Cohort · Autumn 2026
— The ConferenceConference of the Birds
An 8-session peer cohort for senior leaders who've started to sense that the strategies which built their career are now the things constraining it.
The precision. The drive. The need to have it all under control. Brilliant adaptations, every one. And now they are running you.
The Conference is where the pattern becomes visible. Once visible, you have a choice you didn't have before.
Definition
What this is
This is
- Identity work, not skills training
- Peer witnessing at senior level
- 8 sessions over 6 months, then graduation
- Intimate group: 8–12 people
- The expert-to-leader transition held in a room of mirrors
This is not
- A workshop with external speakers
- A certification programme or credential
- Case study analysis of other leaders
- An open-ended ongoing group
- Something summarised in a slide deck
The arc
Witness · Descent · Return
Sessions 1–3
Witness
Pattern recognition. You begin to see the strategy that has been running you. Named not as flaws but as brilliant adaptations.
Sessions 4–6
Descent
Going underneath the strategy into what it was built to protect. Somatic and reflective work. The hardest phase. The most important.
Sessions 7–8
Return
Integration. The same person, seeing more clearly. Choice becomes available where before there was only reaction.
What is included
The container
Developmental profiling
You arrive already seen — not assessed, but understood. Your patterns, your edges, your starting point.
1:1 intake session
The first moment of the work. Ensures fit. Begins the naming before the cohort convenes.
8 facilitated sessions
90 minutes each, biweekly. Somatic practices, parts work, guided reflection, peer witnessing.
Between-session practices
15–20 minutes. Applied observation exercises in real leadership situations. The work lives in the days between.
Peer connection
Structured dyad formats between sessions. A witness who holds you accountable to the pattern you named.
Alumni community
The container does not end at session 8. Monthly Return calls. The conversation continues at the new depth.
I'm absolutely not where I'd like to be, but I think I've come quite a bit of a way.
Format
Eight sessions. Six months.
90 minutes each. Biweekly, Thursdays. 8–12 participants. One 1:1 intake. Between-session practices. Alumni community access.
Two cohorts per year: Autumn (October – January) and Spring (March – June).
Investment
€2,950
Single payment. Below the procurement threshold at most European corporates — the decision stays with you, not with a purchasing committee.
Two instalments available: €1,500 × 2.
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A conversation first.
If something here resonates — if you recognise the pattern and want to explore whether this is the right moment — the conversation itself is the first step.