Kahilla Sydney
Resilience. Endurance. Optimism.
A 2-day leadership retreat for senior women leaders
Sydney, Australia | The Collective, Sydney Rocks | March 18-19, 2026
About the Program
Two full days for senior women leaders (SVP, MD, late-stage VP) to step out of firefighting, rebuild their stamina, and leave with a clear 90-day plan they can execute immediately.
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This experience is curated for senior women leaders operating at enterprise scale. You are leading people, performance, reputation, or transformation, and you are carrying real complexity.
This is for you if you want to:
Lead with steadiness when everything around you is volatile
Sustain high performance without running yourself into the ground
Communicate with clarity in tense, high-stakes environments
Leave with a plan that turns insight into action, not just inspiration
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You will leave with practical tools and a clear plan you can use on Monday.
You will walk away with:
A Resilience Map of your real-time leadership terrain: pressure points, constraints, and leverage moves
An Endurance Operating System: pacing, recovery, boundaries, decision hygiene
Language and tools to build trust and communicate calmly when your team is anxious
A 90-Day Resilience, Endurance, Optimism Plan with built-in accountability
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Two full days of programming (9:00am to 5:00pm)
Breakfast + lunch Two full days of programming (9:00am to 5:00pm)
Breakfast + lunch both days
One hosted dinner (Night 1)
Curated peer circles with facilitated prompts
Take-home tools, templates, and reflection guides
A closing capstone plan you can bring back to your team
Note: Ticket does not include accommodation or flights.
AGENDA
AGENDA
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Morning reflections, then four sessions with a consistent arc. We stabilize first (Resilience), build stamina next (Endurance), and then leave with direction and momentum (Optimism).
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Morning Reflections
Arrive fully. Name the load. Set an intention and one boundary.Session 1: Why Resilience Now, For Senior Women at Altitude
Stabilize your internal system first, then stabilize how you lead your team through pressure.Session 2: Resilience as Agency, The Choices You Still Control
Move from overload to ownership. Clarify your stance, narrative, and next right decision.Session 3: Rapid Clarity Lab, Map Your Real-Time Leadership Terrain
Identify your top constraints, stakeholder dynamics, and the two moves that unlock momentum.Session 4: Personal Resilience Foundations, Build Your Operating System
Practical tools for recovery, mindset, and emotional regulation under sustained demand.Hosted Dinner (Included): Connection and Candor
Off-the-record dinner. High trust. Real conversation with true peers. -
Morning Reflections
Energy audit. What drains you, what restores you, what must change now.Session 1: High-Trust Communication When People Are Anxious
Clarity without harshness. Honesty without leaking anxiety. Language that stabilizes teams.Session 2: Communicating Calm Through a Crisis
Be the thermostat. Protect credibility and trust. Prevent unforced errors under pressure.Session 3: Outdoor Walkshop, Endurance in Practice
A guided coastal or harbour walk with facilitated prompts. Integration through movement, perspective, and peer bonding.Session 4: Capstone, Your 90-Day Resilience, Endurance, Optimism Plan 3 leadership moves. 1 communication upgrade. 1 recovery practice. 1 stakeholder reset.
Leave with a plan you will actually execute, plus accountability.
Investment
Ticket price (AUD, +GST): $2,950 per leader
Early Bird: $2,650 (first 15 seats or until the deadline)
Team rate (3+): $2,750 per person
Cohort size: Capped at 40
Seats are limited. This is built for depth, trust, and real application.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. This is for senior women leaders across people, culture, comms, reputation, operations, and transformation.
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Business casual that supports movement. You will be sitting, standing, and walking.
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No. This is for leaders who want to lead with stamina and clarity, before things break.
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You will leave with a 90-day plan and resources designed to support ongoing application.
About Kahilla
Kahilla is a leadership development company that helps organizations build resilient, high-performing leaders through practical skill-building, community, and coaching. We design experiences that translate directly into how leaders communicate, make decisions, manage energy, and lead through uncertainty.
Since 2019, Kahilla has partnered with teams at IBM, State Street, Fidelity, Deloitte, and Google Labs, bringing high-trust leadership development to senior leaders and rising executives inside complex, fast-moving organizations.
Our signature focus: Resilience (stability under pressure), Endurance (sustainable performance), and Optimism (clear-eyed direction and momentum).
What makes our work different: It is intimate, practical, and built for immediate application. Leaders leave with tools they can use the next day, and a plan they can execute over the next 90 days.
Two days. Forty leaders. Real outcomes.
Join a senior cohort designed for Resilience, Endurance, and Optimism.