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Zen and Modern Leadership, ZMC 7/16–7/19
Description
Where personal growth in leaders creates empowering environments.
In this immersive retreat, you’ll deepen your connection to yourself and others through Zen principles integrated with the Leadership Embodiment and Conscious Leadership programs. Drawing on Zen, mindfulness, and somatic engagement, you’ll learn to work with posture—thought, emotion, and body—to recover quickly from stress, stay poised and creative in conflict, and navigate difficult conversations with greater ease. You’ll explore how to cultivate genuine connectedness in an age of AI, and how reverence can spark joy and meaning in your leadership. You’ll leave with practical tools and deeper awareness that transform how you lead and connect under pressure—creating conditions where everyone can thrive.
Fee Information
- Benefactor Ticket Price: $2,000
- General ticket price: $1,600
- SFZC Member Ticket Price: $1,360
Please note that the retreat fee does not include accommodations. Retreats begin at 4 pm on the indicated start date and end by noon on the indicated end date. Visit the Rooms & Rates section and determine your preferred accommodations before making your reservations request online.
Sozan Michael McCord
President
Sozan Michael McCord is the current President of San Francisco Zen Center, where he’s been a resident practitioner since 2009. Over the years, he’s held a number of leadership roles across the organization—including Director of City Center (Beginner’s Mind Temple) from 2019 to 2021 and Chief Financial Officer from 2021 to 2024.
Tierney Powers
Tierney Powers is an Integral Executive Coach, Team Facilitator, Artist & Leadership Development Specialist with over 15 years of experience in personal development, a background in tech spanning GTM strategy and sales, and deep expertise in leadership embodiment and conscious leadership. She works with executives to unlock their unique contribution, elevate others based on their current leadership chapter, and develop the translation skills needed to partner effectively with stakeholders who think and operate differently—whether by cognitive style, generation, culture, or personality.