Lead Like a RiveR25 July — 01 August 2015

KAsBAH Du tOuBKAl HIgH AtlAs MOuNtAINs MOROCCO

Named in the top 20 life changing experiences by

HOW WIll yOuR lEADERsHIP tRuly BENEFIt PEOPlE AND tHE PlANEt?

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You’re ready to harness the talents, experience and vision that have already served you well—and redirect them in a way that can really make a difference in the world. The question you now embrace is how your leadership can truly benefit people and the planet?

Lead Like a River is an 8-day retreat that combines ancient nature—based practices with contemporary leadership techniques. Your experience In the extraordinary landscape of the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco will connect you to what’s deeply important to you, enable you to craft your vision, let go of obstacles that stand in

your way and take the first steps toward putting your plan into motion.

In this stunning natural environment, you will work with two highly experienced guides, a group of like—minded leaders from a variety of professions from around the world and most of all, wild nature itself to reflect on your path, gain strength through connecting with the ground beneath your feet and listen to what is most important and meaningful to you. Voted in The Times (UK) in the top 20 life—changing experiences, Lead Like a River is a call to adventure to discover the unique contribution you can make to this world.

DEDICAtION, CREAtIVE tHINKINg AND A REFusAl tO gIVE uP WHEN tHINgs gEt tOugH. yOu’VE WORKED HARD tO gEt WHERE yOu ARE. yEt yOu KNOW DEEP DOWN tHAt yOuR WORK IsN’t FINIsHED.

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Consider the power of a great river. Think of how it flows with energy. Envision its depth and the way it easily negotiates obstacles. Recall how this great river starts as a simple trickle high up in the mountains, steadily gathering force.

How will you lead like a river? Where lies the source of your inspiration to lead others? How do you gather force, negotiate obstacles and flow with an energy that is uniquely yours?

Lead Like a River invites you to immerse yourself in the wild nature around you as you reflect on the patterns, visions, dreams, and concerns of your own professional life to shape the path that you and only you can follow.

The High Atlas Mountains offer the perfect setting for your journey. We spend our time in an extraordinary landscape where many grand aspects

of nature come together: mountains, desert, lush orchards, Berber villages built into the rock, and, yes, even rivers. We’ll spend the first three days at the beautiful Kasbah du Toubkal, just one hour from Marrakech airport. This hidden Shangri—la is perched on rocks with stunning views of remote valleys and the summit of Mount Toubkal, the highest mountain in North Africa. Then we’ll trek up into the mountains to a remote mountain lodge, and the following day you will spend dawn-to-dusk solo time in the mountains. The day after your solo we will return to the Kasbah for the final day and a half.

Throughout your journey you will be guided by Trebbe Johnson and Eugene Hughes, leaders of two ground breaking entreprises, and both highly trained and experienced facilitators. The program is limited to a maximum of ten leaders from a variety of countries and professional fields.

HOW WIll YOU lEAD lIKE A RIVER?

“ yOuR INFluENCE BEgINs WItH yOu AND RIPPlEs OutWARD. sO BE suRE tHAt yOuR INFluENCE Is BOtH POtENt AND WHOlEsOME.”

— The Tao of Leadership

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HAVE yOu EVER AsKED yOuRsElF WHAt yOuR uNIQuE CONtRIButION tO tHIs WORlD COulD BE?

On this extraordinary programme, you will be guided through a series of powerful group and solo exercises to enable you to find the insight you seek. The answers you’ll receive will both surprise you and feel so right that they’ll seem to have been waiting for you all of your life.

· What’s important to me as a leader? · What do I stand for as a leader? · What is my vision as a leader? · What are the challenges I see in the world and in my community that most trouble me?

· What is the one thing I have not yet done that I feel most compelled to do?

· If I could make any contribution to the world, what would it be?

· Which qualities do I most rely on for the way I lead now. And which qualities do I need to develop?

· What has served me in the past that it’s now time to let go of?

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“ lIFE CHANgINg. lEAD lIKE A RIVER WAs A PROFOuND AND PERsONAlly MOVINg EXPERIENCE. VERy uNEXPECtED, HOW DEEPly INsIgHtFul It WOulD BE. EugENE AND tREBBE CAREFully guIDE yOu tO ACCEss DEEP INNER KNOWINg tHAt WAs AlWAys tHERE, But HAD NEVER BEEN REAlIsED. I HAVE BECOME A MORE INsPIRAtIONAl AND EFFECtIVE lEADER.”

— Kathryn O’BrienCreative Director,Germany

“ I WAs DRAWN Out OF My COMFORt ZONE; uNBElIEVABlE tHAt I MADE It tO 3000 MEtERs! I HAD tHE FANtAstIC EXPERIENCE OF HOW MEANINgFul lIFE Is WHEN yOu ‘lEt gO’ AND ‘tRust’. I FOuND tRustINg MysElF, tHE gROuP, tHE guIDEs AND My RIVER stARtED tO FlOW AgAIN. PROuD AND gRAtEFul FOR tHE REst OF My lIFE!”

— Marijke M. DekkerDirector Business Transformation, Netherlands

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25th July — What Brings You Here The program starts at 16:00. Recognizing and appreciating your path so far.

26th July — Meeting Your Wholeness Acknowledging the different aspects that make up the whole of you.

27th July — How Your Energy Flows Exploring what gives you energy, what takes your energy, what you give energy to, and what impact your energy has on others.

28th July — What Calls You Trekking into the Azzaden valley as you get closer to the source of your intention to make a difference to people and the planet.

PROgRAMME AgENDAThrough—out the 8 days, we emphasise deep reflection and learning, both at an individual and a group level, through facilitated group—work, solo—time in nature and making room to explore important subjects that emerge during our journey together. As Lead Like a River is as much an inner journey as well as an outer journey through nature, we strongly advise participants to plan to limit their virtual connection with others outside the programme.

Since Lead Like a River begins at 4:00 PM on Saturday 25th July and ends at noon on Saturday 1st August, please do not even think of arriving late or leaving early!

29th July — The Solo Solo time spent from dawn to dusk in deep reflection in the High Atlas Mountains.

30th July — The Leader ReturnsMaking the transition from the leader you were to the leader you are called to be.

31st July — How Your Contribution Feeds The WorldDefining the different principles, practices, and projects to make the difference you envision.

1st Aug — Declaration Ceremony Committing to the contribution you want to make to the world (Departure back to Marrakech airport at 12:00).

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“ At tIMEs I WAs COMPlEtEly stuCK — uNABlE tO ANsWER WHAt MIgHt BE CONsIDERED tO BE tHE MOst BAsIC QuEstIONs. PERsONAlly tHIs WAs A gREAt lEARNINg OPPORtuNIty: IF yOu DON’t HAVE ANsWERs tO sOME OF tHE sIMPlE QuEstIONs IN lIFE — HOW CAN yOu BuIlD ON tHEM tO CREAtE A VIsION AND PuRPOsE tHAt WIll HAVE MEANINg, DEPtH AND INsPIRAtION?”

— Gary ShoesmithHR Professional, Norway

“ lEAD lIKE A RIVER HAs BEguN A RIPPlE EFFECt IN My lIFE By BRINgINg ClARIty tO A PROJECt I DIDN’t EVEN KNOW WAs IN ME. I FEEl INVIgORAtED WItH NEW gOAls tHAt CAME ABOut BECAusE OF tHE DEEP INDIVIDuAl AND gROuP WORK tREBBE AND EugENE lED WItHIN tHE MAgICAl ENVIRONs OF KAsBAH Du tOuBKAl AND tHE AtlAs MOuNtAINs OF MOROCCO.”

— Lisa McCallLifecoach, USA

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There is a shared belief amongst the Berber people that the beauty of the Toubkal National Park should be accessible to all who respect it. Perched on a rocky outcrop with panoramic views of the High Atlas Mountains and valleys, you will stay at the stunning Kasbah du Toubkal (1800m) within the national park. Just 60km from Marrakech, the Kasbah is situated at the foot of Jbel Toubkal, the highest peak in North Africa.

On Day 1, you reach the Kasbah after a short 20 minute trek from the village of Imlil, following footpaths that weave through lush, irrigated terraces, apple orchards, and walnut groves, linking to other villages where the Berber way of life has changed little for centuries and traditional values and hospitality are unaffected by the outside world.

The Kasbah is an extraordinary venture, the product of an imaginative Berber and European partnership. To this end

the Kasbah has been transformed, using traditional methods, from the home of a Feudal Caid into a beautiful and ecologically sustainable haven. This mountain retreat provides peace and inspiration in a spectacular and remote location, whilst providing the best of modern comfort and delicious meals. Included in the price of the programme is your own room and all meals both at the Kasbah’s and during the trek.

On Day 4, after trekking up through the valley of Azzaden, the rustic hut where we will stay is a truly spectacular spot at 3000 meters above sea level. For the two nights we are there, you may sleep in the loft area of the hut or in your sleeping bag outdoors, where you can look into a sky filled with more stars than you ever imagined. We are fortunate to have our own outstanding cook. It is from this spot that on Day 5 you will head out to spend your solo time in nature, from dawn to dusk. On Day 6 we will return back to the Kasbah where we will spend the remaining 2 days of the programme.

Climbing and walking in the High Atlas requires an open mind. Lead Like a River is for men and women who are unafraid to explore new frontiers, both inner and outer. Who are enthralled with wild nature and welcome the opportunity to explore their own professional frontiers. To acknowledge what needs to change and say YES to what is calling them forth.

Leaders who are fascinated to learn more about themselves, others and the world around them. Leaders how want to leave the world more beautiful than they found it. The natural world tells you who you are. It gives you insights into what’s important to you and what needs to change, and it offers the tools to move forward on a path that deeply fulfils you.

tHE WIlDERNEss As yOuR tEACHER

tHE HIgH Atl As MOuNtAINs AND tHE KAsBAH Du tOuBKAl.

“ As WE HustlE INtO tHE FutuRE, tHE tRAPPINgs OF MODERN lIFE IsOlAtE us FROM tHE EARtH AND lEAVEs lIttlE ROOM FOR tHE INNER JOuRNEy. WE HAVE FORgOttEN HOW tO WAtCH tHEsE sIgNs, HOW tO lIstEN tO tHE MEssAgEs IN tHE WINDs AND HOW tO gAIN WIsDOM FROM tHE tREEs”

— Denise Linn

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“ It WAs lIKE A MAgICAl EXPERIENCE. I WENt NOt KNOWINg WHAt tO EXPECt AND WHEN I WAs tHERE It HIt ME: OVER tHE lAst tEN yEARs I HAD lOst INtREst IN MysElF. WItH tHE sPACE, tIME AND guIDANCE OF tREBBE AND EugENE I stARtED tO RECONNECt WItH MysElF. I REgAINED ENERgy. tHE BROCHuRE sAID ‘tRAVEl tO tHE sOuRCE OF INsPIRAtION’ AND I DID” — Tom Rubens

Business Owner / Entrepreneur, USA

“ lEAD lIKE A RIVER Is A gIFt tHAt KEEPs gIVINg. tHE MOuNtAINs, tHE PEOPlE, tHE EXPERIENCEs, PROVIDED PERsPECtIVE AND COuRAgE tO BEgIN lIFE.”

— Gira VashiManagement Consultant, USA

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ABOut yOuR guIDEs

Eugene Hughes is both a business entrepreneur and psychotherapist. As Chief Executive at People Brands, a multi—award winning international leadership development organisation, Eugene guides some of the world’s most successful leaders of organisations including Adidas, BBC, Capgemini and Ernst and Young.

With a particular interest in encouraging the innate creativity and imagination of each and every human being for their personal development and growth, his work is focused on enabling individuals to live self—expressed, resourceful and fulfilled lives. Eugene divides his time between London and the island of Ibiza.

Trebbe Johnson is the founder and executive director of Radical Joy for Hard Times, a non—profit organization devoted to finding and making beauty in wounded places. She is the author of The World Is a Waiting Lover and numerous articles that explore the relationship between people and nature. Since 1995 she has been offering programs worldwide that combine the mythic quest, the personal search for meaning, and the discovery of wisdom and insight through nature. She lives in Pennsylvania, in the eastern U.S.

“ WE Must RIsK lOsINg Out WINgs, OuR OlD AgENDA, OuR WEll—DEVElOPED sENsE OF sElF, tHAt WE MAy tRuly Fly.” — Trebbe Johnson

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“It Is NOt DIFFICult FOR tHE MODERN INtEllECt tO PREtEND tHAt NAtuRE’s WIsDOM Is lIMItED But IN My EXPERIENCE, CONNECtINg WItH tHE gROuND BENEAtH OuR FEEt Is AN INtEgRAl PARt OF CONNECtINg WItH WHO WE tRuly ARE””

— Eugene HughesChief Executive, Founder, People Brands

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To register or for further details please contact:

Sadia Barichella Executive Assistant, People Brands+44 (0)207 785 7257 sadia.barichella@peoplebrands.com

Or please feel free to contact the guides directly. They would love to hear from you and discuss the programme in full detail Eugene Hughes M: 0791 505 4376 eugene.hughes@peoplebrands.com

Trebbe Johnson T: +(1) 570 7’Zl-4Z72trebbejohnson@gmail.com

www.leadlikeariver.com

FACILITATORS:

Eugene Hughes and Trebbe Johnson

COST:

£2,950/$4,890 (including transfers, trekking, lodging and all meals at Kasbah du Toubkal and the remote mountain lodge). To reserve your place a deposit of £600/$1,000 is payable upfront. Please note that this program is limited to a maximum of ten people.

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