The Inner Compass for Leaders: 2026 Dates Now Posted
Join me for small, structured workshops for leaders who need space to think, not more advice
My 2026 workday retreat schedule is live.
I started running short workday retreats about 15 months ago to give busy professionals protected time to slow down and think. I’ve offered these sessions privately, through Pavilion, and with GTM teams. The format has stayed simple because it works.
The Inner Compass for Leaders series is for people who are capable, thoughtful, and tired of pretending they should already know what comes next. It is for leaders who make decisions all day long and rarely get time to reflect without an agenda attached. Sign up for one, two, or all of the sessions. Whatever speaks to you.
What to expect
Each retreat is one hour. The group is intentionally small.
We use short writing prompts and strengths-based reflection to explore what you are wrestling with at work. Writing slows you down enough to separate what is true from what is just noise.
We start quietly. No icebreakers, forced sharing, or small talk. I offer a short frame to ground us in the day’s theme, then we write with timed prompts and no overthinking. You do not need to be a writer. Writing is simply the tool.
You share if you want to. You pass if you do not. Only I provide feedback. That boundary keeps the space free of advice-giving and misinterpretation.
You leave with clarity you can feel in your body and one next step that actually belongs to you.
This is not therapy. It is not traditional coaching. It is structured reflection with people who take their work and inner lives seriously.
2026 Sessions
January 9: Clearing Space for 2026
Before you rush into goals or planning, this hour helps you look at what you want to carry into the new year and what you’re ready to set down.We’ll pause long enough to notice the habits and expectations shaping your choices. Writing exercises will help you cut through the noise, name what matters now, and identify one grounded shift that changes how you enter 2026.
January 23: Creating Boundaries at Work
Many leaders hold emotional weight that isn’t theirs. It shows up as resentment, exhaustion, and the feeling of being stretched too thin. This session helps you see the difference between real support and subtle over-functioning. You’ll use short reflection prompts and light coaching to spot where your boundaries slip, why you pick up what isn’t yours, and what a healthier pattern could look like in daily practice.
Register to learn how to set boundaries at work
February 13: Middle Age, New Ambitions
Midlife brings a recalibration most people feel long before they name it. The goals that drove you for years may no longer match who you’re becoming. In this session, you’ll write about the ambitions you buried, the ones returning, and the ones taking new shape as your priorities shift. The focus is clarity without pressure and possibility without performance.
Register to explore your changing ambition
February 26: The Evolving Leader
You’ve changed, but your leadership habits may still belong to an older version of you. This session helps you examine that gap with honesty. Through a mix of writing, coaching, and quiet reflection, you’ll explore the identity you’ve outgrown, the one emerging, and the shifts you’ve been avoiding. The goal is leadership that feels aligned, steady, and lived from the inside out.
Register to define how your leadership style is changing
March 6: Managing Work Conflict
Conflict shapes every team and every individual leader, whether it’s avoided or overused. This session helps you understand your own patterns and the cost of staying silent or reactive. You’ll work through a series of short writing exercises that reveal the conversations you postpone, the dynamics that trigger you, and the approaches that help you stay steady when conflict shows up.
Register to explore the conflict you’re avoiding or escalating.
March 26: The March Work Pause
Q1 moves quickly. Goals tighten, expectations rise, and the year starts to shape itself.
This session gives you a quiet place to reflect before you slide into Q2 on momentum alone. You’ll use focused writing time to look at what’s formed so far, what’s stretched you, and which patterns you don’t want to repeat. You’ll leave with one insight that helps the next quarter feel more intentional.
Register to wrap up your Q1 with reflection
Attend if you’re . . .
Successful on paper but sensing something’s missing
Navigating burnout, restlessness, or constant change
Facing a tough decision you’ve been avoiding
Living through a season of change, transition, or quiet questioning
Craving energy, clarity, and relief from the noise
Carrying emotional weight that no one sees
Working in a culture where you feel flattened or erased
Changes in 2026
I’m trying something different in 2026, and there are three changes:
Themes: The sessions all have specific themes instead of being more generic work pauses.
Lengths: They are one-hour long instead of two hours, to make it easier for you to unplug and give yourself the time with no interruptions
Cost: In 2026, these workshops (which have been free for 15 months) are moving toward a paid model with a nominal fee. People sign up for free events, but attendance rates are low. That dynamic doesn’t serve the people who actually want to be there. To keep the workshops accessible, I will refund the fee if you attend. You pay to hold the seat. You get your money back by showing up. If you do not attend, there is no refund.
Please join me
If this work speaks to you, choose a session or two and claim your seat.
Do not wait until things feel urgent or broken. These retreats work best when you give yourself space before you hit the wall, resentment calcifies, and decisions harden by default.
Each session stands alone. You can come once or return again and again as your questions change.
If you are looking for advice, quick fixes, or someone to tell you what to do, this is not for you.
If you are willing to slow down, tell the truth on paper, and leave with one clear next step, you will get a lot from this.
The groups are small. Seats are limited by design.
You can view the full schedule and register here.
P.S. Is this a weird thing to do? If you want to help me get the word out about the workshops to your network, I have some social media posts you can share.
I have some posts for people who have taken my workshops before, and some for people who have worked with me and just want to get the word out.
Thanks in advance for your help!