Leadership retreats designed to align culture, communication, and organizational impact.
Move beyond good intentions. Start building the systems.
This is a high-impact, half-day intensive for C-Suite and Senior Leaders/Boards ready to dismantle gatekeeping, accelerate people growth, and align organizational purpose with financial performance to increase their organization's impact.
The Currents of Change Leadership Retreat
A half or full-day, immersive strategic alignment session designed for executive teams, educational networks, and corporate leaders who are ready to move away from legacy gatekeeping systems. Built on the core principle that gatekeeping disappears when leaders design systems that make growth possible for everyone, this retreat translates deep intercultural and DEIB values into agile execution frameworks. Traditional 1-to-5-year goals often fail newly formed or transitioning boards and leadership teams because they lack the immediate urgency required to build trust and momentum. By utilizing our Dual-Engine Approach—pairing the ACCESS Framework™ with the 12-Week Impact Cycle (12-WIC)—this retreat helps teams identify where opportunities are restricted to informal networks and shifts them toward transparent, evidence-based systems. Leadership teams will learn to communicate more clearly, align their criteria for success, and create work cultures where people feel equipped to grow through actionable, measured sprints.
Ideal for: C-suite executives, Regional Directors, Principals, HR and Talent Leaders, and cross-functional teams managing complex organizational transitions or striving to build diverse, high-performing leadership pipelines.
What You Will Experience (The Retreat Journey)
Phase 1: The River (Mindset & Leadership Identity)
We begin by interrogating the "why." Leaders will reflect on their own journeys, examine their leadership identity, and embrace the paradigm shift required to move from passive allies to active architects of systemic change.
Phase 2: The Riverbanks (Diagnosing the System)
We evaluate the structures guiding your organization. Your team will take the Leadership Gatekeeping Diagnostic to uncover your baseline Gatekeeping Index™ Score. We will boldly identify where unintentional gatekeeping is stalling your pipeline and suppressing your financial and cultural growth.
Phase 3: The Mill (Rigorous Execution)
This is where the bricks get laid. We discard vague annual goals and move into the 12-Week Impact Cycle. Your leadership team will collaboratively design a targeted, measurable 12-week sprint.
Testimonials
She truly "facilitated." I was very aware of when she just let us talk, stumble, explore, etc., without interrupting the actual "progress" of the retreat. Good facilitators know when to just "let it go" for a bit. At the same time, she was able to loop us back in and keep us on schedule/on point when needed. She obviously has done this a few times!
--Stephen Henderson, Conference Oversight Director, SIETAR USA
Shana's style is dynamic, authentic (storyteller!), action-oriented and on point. Thanks for keeping us moving and giving us new ways of looking at our organization. [The ACCESS Framework provided the biggest 'aha' moment]- Our Board has not had any specific evaluation system or pathway to leadership. This would really help us reflect on what and how we are doing, rather than just keeping things going. I had private messages right at about the last hour of "We need to have a Part 2".
--Sue Shinomiya, President, SIETAR USA
Shana's style is both informative and inquisitive. She met us where we are and moved us forward - thinking and seeing things in different ways, really listening to each other, and envisioning how we can change.
--Board Member, SIETAR, USA
The Gatekeeping Diagnostic uses the ACCESS Framework, right? I think that was very instrumental in helping us to take a critical look at our association. I enjoyed her energy, insights, and guidance.