Mindfulness
for Women
in Leadership
Description
This intensive programme is run jointly by the TTM Organisational Mindfulness Institute and Henley Business School. Designed for women in leadership roles, this curriculum is delivered jointly by Henley Business School Professors and expert TTM Facilitators, allowing participants to apply practical tools to lead effectively.
It focuses on strengthening decision-making, influence and leadership presence while managing visibility, expectations and performance demands. Participants apply practical tools to lead effectively, maintain authority and sustain performance over time.
Date: 19 – 23 October 2026
Location: Henley Business School, Greenlands Campus, UK
Price: 9,900 € +TAX (including Accommodation and Full food board)
Includes 5 days of joint instruction by Henley Professors and TTM Facilitators
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Why it is Important?
By combining the world-class strategic leadership research of Henley Business School with the hands-on executive frameworks of the TTM Organisational Mindfulness Institute, this course provides a scientifically grounded, pragmatically tested blueprint for executive advancement.
This programme seeks to
strengtheni influence, decision authority and performance stability for women operating in high-pressure leadership roles.
Key Findings:
- Women represent 48% of entry-level employees
- Only 28% of senior vice presidents and 26% of C-suite leaders
- The drop-off accelerates after middle management (Catalyst, 2023)
Trends:
- Glass Ceiling: the invisible barrier that prevents women (and other marginalised groups) from rising beyond middle management into top executive roles, regardless of qualifications or performance. It’s “unseen” but systematically keeps advancement out of reach.
- Glass Cliff: when women do break through, they’re more likely to be placed in precarious leadership positions (e.g., crisis roles with higher risk of failure). Success is harder, and turnover is higher.
- Sticky Floor: the subtle biases and Organisational norms that keep women in lower-level, support, or administrative roles, limiting progression from the bottom up.
- Broken Rung: the earliest barrier in the leadership pipeline. Women are promoted to manager positions at significantly lower rates than men. This creates a bottleneck; if fewer women make it into early leadership, fewer reach senior levels.
- The Synergy Solution: Overcoming deep-seated pipeline bottlenecks requires a dual approach. This cohort addresses systemic barriers by blending advanced cognitive neuroscience with high-level organisational energy frameworks to ensure sustainable, long-term C-suite success
What you will learn
Co-developed and delivered jointly by renowned Henley Business School Professors and expert TTM Facilitators, this unique programme will enable participants to master the following:
- Cultivate authentic authority rooted in confidence and clarity
- Strengthen presence and composure in high-stakes situations
- Develop strategies for setting and maintaining professional boundaries
- Reframe leadership narratives to overcome visibility pressure
- Lead with compassion while sustaining influence and impact
- Build supportive peer networks through mentor and reflection circles
- Apply Multi-Dimensional Leadership Frameworks: Engage in advanced Whole Brain Thinking® and corporate energy diagnostic tools during exclusive interactive sessions led by a combined team of global academic and market practitioners.
Target Audience
This programme is ideal for Women in senior or emerging leadership roles responsible for driving results, influencing stakeholders and operating in high-visibility, high-pressure environments.
Location
The programme will take place at Henley Greenlands Campus, UK.
Faculty
The esteemed facilitators of this programme.
Dr Caroline Rook
Associate Professor in Coaching & Organisational Behaviour; Programme Director, MSc Coaching and Behavioural Change
Dr Caroline Rook
Associate Professor in Coaching & Organisational Behaviour; Programme Director, MSc Coaching and Behavioural Change
Dr. Caroline Rook is an Associate Professor in Coaching and Organisational Behaviour at Henley Business School. She holds a PhD from the University of Exeter Business School (Centre for Leadership Studies) and a BSc in Clinical, Organisational, and Communication Psychology from Friedrich-Schiller-University, Germany.
Her core focus is Authentic Functioning, Sustainable Energy & Resilience Coaching.
Her background makes her a premier academic authority on workplace psychology and leadership well-being.Her extensive research focuses on building healthy, productive workplaces by analyzing how executives manage stress, sustain authentic functioning under pressure, and navigate systemic workforce transformations. Backed by corporate HR and consulting experience with global entities like Porsche Cars Great Britain and Kienbaum Management Consultants, Dr. Rook has developed leading research at INSEAD and the University of Exeter.
In the Mindfulness for Women in Executive Leadership programme, run jointly with the TTM Organisational Mindfulness Institute, Dr. Rook brings deep academic rigor to the Henley Greenlands campus. She specializes in guiding female leaders through the diagnostic, coaching, and impact-evaluation phases of the curriculum. Her sessions equip senior and emerging female executives with data-driven frameworks to overcome systemic pipeline barriers, establish sustainable professional boundaries, and command authentic authority with confidence.
Professor Bernd Vogel
Professor in Leadership; Founding Director, Henley Centre for Leadership & Henley Centre for Leadership Africa
Professor Bernd Vogel
Professor in Leadership; Founding Director, Henley Centre for Leadership & Henley Centre for Leadership Africa
Professor Bernd Vogel is a world-renowned Professor in Leadership, Research Division Lead at Henley Business School, and the Founding Director of the Henley Centre for Leadership and Henley Centre for Leadership Africa.
He holds a PhD in Management and an MBA from Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, and serves as an international authority on strategic leadership.
His core focus is Sustaining Leadership Energy, Navigating Disruption & High-Impact Evaluation.
Co-author of the acclaimed book Fully Charged: How Great Leaders Boost Their Organisations’ Energy and Ignite High Performance, Professor Vogel has spent over 20 years bridging top-tier academia with global corporate practice, including roles at the University of St. Gallen and ESADE.
In the Mindfulness for Women in Executive Leadership programme, delivered jointly with the TTM Organisational Mindfulness Institute, Professor Vogel brings supreme academic rigor to the Henley Greenlands campus.
He specializes in teaching senior and emerging female leaders how to diagnose, mobilize, and sustain healthy organizational energy during intense periods of disruption and transformation.
His data-driven sessions equip female cohorts with advanced frameworks to optimize senior management team effectiveness, navigate systemic pipeline barriers, and evaluate the direct impact of leadership wellness investments on overall corporate performance.
Thomas Stoeckel
Cross-Cultural Neuroscience Consultant & Senior OMI Facilitator, TTM Associates
Thomas Stoeckel
Cross-Cultural Neuroscience Consultant & Senior OMI Facilitator, TTM Associates
Thomas Stoeckel is a cross-cultural neuroscience consultant and senior executive facilitator for the TTM Organisational Mindfulness Institute (OMI). He has a core focus on Adaptive Change, Cross-Border Networks & High-Pressure Resilience.
Holding a strong background in International Management, he specializes in enabling senior and emerging female leaders to navigate complex organizational transformations and build sustainable career pathways using advanced Leadership Wellness Models.
Thomas has an exceptional track record of driving leadership mindfulness projects across diverse global sectors, including pioneering initiatives for a leading European aerospace corporation. Uniquely, Thomas has also served as an active volunteer firefighter and EMT since 2006.
In the Mindfulness for Women in Executive Leadership programme, delivered jointly with Henley Business School, he infuses real-world crisis management and nervous-system regulation into his coaching.
At the Henley Greenlands campus, Thomas equips female executives with the vital cognitive tools to successfully manage high-visibility pressures, dissolve cross-cultural communication barriers, and establish strategic, lifelong alliances through interactive peer mentor circles.
Jean Luc Kastner
Senior Consultant, Executive Coach & Senior OMI Facilitator, TTM Associates
Jean Luc Kastner
Senior Consultant, Executive Coach & Senior OMI Facilitator, TTM Associates
Jean-Luc Kastner is a strategic management consultant, accredited executive coach, and senior facilitator for the TTM Organisational Mindfulness Institute (OMI). His core focus is One-to-One Executive Enablement, Strategic Presence & Boundary Management.
Holding an engineering PhD, he expertly fuses structural analytical logic with human-centric leadership development. Jean-Luc brings over 30 years of real-world corporate experience and advanced industrial research with the Herrmann Institute, having built a specialized global network of consultants dedicated to executive enablement and workplace well-being across the EMEA and Middle East regions.
In the Mindfulness for Women in Executive Leadership programme, run jointly with Henley Business School, Jean-Luc applies his rich coaching background to help senior and emerging female leaders command executive presence with unwavering confidence.
At the Henley Greenlands campus, he facilitates high-impact peer reflection circles and targeted coaching segments that teach female leaders how to protect their cognitive bandwidth, establish sustainable professional boundaries, and drive corporate transformations with absolute strategic clarity.
Dr. Rawan Hassan
Organisational Psychologist, Culture Consultant & Senior OMI Facilitator, TTM Associates
Dr. Rawan Hassan
Organisational Psychologist, Culture Consultant & Senior OMI Facilitator, TTM Associates
Dr. Rawan Hassan is an accomplished organisational psychologist, culture consultant, and senior executive facilitator for the TTM Organisational Mindfulness Institute (OMI). With over a decade of international experience transforming workplaces across the UK, Middle East, and Africa, she specializes in bridging behavioral neuroscience with sustainable leadership strategy to help senior and emerging female leaders dismantle systemic workplace barriers like the glass ceiling and glass cliff.
Dr. Hassan’s extensive career includes leading high-impact wellness, systemic resilience, and inclusion initiatives for prestigious global institutions, including the National Health Service (NHS) and the United Nations (UN). As a strategic advisor to corporate boards across the telecom, retail, and government sectors, she is a recognized global authority on embedding psychological safety and authentic presence into high-pressure corporate frameworks.
In the Mindfulness for Women in Executive Leadership programme, delivered jointly by OMI and Henley Business School, Dr. Hassan leverages her clinical background to deliver transformative executive education.
At the Henley Greenlands campus, she guides female cohorts through advanced peer reflection circles and executive coaching segments, empowering them to manage high-visibility pressures, navigate complex corporate dynamics with composure, and optimize long-term professional energy.
