Relational Intelligence Retreat (Queenstown)

Relational Intelligence Retreat

A two day retreat for those in leadership roles 

21/22 August 2025 Queenstown …limited to 25

NB Your investment includes 2 nights (Wed/Thurs) accommodation at Millbrook Resort, daily breakfast, 3 course dinner (Thurs), as well as catered meals during the retreat. Transport to Millbrook and dinner on Wed night is at your own expense.

If you would like to book a transfer from airport to the hotel you can contact the Millbrook Concierge team at Concierge@Millbrook.co.nz. These will be booked in at $40 per person per transfer.

Accommodation booked is a Deluxe Studio

Educators understand the pressure that comes from working with young people, their parents, and school
colleagues, while simultaneously navigating their workplace environment. And that’s all while trying to live
fulfilling personal lives.
Our Relational Intelligence Program, specifically designed for educators, has been created to help participants
access the thinking, tools and support needed to develop and sustain clarity, confidence, and motivation –
now and for the long term.

What is Relational Intelligence?

Relational intelligence can be defined as “a combination of emotional and ethical intelligence, that involves the ability to be aware of and understand own and others’ emotions, values, interests and demands, to discriminate among them, to critically reflect on them and to use this information to guide one’s action and
behaviour with respect to self and other people”. (Modified from Pless & Maak 2017)

Developed from our ground-breaking CrisisID self-coaching model, this approach takes each participant through a process of identifying their deepest challenges. Through the application of three distinct thinking navigators, participants are then supported to grow from the experience of addressing their recognised challenge. This culminates in a richer understanding of themselves and their relationship with others.

They also learn how to apply the ‘breakthrough’ thinking navigator when assisting colleagues through the inevitable challenges of their work. Through learning how to develop their own self-awareness and regulation, participants also identify how to do this for others.

The program is designed to be highly interactive, personalised, and supportive. Participants are encouraged over time to identify their patterns of thinking. They increase their levels of self-awareness, and apply the filter of kindness and acceptance to shift their self-narratives, leading to increased professional impact and
wellbeing. Those taking part experience their relational intelligence through working both on their own and as part of a community of learners.