Next Dates

7 – 8 April 2025

Location

St Paul’s
Central London

Format

2 day
in-person programme

Price

£975 + VAT
A few concessions available for charities and NGOs

Our world needs better leadership at every level: global, national, organisational and in our communities and families.

For too long women have tried to copy the outdated “macho” leadership model. We don’t need any more Top Dogs, Strong Men or Messiahs.

Instead we need leaders – both men and women – who can combine healthy power with warmth – to build a world where everyone can thrive and contribute their gifts.

Women have so much to offer, yet we don’t have generations of women role models behind us – so right now we need focussed encouragement.

Because every day we see brilliant, talented women who hold themselves back from acting on their ideas, vision and ambition by believing they are not ready or not good enough.

Whether it’s Imposter Syndrome, perfectionism, procrastination, people pleasing, lack of healthy role models or overwhelm – these are the usual suspects that keep you playing small and feeling dissatisfied.

That’s why we created the Athena Leadership Intensive – drawing inspiration from the Greek goddess of wisdom and courage.

We’ve been running it for 10 years to great acclaim.

Join us to get crystal clear on what you came here to do, and ignite your fire and drive to make it happen.

 

What you will gain from Athena

 

For your organisation

  • Dial up your presence and become more influential in front of key audiences
  • Craft a compelling, well-rehearsed pitch for that idea you’ve been mulling for ages but never get round to actioning
  • Learn the skills to handle conflict with assurance
  • Become the leader your team needs you to be

 

For yourself

  • Gain clarity about where you want to focus your attention – that sweet spot where your talents, desires and values meet
  • Learn powerful body-based techniques to shift your state in an instant from self doubt to centred calm
  • Generate the confidence and motivation to take your next step
  • Bond with a diverse network of inspiring women who have your back

 

 

 

Is this for you?

You might be in an organisation or running your own venture.  You may or may not see yourself as a “leader” in the formal sense – it doesn’t matter.  There are many different ways to lead.

You know there is something more and you’re not willing to settle for the status quo – or perhaps work needs to work better with the rest of your life.

You may be in transition:

  • Stepping into a new role with greater visibility
  • Considering starting a new venture
  • Wondering “What’s next?”

 

Join us if you believe in investing in yourself and want to take time out of the day-to-day to reflect, focus and re-energise.

  • Tracey, Hetty & Liz

About Us

We three came together through our love of working with women leaders and our frustration at seeing how women continue to undersell themselves and lack confidence – despite their competence.

We created Purpose Power Presence to help women leaders recognise their brilliance, strengthen their resolve and fine tune their skills.

We’ve each got decades of experience working in and with organisations, corporate and small businesses, charities and social movements – so we know what it’s like at the sharp end of leadership.

Alongside this, we’ve each trained to work at depth – in psychotherapy, neuropsychology, and embodiment techniques. We’re committed to bringing this depth to our work with women – and it’s this combination of real world experience and deep self-awareness that makes our programmes robust and satisfying, and their outcomes powerful and long-lasting.

We bring the insights and analysis of depth psychology and embodiment to the practical reality of leadership – making them accessible, applicable and impactful.

Read more about each of us on our Home Page.

You Will Learn

 

Day 1 – From Surviving to Thriving

  Leadership: Understand the known and unconscious influences that have formed you as a leader

  Embodied Presence: experience how shifting your posture, breath and intention can radically improve your presence

  Purpose deep dive: Work with four key ingredients to uncover your unique purpose

  Embodied Listening: how to listen with curiosity without taking things personally

  Power: move from “Power Over” to “Power With”.  Understand the Drama Triangle: Persecutor – Victim – Rescuer and how to unhook yourself from this power dynamic.

Day 2 – Changing the Rules of the Game

  Risk-taking: reflect on your stories of successful risk taking

  Leadership Models for the 21st Century: Understand Controller, Therapist, Messiah, Eco-Leadership styles – and how to step into Athena Leadership

  Embodied Speaking: Express yourself with clarity and precision; take a stand.

  Leading Change: Learn the essentials of how to structure and deliver powerful messages that generate enthusiasm and buy in.

The content of the course and the friendly, inclusive atmosphere confirmed for me that there are effective alternatives to the prevailing, macho style of leadership.  It gave me the confidence to step out of the impersonal, data-driven world of the multinational corporation and to start my own business
Hazel Polka
In House Lawyer, Biomedical multinational
The course was an intensive and invigorating two days of reflection, practical advice and profound discussion… It has helped me to understand who I am and what is important to me… this has had a transformative impact on both my personal and professional life.
Sarah Giles
Acting Head of Corporate Development, National Theatre
Thanks to the course (and the women I met there) I’ve come back to work with the confidence to take my leadership to the next level. I couldn’t have hoped for more from just 2 days.
Tricia Rich
Campaigns & Fundraising Director, SumOfUs

Programme details

Why women?

Our vision is a world where EVERYONE can thrive and share their gifts.

Our consistent experience over the decade we have run this programme is that women benefit enormously from working in a women-only group.

The programme provides a potent space to reflect on the obstacles – both internal and external – that hold women back and to develop clear strategies to move beyond these.

We’re not anti-men – we’re for everyone.  Our participants go back into their worlds and make things better for everyone.

 

 

 

About the groups

We keep the groups deliberately small (maximum 12) in order to create an intimate, safe space where you can “drop the mask” and be honest.

Stepping out of your workplace for two days and spending time with women from different backgrounds and sectors who share your challenges creates a space of freedom.

We attract extraordinary women.  Our alumna include:

  • CEO of a major environmental NGO
  • Oscar-nominated Visual Effects Artist from the computer games industry
  • The founder of UK’s first law firm specialising in clean energy
  • Greenpeace activist who brought Greta Thunberg to the UK
  • Palliative care consultant at a leading London hospice
  • Leading LGBT Kings’ Counsel

Plus businesswomen, academics, executives, CEOs, entrepreneurs, consultants, regulators, sportswomen and arts leaders. You’ll  step out of your silo and meet women you’d never normally meet building a richer professional network.

We include a mix of senior and up-and-coming leaders at different ages and career stages to allow for multi-generational learning.

In-House

We also offer half day taster sessions to organisations, and can customise this programme to be run in-house.

  • Juxon house interior space

Logistics

LOCATION:
The award winning Juxon House, right by St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London.

DATES:
Monday 7 – Tuesday 8 April 2025

FACILITATORS:
Hetty & Tracey

TIMES: 09:00 – 17:30 each day

PRICE: £975 + VAT
A few concessions are available for charities and NGOs. Please enquire.

Questions

To book a 15 minute, no-obligation chat to talk through whether Athena is right for you, email us on info@purpose-power-presence.com.

Otherwise you can reserve your place straight away using the button below.

HOW TO BOOK

Click the button below to enter your details in the booking form. We will reserve a place for you and send you an invoice.