Reconnecting Purpose. Renewing Leadership. Inspiring Action.
The Transformational Leadership Retreat at Charlson Meadows invites nonprofit leaders, health system professionals, civic activists, and mission-driven innovators to pause, reflect, and reimagine their leadership in a time of complexity and change.
Grounded in the beauty and serenity of Charlson Meadows, this immersive experience creates space for renewal, learning, and collaboration. Nestled alongside Lake Zumbra, Charlson Meadows offers warm indoor gathering spaces — from fireside living rooms to sunlit lakeside rooms — as well as trails and open grounds that invite quiet reflection and community connection. Whether gathered around a table for deep dialogue or walking the trails together, participants will find the environment itself to be part of the experience. Here, leaders will deepen their self-awareness, strengthen relationships, and explore how facilitative and adaptive leadership practices can transform not only organizations but also the communities they serve.
In alignment with Charlson Meadows’ mission to inspire people to live with purpose and enrich their communities, and Global Synergy Group’s work in strengthening communities and youth in Minnesota and Ukraine through facilitation, civic engagement, and leadership development, this retreat empowers leaders to cultivate resilience, connection, and purposeful action.
Retreat Objectives
- Cultivate Reflective and Purpose-Driven Leadership
Reconnect with personal and organizational purpose to lead with authenticity and courage. - Strengthen Emotional Intelligence and Relational Capacity
Enhance self-awareness and empathy to foster inclusion and trust across diverse teams. - Foster Collaborative Leadership Across Sectors
Learn frameworks for dialogue and facilitation that drive shared understanding and co-creation. - Ignite Innovation and Systems Thinking for the Common Good
Explore adaptive strategies to address complex community and organizational challenges. - Renew Commitment to Wellbeing and Sustainable Leadership
Integrate balance, mindfulness, and reflection to sustain impact and wellbeing. - Translate Insight into Action
Develop concrete plans for applying transformational leadership principles within your organization and community.
Meet Your Instructor
Dr. Irina Fursman is a scholar-practitioner with more than a decade of experience facilitating visioning, strategic thinking, and large-scale change initiatives for government, nonprofit, and private sector clients across 23 U.S. states and internationally. An ICA-USA Certified ToP® Facilitator and Mentor Trainer, her work is informed by groundbreaking research on leadership in loosely coupled systems and the dynamics of collaborative change.
Irina specializes in coalition building, community-wide transformation, and strengthening organizational capacity for collaboration and critical thinking. She is known for guiding complex groups toward clarity, shared ownership, and actionable strategy—creating environments where diverse stakeholders align around a common purpose and move forward with confidence.
Contact Irina: irina.fursman@hue.life