The Future of Leadership - Mens Work for Tech Leaders

6-week online leadership course | mens work for tech leaders

COURSE OVERVIEW

Reinventing masculinity for the future of leadership

In these times of meta crisis and exponential technology, male leaders are  often struggling  to fully embrace their leadership and set clear, explicit and empowering boundaries. The result is often implicit boundaries and shadow hierarchies leading to a culture of conflict avoidance and toxic power games. At the same time, men can also struggle to feel and connect with their team, which can block collective intelligence and creative flow.

​This course is designed to help male founders & leaders in the web3/tech space develop emotional agility and master yin/yang dynamics at individual and collective levels. To learn how to combine both power and vulnerability in their leadership and develop high-trust teams & DAOs that can be both  impactful and aligned at scale.

​During 6 weeks from the 9th of May, we will bring in some of the insights, wisdom, tools, embodied practices & psycho-technologies we’ve been gathering over the last 10 years across many collectives and decentralised contexts. 

We will use the T.A.O. framework (The Androgynous Organisation) >>  https://timotheebrs.medium.com/the-androgynous-organisation-2966547863d3

For deeper exchanges and embodied work , you will have the option to join a practice pod with 5 other men for 1h a week.

If you are born as female and  identify as a man, please reach out to us!

This learning journey is a great fit for

01    -    DAO founders looking to scale their impact while increasing values alignment. 

02   -   Web3 leaders : looking to increase emotional maturity to combine power & vulnerability.

03   -   Tech entrepreneurs : experienced with decentralised structures/practices and web3 curious. 

What you’ll get out of this course

Re-Connect

• With yourself, your source and your vision and unlock radical  and  life-serving  creativity.

Ground Yourself

• Increase presence & clarity.  Set  a clear direction with explicit and empowering boundaries for yourself and other.

Act Decisively

• Master the game of healthy competition and manifest your vision to unlock impact at scale.

Cultivate Trust

• Develop active listening & (self) compassion skills for a collaborative culture of psychological safety.

Network

• Meet other leaders from the web3 & tech space. 99% of participants will make at least one new friend for life.

PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS

“We have all seen how often DAOs can go wrong. GYM provides a powerful pathway to cultivate healthy masculinity and learn the powers of androgynous leadership. This is a much needed course for Web3 founders and leaders.” Monty Bryant, Co-Founder ReFi DAO

“GYM offers to web3 leaders what society needs, real masculinity. Bringing vulnerability as a strength while building a culture to empower manhood against the systemic flaws that are degrading individuals, businesses and societies.” Gus Segovia, Web3 Ecosystem Developer & Co-Founder Religio DAO

COURSE CONTENT

T.A.O. | Learn to dance between polarities

This is our vision for the organisation of the future. Learn more about T.A.O. here : https://timotheebrs.medium.com/the-androgynous-organisation-2966547863d3

Inner work for collective transformation

"The culture of an organisation grows in the shadow of its founder." — Jerry Colonna

Navigating between directive & participative leadership is a subtle art. One that requires to look into one's unconscious beliefs and practices. We - your facilitators - met in a buddhist monastery during a  leadership retreat 8 years ago. Our individual challenges and intuition let us there searching for solutions. How better to lead teams, how more effectively drive change, how more successfully initiate projects. The founder of this monastery is Thich Nhat Hanh a world renowned teacher and peace activist. One of his jewels of wisdom:

"The Way Out Is In." — Thich Nhat Hanh

This advice is what we took away and went on our individual inner journeys - in fact of course we still are. But this is not where it stops. The essence of this statement is not to go inside and stay there, but to bring back and share what you learned. This course is a result of it. It is an invitation for men to do their inner work to be more effective leaders of change towards a positive future.

“We don't go in to stay in. We go in to alchemise and harmonise so we can expand out.” — Dina Bengio

King, Warrior, Shaman, Lover: Archetypes as a map towards mature masculinity

This course aims to support you in becoming aware of your shadows and move towards a more mature and grounded expression of your masculinity.

The benefits of men's work

Ground Your Masculine
Increase presence and clarify your boundaries for more safety, trust & joy.

From Anger to Creation
Boost resilience and focus by learning to channel your anger & passion in service of life. Use obstacles as catalysts for growth.

Emotional Honesty
Cultivate a culture of openness & vulnerability enhancing trust, collaboration and innovation within your team.

Overcome Your Fears
"Where your fear is, there is your task" - CG Jung. You can only connect with others as deep as you connect with yourself.

COURSE DETAILS

This course includes

• 6x interactive live group sessions (1,5-2h)
• 6x POD circles for deepening (1h - optional)
• Psycho-technologies toolbox
• Embodied exercises
• Short but In-depth theory lessons (recorded)
• Weekly self practice
• Guided feedback & reflection
• Private community of peers

Course syllabus

May 9th - 6pm CET

• OPENING: Setting the scene,  Pods formation & introduction to blindspots, polarities, TAO & archetypes

May 16th - 6pm CET

• SHAMAN : Purpose, Source & Vision

May 23st - 6pm CET

• KING : Order, Presence & Clarity

Jun 6th - 6pm CET

• WARRIOR : Focus, Action & Scale

Jun 13th - 6pm CET

• LOVER : Empathy, Care & Collaboration

Jun 20th - 6pm CET

• CLOSING : From Individual to Collective. Collective Inner Compass & Androgynous Hierarchies

Tool box

• T.A.O. : Leadership framework
• Compass : Leadership Archetype Assessment
• Psycho-technologies : breathwork, somatics, visualisation, meditation …
• Source Work, Sociocracy3.0, Archetypes
• Circling : radical honesty & counselling
• Inquiry (self, group, written, etc.)

COURSE FACILITATORS

Timothée Brès

Researcher Entrepreneur

Timothée is a researcher, social entrepreneur & psychedelic coach supporting pioneering founders, decentralised teams & impact-driven organisations in developing high-trust and high-performance cultures for +10 years. He initiated The Androgynous Organisation (T.A.O), an action/research project exploring new ways to help leaders & organisations grow impact & alignment at scale. Active in the ReFi space and holding men circles since 2018, he advocates for a new form of leadership : vulnerable AND powerful.

Dominik Foerster

Leadership Coach, Yogi, Breathworker

Dominik's journey to the mountains of Portugal followed years of leading digital teams in cities like Berlin, Dublin, and Munich for major companies, like Google. Driven by a quest for presence and aliveness, Dominik embraced mindfulness and consciousness practices, integrating these into his leadership. Now a Mindful Leadership Coach & Consultant, breathwork, and men's work facilitator, he co-founded Wild Oasis, a retreat center hosting numerous events over two years. Leveraging his executive background and personal growth, Dominik aims to support others with presence and open heart.
 

TESTIMONIALS

What people are saying about our work (not just this course)

Timothée captures the individual and organizational invisible, guides towards reconnecting to what matters and feels very aligned. GYM is a transformative cutting-edge program for modern leaders.

Pierre Alexander Klein, Founder at La Matrice and Trois/Tiers

Attended the course without any expectations while being interested in doing mens work for the first time.  It exceeded all my expectations. 

Working with other men together learning about the archetypes of mature masculinity really opened up my eyes and showed me great new paths in life. It made me more complete man in many ways. As a tech leader working in web3, it helped me reframe certain business perspectives and strengthen relationships. 

I'm grateful for being guided by  beautiful facilitators like Dominik Foerster.

Jason van Alphen,   Digital Marketing Web 3 Consultant
 

It’s obvious that Timothée and Dominik, despite having only just met the pair once, are endeavouring to bring an incredible experience to life with GYM.

Steph Macurdy, Head of Research at Wolfram Blockchain Labs
 

Each facilitator held space so beautifully and had their own signature way of leading the Immersion. I felt more connected to myself, others and awareness of my emotions. Life changing.

Alexandra Ragalie, Head of Portfolio Success, Verve Ventures
 

Timothée guided me through one of the most profound therapeutic experiences of my life. The vibe was deep, secure and playful, and unblocked some serious trauma I had been grappling with for a long time.

Laurence Currie Clark, World Wise Web Founder
 

Dominik is quite frankly a fantastic leader. He always strived to create a safe space for questioning status quo, going beyond hierarchy, encouraging curiosity at work and passionate accountability. Dominik was a mindful leadership evangelist. I recommend him as a leadership consultant.

Alex Pego, Sr. Social Growth Manager @ Amazon (former team member @ HolidayPirates)
 

Dominik supported me in implementing a more decentralised approach in our organisation. His advice and tools help us to be more aligned and effective.

Johannes Maßen, CEO Fitness First Germany