Flagship Executive Leadership Program · Co3
Wayfinding Your Hōkūpaʻa
Leadership today is less about having the best map and more about learning how to orient — to people, purpose, place, and possibility. Rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems, this 9-month journey equips visionary executives to navigate uncertainty through relationship, discernment, responsibility, and adaptive action.
9
Month Journey
20
Leaders Per Cohort
60
Program Hours
6.0
IACET CEUs
The Foundation
Navigating by the Stars, Not the Map
Ancient Polynesian navigators did not use maps. They used the stars, the wind, the waves, and their relationship to the natural world to find their way across vast, unknown oceans. They succeeded not because they had all the answers — but because they knew how to orient.
This program draws on that tradition. In a world of accelerating complexity, constant disruption, and systemic uncertainty, the leaders who thrive are not those with the most sophisticated strategies. They are those who have learned to orient — to their values, to the people around them, to the systems they inhabit — and to adapt with integrity.
"Leadership is less about having the best map and more about learning how to orient — to people, purpose, place, and possibility."
Curriculum
Eight Areas of Focus
01
Indigenous Foundations of Wayfinding & Navigational Leadership
Grounding leadership practice in Indigenous ways of knowing and navigating.
02
Values-Based Leadership & Ethical Decision-Making
Anchoring decisions in values rather than urgency or external pressure.
03
Navigating Uncertainty, Complexity & Systemic Change
Building capacity to lead through ambiguity with clarity and intention.
04
Daily Practice
Cultivating the relational foundations that make leadership sustainable.
05
Whole-Systems & Ecological Thinking
Seeing organizations and communities as living systems — not machines.
06
Personal Coherence & Leadership Presence
Developing the internal state that makes effective leadership possible.
07
Adaptive Leadership Practices
Learning to respond — not react — to what is actually present.
08
Capstone: Applied Leadership Intervention
Design and implement a real leadership intervention within your own context.
What You Will Learn
Five Learning Outcomes
01
Navigate complexity and change through the lens of Wayfinding — using orientation, relationship, and adaptive action rather than rigid strategy.
02
Build trust through relational leadership practices — developing the capacity for genuine accountability, reciprocity, and sustained connection.
03
Apply systems awareness to complex organizational challenges — seeing patterns, leverage points, and interdependencies others miss.
04
Adapt leadership approaches based on reflection, feedback, and context — moving from fixed style to responsive, values-aligned presence.
05
Evaluate your own leadership patterns and opportunities for growth — developing honest self-awareness as the foundation for lasting transformation.
Program Format
How the Journey Unfolds
In-Person
Immersive In-Person Sessions
Intensive gatherings designed for deep relational work, embodied practice, and the kind of learning that only happens when we are fully present together. Location details provided upon enrollment.
Online
Live Online Integration
Regular live virtual sessions between in-person immersions to sustain momentum, deepen practice, and support cohort connection across the full 9-month journey.
Cohort
Limited Cohort of 20 Leaders
Intentionally small. The relational depth this program requires cannot happen in a large group. Each cohort is limited to 20 visionary executives — selected for their readiness to be changed by the work.
CEUs
6.0 IACET Continuing Education Units
Earn 6.0 IACET-accredited CEUs upon successful completion of the 60-hour program. Recognized by organizations and institutions nationwide as a mark of rigorous professional development.
Who This Is For
Visionary Executives Ready to Lead Differently
Senior leaders navigating organizational complexity and systemic change
Executives seeking a leadership practice rooted in values and relational accountability
Leaders from institutional, nonprofit, government, and community sectors
Those ready to examine their own patterns and be genuinely changed by the work
Professionals seeking IACET-accredited continuing education credits
