The Leadership Journey

A Leadership JourneyDesigned to Shape Those Who Shape the Future

72 weeks. Six transformative phases. Signature moments, world-class partners, and defining experiences across Abu Dhabi and the world.

6Phases
72Weeks
Phase

1–8

Weeks

≈ 2 months

Chapter 01

≈ 2 months · Weeks 1–8

Leadership Compass

Leaders set their compass: a sharp read of who they are as a leader, the stakeholders they must navigate, and a personal development plan that guides every phase that follows.

Week by week

W2Week
  • Leading Across, Upwards and Under Pressure
W3Week
  • Leading Across, Upwards and Under Pressure
W4Week
  • Servant Leadership
W5Week
W6Week
  • Servant Leadership
W7Week
  • Integration & reflection
W8Week
  • Coaching session · Embed & set Phase 2 intent
Opening Weekend · Abu Dhabi
✦ Signature Moment
Part of the Weekend
Phase

9–14

Weeks

≈ 1.5 months

Chapter 02

≈ 1.5 months · Weeks 9–14

Knowledge Accelerator

A focused knowledge accelerator: four weeks of self-paced flagship learning, then an immersive weekend that tests integration through a 48-hour leadership challenge and a desert nature immersion.

Week by week

W10Week
  • Self-paced modules
W11Week
  • Self-paced modules
W12Week
  • Self-paced modules
W13Week
  • Weekend #13 · 48h Leadership Challenge
W14Week
  • Coaching session · Embed & set Phase 3 intent
✦ Signature Moment
Phase

15–28

Weeks

≈ 3.5 months

Chapter 03

≈ 3.5 months · Weeks 15–28

Leadership Application

Two Abu Dhabi weekends frame fourteen weeks of applied practice — negotiation, boards, peak performance and purpose.

Week by week

W16Week
  • Self-paced modules
W17Week
  • Self-paced modules
W18Week
  • Coaching session · Integrate Weekend #15
W19Week
  • Self-paced modules
W20Week
  • Self-paced modules
W21Week
  • Self-paced modules
W22Week
  • Self-paced modules
W24Week
  • Integration & reflection
W25Week
  • Integration & reflection
W26Week
  • Integration & reflection
W27Week
  • Coaching session · Embed purpose
W28Week
  • Phase close & set Phase 4 intent
✦ Signature Moment
Phase

29–32

Weeks

≈ 1 month

Chapter 04

≈ 1 month · Weeks 29–32

Global Immersion

Two in-person weeks abroad of institutional visits, leader Q&As and a WEF-class signature mission.

Week by week

W31Week
  • Integration & reflection
W32Week
  • Mid-program assessment (2h)
  • Coaching session (1h)
✦ Signature Moment
Phase

33–57

Weeks

≈ 6 months

Chapter 05

≈ 6 months · Weeks 33–57

Leadership Rotation

A 3–6 month rotation in a stretch institution, anchored by monthly mentoring and an institutional peer reflection.

Week by week

W37Week
  • Mentoring checkpoint
W39Week
  • Mentoring checkpoint · Persona module
W44Week
  • Mentoring checkpoint
W50Week
  • Mentoring checkpoint · Adjacent module
W56Week
  • Mentoring checkpoint
W57Week
✦ Signature Moment
Phase

58–69

Weeks

≈ 3 months

Chapter 06

≈ 3 months · Weeks 58–69

Leadership Transition

The journey crystallises into a personal mandate, a transformation simulation and a final graduation weekend in Abu Dhabi.

Week by week

W58Week
  • Re-entry · Set transition agenda
W59Week
  • Coaching session
W60Week
  • Personal mandate work
W61Week
  • Personal mandate work
W62Week
  • Personal mandate work
W63Week
  • Adjacent capability module
W64Week
  • Capstone preparation
W65Week
  • Capstone preparation
W66Week
  • Coaching session
W67Week
  • Transformation simulation prep
W68Week
  • Transformation simulation prep
✦ Signature Moment

Seventy-two weeks that become a lifetime of leadership.

One cohort. One nation. One standard of leadership — written, lived, and handed on.