Leadership Naturally
We believe that nature is the perfect place for leaders to develop skills in partnership, relational awareness, grounded wisdom, and authenticity that are necessary foundations for good leadership.
Ronna and her husband, Dave Verhulst, have been leading programs for Leadership Development at the Banff Centre and Pacific Centre for Leadership for over a decade. Are you looking to gather your team in nature to restore mental health, build capacity and instill resilience in your organization?
We have a few programs for you to choose from. We offer customized corporate leadership retreats and custom leadership programs. We have specialized programs such as Leading Naturally, Fire in the Forest, Positive Intelligence and Unlocking Peak Performance: A Journey of Team Synchronization. We have something for you and your team.
Corporate Leadership Retreats
Getting your team outside is the perfect way to start a corporate retreat. This will allow everyone to reset and recharge before important meetings. Time-2-3hrs.
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Leading Naturally
“Leading Naturally” is a nature based program that combines restoration, reflection, empowerment and powerful conversations in nature. When done with an established team, it fosters communication, connection, and dialogue. This program will build leadership capacities while providing restorative experiences. The incredible natural landscape of Banff National Park is the perfect place to build natural, authentic, embodied, and empowered leadership.
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Fire in the Forest
Forests and trees are dynamic and living organisms. Like people, they are subject to “disturbances;” events that test and develop resilience.
For trees and forests in Banff National Park, the most defining disturbance is fire. Fire can burn slow and low, fast and hot, or any temperature in between. Like an issue facing an individual or organization, fire motivates/demands a response. The response varies depending on the type of tree, the intensity of the fire and the condition of the forest as a whole – just as a person’s response to a disturbance varies according to the individual’s personality, the intensity of the challenge and the condition of the community to which that individual belongs.
Understanding the dynamic of fire and how trees in Banff have co-evolved with this important process will provide insights into what resilience means to forests, to you and your organization.
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“Ronna and Dave are exceptional guides and story-tellers. They artfully connect people with nature and create vision, meaning and reflection in a powerful way. I have witnessed their work transform perspectives for people in all walks of life and have personally found their outdoor experiences to be profound and inspiring”
We are happy to adapt our programs to meet your groups theme and needs.