2014 Participants Reflect on Their Experience

The fact that the participants were from so many different countries and contexts made the conversations very meaningful. I had begun a new leadership role here in Rome and the Retreat certainly renewed and refreshed me. It helped me make important decisions and gave me clarity about the way forward for me in leadership. I appreciated the fostering of the imagination through poetry, music and art and the time spent allowing the landscape and the local spiritual sources to nourish my inner life. The fact that the facilitators used an imaginative approach to tap into and record our inner hopes and desires was a very rich experience. I still reflect on many of these insights.”

Pat MurraySecretary GeneralUnion of International Superiors, Rome“

I work in a world that has a lot of complexity and this retreat gave me an opportunity to step out and think about my own sense of leadership and the things I want to carry forward in the years to come, both with my organization, and personally. It was a terrific experience.”

Jamie BradySenior Director of Global Learning and DevelopmentGenzyme-SanofiBoston

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It’s very hard to describe the experience. You really have to be there. Many things were just not familiar to me who grew up in a big hustling, bustling international city in China. We were in this beautiful place, surrounded by so many intelligent and artful leaders, and this pierced places in me. I’ve re-imagined some experiences I had a long time ago and was able to articulate certain things I didn’t think I was able to. I found the experience very refreshing and satisfying.”

Veronica DingPresident VQD InternationalToronto“

The Burren Executive Leadership Retreat is a powerful programme of self-exploration, carried out in a deep and holistic fashion. It follows a highly tuned path that takes one on a journey of openness and meaningful reflection, which leads to a stronger personal understanding of leadership. The immense depth of the learning is brought about by the bare, basic and simple beauty of the location. It is only is a place such as the Burren where one can really find the connection between what we are, what we want to be and the steps to take us along the way.”

Colm LyonCEO Realex PaymentsDublin “

“The inspiration I found in those three days is something I return to on a daily basis, whenever the spirit is flagging. I am greatly appreciative, as I face the challenge of lifting a political party in advance of the general election next year.”

Eamon Ryan Green Party LeaderIreland “

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