Transform: A Leadership & Culture Retreat

Redefine Culture, Foster Connection, and Empower Leadership Through Storytelling.

Create a cohesive, inclusive culture by aligning leadership narratives, fostering authentic connection, and embedding storytelling practices into daily operations.

This retreat offers an immersive, hands-on experience that equips leaders with tools to drive engagement, accountability, and long-term impact.

Key Outcomes

Leadership Alignment

A unified vision and shared narrative that connects personal stories to team and organizational goals.

Cultural Cohesion

Inclusive practices embedded through storytelling to foster trust, accountability, and belonging.

Practical Tools

Frameworks and actionable strategies that leaders can use immediately to sustain storytelling practices.

Transform Retreat Outline

All Transform Storytelling Retreats are customizable based on client needs.

This immersive experience is designed for leadership teams navigating cultural transformation, organizational change, or challenges with alignment and communication.

Pre-Retreat Preparation

Goal: Gather insights and tailor the retreat to address specific challenges and goals.

  • Stakeholder Interviews: Speak with key leaders and team members to uncover pain points, goals, and cultural dynamics.

  • Team Dynamics Survey: Assess current team alignment, communication challenges, and cultural gaps.

  • Customized Retreat Design: Use insights to create a retreat agenda that reflects the organization’s unique needs.

Day 1: Foundations of Storytelling and Leadership Alignment

Focus: Build awareness, uncover narratives, and set the stage for transformation.

  • Morning Session:

    • Welcome and Introduction: Establish goals and outcomes for the retreat.

    • The Power of Storytelling: Teach the SPARK Philosophy™ (Storytelling, Perspective, Alignment, Resilience, Kinship) and StorySpark Process™.

    • Personal Narrative Exercise: Participants craft their leadership story using the Hero’s Journey framework.

  • Afternoon Session:

    • Storytelling in Action: Role-play scenarios to apply storytelling techniques in real-world leadership situations.

    • Shared Team Narrative Part 1: Small groups identify “golden threads” connecting personal stories to team values and goals.

Day 2: Cultural Alignment and Action Planning

Focus: Co-create shared narratives and actionable strategies for embedding storytelling into leadership and culture.

  • Morning Session:

    • Inclusion Through Storytelling: Teach the Crisis Story Framework™ for handling challenges with empathy and authenticity.

    • Shared Team Narrative Part 2: Groups finalize a unified story that reflects organizational goals and cultural aspirations.

  • Afternoon Session:

    • Strategic Action Plan Creation: Leaders develop actionable steps to integrate storytelling into communication, performance management, and inclusion initiatives.

    • Commitment and Reflection: Participants share their key takeaways and commit to specific actions to sustain the impact of the retreat.

Post-Retreat Follow-Up

Goal: Ensure sustainable impact and continued progress.

  • Deliverables:

    • Shared Team Narrative document.

    • Leadership Strategic Action Plan.

    • SPARK Leadership Quick Guide and Storytelling Playbook for ongoing reference.

  • Optional Consulting Support: Ongoing consulting in our Align package to reinforce learning and address new challenges