The Sedona Leadership Retreat
June 10-13, 2010
Adobe Village Graham Inn, Sedona, AZ
About the Inn
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Are you a professional woman wanting to breathe new life into the career you have today, discover a work path that has more meaning and relevance than the one you're on right now, or explore what else may be next for you in life? In four days in the spectacular red rock country of Sedona, Arizona, you'll begin a life-changing journey that will get you there.
The distinctive combination of personal inquiry, outdoor adventure and real-time leadership discussions in a luxurious private setting surrounded by the entrancing and ethereal Sedona landscape, creates an inspirational environment for freedom of thought, freedom to explore, and freedom to make change happen.
If you know this is the right time for you to create a clear and compelling vision and plan for the future that's before you, be there with us at the Sedona Leadership Retreat. You'll become one of the many women who've been transformed by their experience over the past several years.
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How the Sedona program has changed lives
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It was nothing short of a miracle. Attending the Sedona program is like finding the key to unlocking your leadership power. You will come back better than you left, with a stronger sense of how to take your life in the direction it was meant to go. The program helped me connect my deepest values to my work, my relationships, and the way I live my life. After Sedona, my life, has literally, not been the same. Hilary Lombard, Consultant & Investor, Amherst, MA
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The Experience
You land at the beautiful Phoenix Sky Harbor airport and journey north to Sedona either by rental car or in the hands of the capable and friendly Sedona-Phoenix shuttle. If flying over spectacular red rock formations to land at the edge of the national forest is for you, then fly in to Flagstaff and have your rental car literally one-minute from your airport exit. From there it's a beautiful 45-minute trip through Oak Creek Canyon to the resort and your plush private suite.
You'll check in to your villa, country room, or suite with a luxurious fire-placed living area and private patio where you can relax and enjoy the solitude. If you're up for exploring or being pampered, you'll be within seconds of some of the most beautiful walking and hiking paths in the world, and 2 minutes away from the Hilton Sedona Inn and Spa where you can enjoy the luxury of a full-service spa, sauna, jacuzzi, 3 swimming pools, and complete workout center.
Day 1: Your Leadership Story
 The entire Inn is ours for the 4 days we're there. At 3:00 we come together at the Inn and begin. At about 6:00 we move outside to our private patio, and over wine and hors d'oeuvres, we continue our discussion of the critical choices you've made in life and what the compelling reasons were at the time for making them. These questions and others are explored as we begin your four-day process of finding out what's next for you, and transforming those ideas into meaningful visions and plans for the future. The discussion and thought-provoking process set the stage for the remainder of the Sedona experience. You'll form your small groups, be introduced to our five-stage model of change and transition, and with the day's theme in mind, continue your discussions over dinner at one of the world-class Sedona eateries of your choice.
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The Sedona program changed my life in a profound way. It engaged my heart and mind in a meaningful exploration of what was really important to me to move forward with how I wanted to 'show up' in my life. Maura McGinnity, Director, Office of Development, Stanford University.
The Sedona program is a life-altering experience. It aided me in identifying and facing my fears and my dreams, putting an action plan together, being honest with myself about my 'stoppers,' and finding support from extraordinary women. The community of women in this group is amazing and makes the experience richer as a result. The work was not always easy, but it was well worth the investment. Lisa Duerre, Director, Employee Development, Synopsys.
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Day 2: What Matters
 This is a powerful day that primes you to move beyond thinking about what your next life venture might be to a beginning formulation of what it actually will be. Leader-led discussion, individual inquiry and small-group sessions center on reawakening and renewal of the core self, a prerequisite for designing what's next in your life. With that exploratory work done, you will surface the principal values that are important in your life today, what matters most, and be ready to begin to envision the roads you might yet travel.
Day 3: Ideas to Visions
We start the morning early by getting out onto the spectacular red rocks of Sedona to a quiet place of refreshing contemplation that opens a wide the door to  creative thinking. After a morning break, we're back in the meeting room where you'll continue in a structured creative process within small groups. This transformative session links you directly to your wellspring of intuitive knowledge and by mid-afternoon you will have moved from your initial idea phase to having preliminary images of what your future holds next for you. You will leave ready for the last day where you'll design your robust and compelling vision and your next stage plans. There's no better way to take us into Day 4 than to have a celebration of the work that's been done so far and the future that is yet to come. We'll end the day as we started it - outdoors. Only this time, we'll be eating at Cucina Rustica, one of Sedona's finest restaurants whose intimate outdoor patio is the right place for our private dinner and evening of good time and conversation as we watch the sun set over the glorious red rocks.
Day 4: Designing The Future
 Today you design the future and the next-step plans that will bring your vision to full reality. Your discussion group begins its new role as a mastermind cohort - your consulting team as you brainstorm plans for actualizing your visions. We revisit the change model and what to expect as you transition mentally and emotionally from where you are now to the future you have designed. By the end of the session you will have renewed and amplified your vitality for undertaking what lies ahead in life, have dispelled any personal myths that compete with your vision, and have in place a support plan that will move you forward along your path. You will be on the way, and it will be your way.
The Next 90 Days...Moving Your Vision Forward
The Sedona experience gets you going, and the 90 days following are when you set your vision in  motion. There are 3 telephone group sessions over the 90 days after the program where you and your small Sedona group, along with one of our leadership experts, meet by phone for check-in, spot coaching and the support that only those who are in the process of change themselves can offer.
The Format
We combine brief leader-led presentation and large-group discussion with focused small-group sessions, individual and small-group consultations with an expert in change and renewal, solo work, and outdoor experiences in the magnificent red rocks.
Benefits. You will leave with...
- a clear vision and a compelling plan for whatever is next for you,
- a community of women who are likely to be your friends for life,
- an experience that will live with you forever.
See what others have to say about the program.
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