Senior Exec Program
The leaders your business depends on deserve support too.
Behind every CEO is a leadership team carrying significant responsibility - CFOs managing cash flow and compliance, COOs running operations, General Managers leading divisions, and senior leaders shaping strategy at every level. These people make hundreds of decisions a week that determine whether the business actually delivers on its ambitions.
Yet most senior executives have nowhere to go for the kind of honest, confidential peer support that CEOs in advisory groups take for granted. Their direct reports come to them with problems. Their CEO comes to them with expectations. Their external networks are social, not strategic. The gap is real, and it shows up in the quality of decisions, the speed of execution, and the loneliness of the role.
The Leadership Think Tank Senior Executive groups close that gap.
Who it’s for
Senior Executive groups are designed for the C-suite, directors and senior leaders who report directly to the CEO, MD or business owner. That includes CFOs, COOs, Chief People Officers, General Managers, divisional directors and functional heads across established businesses. The common thread is significant leadership responsibility within an organisation - these are the people whose decisions shape outcomes at scale.
Some members join because they recognise the value themselves. Others are enrolled by their CEO, who sees the programme as a strategic investment in their leadership team’s capability and alignment. Both pathways work.
What you get
Peer advisory group sessions:
Eleven half-day sessions per year, meeting monthly with no session in January. The format mirrors our CEO groups: structured issue-processing where members bring real challenges to the room. It's where authentic, powerful relationships are forged among the members. Your Group Chair facilitates every session. Conversations are confidential and commercially focused.
Optional one-to-one coaching:
Senior Executive members have the option to add quarterly one-to-one coaching sessions with their Group Chair. These sessions provide dedicated space to work through individual development goals, career decisions, and the specific leadership challenges that come with being the person between the CEO’s vision and the team’s execution.
Industry-leading speakers:
Each quarter includes a presentation from a carefully selected speaker - a practitioner or leader with genuine expertise in an area relevant to senior leadership. Topics span strategy, growth, culture, technology, governance and more. These are people with something specific to say, chosen because their insight will sharpen the thinking in the room.
Why it matters for the business
A CEO who invests in their own peer advisory but leaves their senior team without equivalent support creates an asymmetry. The CEO is growing, being challenged, seeing around corners - and expecting their leadership team to keep pace without the same resources. Senior Executive groups level that playing field.
Members consistently report that the programme sharpens their decision-making, gives them a broader perspective on leadership challenges, and builds confidence in navigating complex situations. For the CEO, that translates into a stronger, more self-sufficient leadership team and better execution across the business.
“The Leadership Think Tank is where I go for valuable advice, insights, and most importantly, accountability. My Group Chair and peers have become my closest ties and I will forever be grateful for their ongoing support and guidance.”
Julia Palmer, Relatus
“ The diversity of expert knowledge and industries within our Senior Exec group has significantly helped me as a leader. I value the supportive and constructive discussions and feedback that help me and my colleagues in our group unpack challenges and opportunities and find solutions.”
Daniel Lynch, Executive General Manager, People & Culture, Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese
How the groups are built
The same principles apply as our CEO groups: members are drawn from non-competing industries, groups are deliberately diverse, and we’re selective about who joins. Groups typically have between twelve and sixteen members. The quality of the conversation depends on the quality of the people in the room, and we protect that carefully.
For CEOs considering this for their team
If you’re a CEO or business owner thinking about this for a member of your senior leadership team, here’s what to consider. The programme works best when the executive has genuine autonomy in their role and is ready to be challenged by peers from outside their organisation. It’s a development investment that pays back through better leadership decisions, stronger strategic alignment, and a senior leader who is growing at the pace your business needs.
We’re happy to have a conversation with you and the executive together, or separately - whichever works best.
Getting started
Whether you’re a senior executive exploring this for yourself or a CEO considering it for someone on your team, the first step is the same - a conversation. We’ll talk through the programme, understand the context, and work out whether there’s a good fit.