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Overview 

Normandy is one of the world’s most tangible reminders of courage, sacrifice, and stewardship. Here, ordinary men and women made extraordinary decisions under conditions that reshaped the course of history. For modern leaders, Normandy offers a rare environment to confront questions of legacy, responsibility, humility, and the long arc of leadership. 

 In this Executive GlobeTREK Leadership Sabbatical, senior executives will engage directly with the stories and landscapes of Bayeux, Omaha Beach, the American Cemetery, Pointe du Hoc, and the orchards of the Pays d’Auge; places where leadership was lived, not theorized. These sites are symbols of thoughtful and meaningful long-term impacts that carry a ripple effect through time. Through curated dialogue, guided reflection, and intentional silence, participants explore what it means to lead with clarity, courage, and stewardship.

Why Normandy? 

In Normandy, the principles of service, humility, and sacrifice reflect the lived experiences in the landscapes where they were forged. Bayeux’s ancient streets, the markers at the American Cemetery, the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, and the orchards tended for decades are living reminders that small, ordinary acts can create extraordinary outcomes. 

Here, leaders confront the difference between bravado and courage, noise and substance, performance and stewardship. They witness how small decisions and repeated actions ripple across decades, how actions speak louder than statements, and how belief is sustained through ritual, story, and quiet consistency. 

Normandy offers leaders a mirror: 
How do you steward what you’ve inherited? 
When is restraint more courageous than action?  
What legacy are you quietly writing every day? 

What You’ll Experience 

As we follow the rhythms of Normandy’s anchor sites and stories, executives explore leadership themes that emerge when pressure intensifies, systems strain, and silence tells the truth. Through guided inquiry, narrative anchors, small-circle dialogue, and generous white space, leaders will: 

Explore Normandy’s lessons in stewardship, humility, and responsibility through historically significant sites. 

Examine their own leadership style in turbulent times during walks on Omaha Beach, tracing the heroic D-Day landings of WWII’s pivotal battles 

Learn to identify and honor “invisible contributors” who shape their organizations through reflective walks in the American Cemetery and meeting caretakers of solemn spaces. 

Consider how to influence corporate culture through rituals, stories, and symbols and sustain trust and belief within teams during visits to the cliffs of La Pointe du Hoc. 

Feel the impact of the long arc of history in centuries old orchards that take years to bear fruit. 

Journey through Paris’ highlights, from Notre Dame to the Louvre, and sample the delectable flavors that define the City of Lights. 

Objectives 

By the end of this journey, participants will: 

• Build a richer understanding of stewardship; what leaders inherit, protect, and pass on. 

• Strengthen the humility and clarity needed for courageous decision-making. 

• Identify consistent, small-scale behaviors that drive culture more than dramatic gestures. 

• Identify legacy questions worth carrying forward into the next season of their leadership, and for the next 100 years. 

• Strengthen adaptive leadership by knowing when to lead from the front, when to amplify others, and when to step aside. 

Normandy is more than a destination; it is a landscape that demands reflection, humility, and presence. Standing between the stories of ordinary people who carried extraordinary responsibility, leaders reconnect with the deeper purpose of their work and the quieter truths of leadership. 

Join us for this Executive GlobeTREK experience to reset your stance, reawaken perspective, and explore what it means to lead with courage, clarity, and stewardship in a world shaped by both noise and necessity.