Purpose Driven Leadership in the Mountains

The 6-day Purpose Driven Leadership program is immersed in a continuously developing outdoor setting in the magnificent and humbling Dolomites.

Program Overview

Throughout time every one of us experiences disruptive moments and periods in our professional and personal life, where the coping strategies from our past experiences don’t do justice to the current situation.

Those moments often demand big decisions, and those decisions potentially lead to new directions and transitions. However, in those moments, the decisions made often come from a place of urgency and fear rather than from a place of agency and capacity. Having urgency as the foundation for a monumental decision rarely leads to a purposeful direction or a transition with meaningful learning and growth.

Purpose Driven Leadership is a program focused on providing the mindset, frameworks, and tools to be authentic and courageous in disruptive times and make purpose driven decisions based on agency and capacity.

We believe time is essential when it comes to focusing and working with purpose. You need time to think, feel and digest.  Furthermore, we believe that being in nature and utilizing your body are great associates when it comes to investigating your inner dreams and direction. We combine all three elements in a learning journey in the mountains.

The 6-day Purpose Driven Leadership program is immersed in a continuously developing outdoor setting in the magnificent and humbling Dolomites.

2 weeks prior to the hike we will have an online start-up session and 4 weeks after the hike we will have an online closure session.

Is This For Me?

If you find yourself looking into a disruptive future or if you are facing pivotal moments in your professional or personal life or maybe as you are reading this, you are in the midst of it all, then this course is for you.

Furthermore, this course is for those who wish to be better equipped and prepared for those situations that inevitably will come. It is for those who want to enter those moments with courage, capacity, and authenticity and as a wiser purpose driven leader with clear direction.

This is For You

• Who stand at a crossroad or are in a transition in your personal or professional lives
• Who want to discover their purposes and make it become the driver of their decisions and actions
• Who want to explore their own agency courageously
• Who are in a transition or want to transform yourselves personally and/or professionally

Learning Outcomes

You have the chance to make a transformative journey. Specifically, you will:

• Explore how you can become purpose driven leader in your own life and professionally
• Learn how to further deepen your  conversations to access new insights
• Get the tools to work proactively with your dreams and plans
• Learn how to utilize nature and your body on your continuous learning journey
• In the awe-inspiring Dolomite mountains, you have a naturel setting for reflection and perspective that will help guide you in a transformative process

Content

Day 0: Arriving  – We meet at the hotel​

• Introduction to the hike and program ​
• Presentation of the team​

Day 1: Identifying – Hiking starts

• Snapshots of your life (wheel of life)
• Building blocks in yourself /Challenges & Liberation

Day 2: Sensemaking – Hiking (SENSEMAKING)

• Defining values
• Developing a growth mindset

Day 3: Visionizing – Hiking

• Explore your passions
• Creating of personal (vision) statement

Day 4: Pro-acting – Hiking

• Steps to take
• Strategy and plan

Day 5: Leaping – Hiking ends /stay at the hotel for the night

• Agreements with yourself and the team
• Learning journey ends

Day 6: We leave Italy

Testimonials

As a Partnership and Engagement Specialist at the United Nations Development Program, I’m always looking for new ways to grow – both professionally and personally. The Purposeful Leadership program was a chance to step outside my usual environment, challenge my thinking, and gain perspectives that traditional leadership trainings often miss.

 

What made this experience truly unique was the setting. Instead of sitting in a classroom, we were in the mountains of Italy, moving through nature while exploring what purposeful leadership really means. The combination of physical activity, reflection, and deep conversations with a diverse group of participants created an incredibly powerful learning experience.

 

Discussing leadership while hiking or sharing insights on top of a mountain in the Dolomites made everything feel more tangible and personal.

 

One of the biggest takeaways for me was how movement and nature can unlock deeper clarity. Having space to reflect – away from screens and everyday distractions – helped me connect with my own purpose in a way I hadn’t before. The tools provided by the facilitators weren’t just theoretical, they helped translate this sense of purpose into concrete actions for leading with intention and impact.

 

I recommend this program to anyone at a crossroads – whether in their career or personal life – who wants to lead with authenticity and align their actions with what truly matters to them. It’s an experience that goes beyond leadership training, it’s about rediscovering your own path and learning how to inspire and engage others along the way.

Luisa

I was drawn to the Purposeful Leadership program looking for space to reconnect with myself outside the noise, both professionally and personally. I wanted to connect again to the bigger picture of my path, and wanted to explore my purpose and direction.

The program has been a part of my recalibration – my process of tuning my inner compass.

 

The physical challenges of the hike made me confront my fears and learn more about myself. Sometimes we expect change to be a complete life overhaul, but instead, we can discover a solid foundation there already. We don’t always need to start over; we can also build on what we already have. True change is not necessarily about revolution, but about stepping out of your comfort zone while staying true to your core.

 

I believe leadership isn’t about control. It’s about being authentic and true to yourself, which in turn inspires others. Leadership begins with understanding your own values and beliefs.

 

This program seeks to create purpose from within, drawing focus to a sense of self-leadership. This clarity is meaningful  in a world full of change. I seek to find excitement in the journey, not just in instant gratification.

I continue to deepen my skills as a leader in my professional and personal life, influencing others by authentically sharing my beliefs and co-creating meaningful connections.

Natalia