Leadership Workshops
Unlock stuck teams, strengthen relationships, set strategy into motion
At Symbia, leadership workshops are not events or away days. They are intentional leadership interventions designed for the moments that matter. We create the conditions for honest conversation, clear thinking, and accountable decisions, grounded in real organisational context, not theory.
Our Approach: Safe enough for honesty, challenging enough for progress
CONTEXT LED
Strategic interventions designed for the moment you are in. These are not off-the-shelf, they're interactive sessions tailored to the real challenges your leaders are facing
JUDGEMENT DRIVEN
We notice what’s said, what’s avoided, where energy sits, and where decisions are getting stuck — and we work with that in real time.
DESIGNED FOR OUTCOMES
We work with senior teams navigating inflection points. We move teams from discussion to clear priorities, decisions, ownership, and actions
Organisations typically reach out to Symbia when:
Aligning leadership during transformation
A new leadership team is forming and needs to build trust and ways of working fast
Departments or functions are merging, and alignment can’t be assumed
A financial or growth ambition is clear, but the path to deliver it is not
Srategy exists, but decisions, ownership, or momentum are missing
Teams need to define a transformation and create the roadmap to change
Friction is apparent in ways of working and the unlock is not clear or easy
What These Workshops Do
After a Symbia leadership workshop, teams typically leave with:
Just as importantly, leaders leave with a shared understanding of how they work together, not just what they are working on.
How We Do It:
Every workshop is intentionally designed to reflect the moment you’re in.
Diagnostic insight
Every engagement begins with a step back through conversations, interviews or surveys we explore what’s going on beneath the surface, not just what’s being said.
Purposeful design
From these insights, we form a clear point of view on what the workshop needs to achieve — and create the conditions required for progress.
Facilitated sense-making
We help teams surface what matters, hold productive tension, and move from conversation to clarity and actions.
Synthesis and follow-through
We capture what matters — priorities, decisions, roadmaps — and translate them into usable outputs. We ensure momentum continues well beyond the session.
Our role is to create the space where leaders and teams can think clearly — and the structure that turns thinking into action.
"Working with Symbia was well worth the investment."
Our facilitator enabled us to finally complete a piece of work that had been missing for years. We gained added value through the co-creation of our mission and purpose - which would have been difficult to achieve internally within the same timeframe or depth.
Julie Simpson | Head of Internal Communications, Vacuum Technique Business Area at Atlas Copco Group
"Would not hesitate to work with Symbia again."
Participants said it was the best leadership development workshop they have ever been a part of. It was fantastic, both in content and delivery. The facilitator, Des, nailed the brief and elevated her impact beyond passive coach to a real culture change expert.
Chloe Brooks | Global HR Business Partner
"One of the key objectives was to get this senior leadership more connected and working together."
There was a real feel for that in the room and that feeling has continued after with sub-teams taking forward discussions that were started on the day.
Gemma Bumpsteed | Head of Engagement & Capability
The environment matters, context influences communication
We can support you with an on-site an off site or even an off-grid experience. We’ve run leadership workshops in the luxury of the Big Sur California, the volcanic mountains of Guatemala and the beaches of Philippino islands and of course your head office! Where the workshop happens should be as intentional as the outcomes we design for.