lead the collective from there.
R3: Leading from the emerging future
(December 2025)
✔︎ Deepened awareness of the collective field and unfolding future
Learning how to sense the system and co-lead from a future that is emerging moment by moment.
about this programme: meet your facilitation team
This cohort will be co-led by the core PresenceAtWork team. Roelien and Jorn are experienced, accredited facilitators who aim to role model the Collective Leadership methodology to their best ability, knowing that learning never stops.
The Collective leadership approach
In our approach, leaders learn how to generate collective results and how to call on everyone’s participation, working within a shared clarity of purpose. Collective Leadership is founded on trust, allowing each member to take the lead and follow at the appropriate time, with his or her unique set of talents and perspectives.
Leadership and culture are recognised as important organisational performance differentiators nowadays. The business impact of this programme is far reaching, driving positive engagement and culture scans, and impressive business results.
Learn to leverage the creative intelligence of the whole, which is far greater than the sum of the parts!
get a first-hand experience:
Three Principles of collective leadership
The “Being” side as opposed to the “Doing” side of Leadership
The emphasis is on exploring the core, authentic being that we are, versus the traditional focus on what leaders are supposed to be doing. Through deepened awareness of ourselves and of how we impact others, we can begin to change how we choose to be in relationship!
Leading by capitalising
on the Intelligence
of the collective
In a Collective Leadership model, professional growth demands increased awareness that one is part of a larger whole. In today’s complex world, it is not possible for one person to know or do everything, and leaders must foremost be capable of leading (from) the whole system.
Learning from the Future as opposed to learning from the Past
The programme addresses the power of being fully present in order to see with fresh eyes and discover the 'emerging future', coming from future possibility, versus from past experience or old mental models. The capacity to 'presence' the future creates true innovation.
leading-edge Learning approach
This Allies retreat programme is designed to generate significant personal and professional growth and has a profound impact. Multiple learning approaches are leveraged, e.g. facilitated discussions, experiential and systemic exercises, coaching and personal reflection. Personal and cultural change is a journey and this programme supports that journey with three retreats over approximately eight-nine months’ time, plus three in-between coaching sessions to reinforce your learning.
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Overall Programme outcomes
As a result of attending the full programme, participants will:
✅ Deepen their emotional intelligence, with greater awareness of behaviours, impact and talents of self and others;
✅ Inspire quality relationships, trust and motivation, leading to improved employee engagement, well-being and overall culture/climate;
✅ Demonstrates greater collaboration and cohesion in the team(s) you are a part of, within itself and with others, leading as a collective towards a shared purpose;
✅ Lead and perform towards highest potential, leveraging strengths and maximising contributions through the ability to think and act systematically, capitalising on collective intelligence;
✅ Learn to embrace a surrendered life state beyond reason, in which you are (more) comfortable with the unknown and less sensitive to stress and negativity; and
✅ Learn to have more meaningful, inclusive conversations and develop a natural capacity toward each other to smoothly lead and follow.
From all the insights, competencies and development above:
✨ Re-shape the future of (your) leadership and collaboration, with courage and authenticity! ✨
Programme details: Rates
Special community rate available
Standard corporate rate:
€ 1.750
Fee (excl. VAT) per person per retreat.
Includes your participation and full PAW arrangement for retreat location, drinks, meals, materials and activities (during the retreat); excludes travel and hotel.
'Allies' community rate:
€ 1.500
Fee (excl. VAT) per person per retreat.
Includes your participation and full PAW arrangement for retreat location, drinks, meals, materials and activities (during the retreat); excludes travel and hotel.
Travel & Hotel:
own expense
Hotel suggestions in 's-Hertogenbosch:
Hotel Haverkist (~4min walk)
Little Duke Hotel *** (~7min walk)
Duke Hotel **** (~6min walk)
Julien Hotel **** (~6min walk)
programme details:
Location & registration
Location
The 'Allies' retreat programme will take place at PresenceAtWork's beautiful and inspiring warehouse office and retreat center in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL) - approx. 60-min by train/car from Schiphol.
Registration
If you want to register to join, have any questions or would like to further discuss this programme and your participation, do not hesitate to contact programme leader Jorn Wolfs:
The best leaders never stop growing.
Commit to this journey, and you will see the returns in every aspect of your leadership and life!
