Eldership for Leaders

Are you ready to:

RETHINK Culture,
REVITALISE Communities and
REINVENT Social Systems?

Helping Ethical Leaders and their Organisations to Proactively Create Healthy Social and Community Cohesion Through Culture Making and Eldership

Hi, I’m Zena and I have spent the past thirty years working with Senior Leaders who want to transform Social Systems, Cultures, Communities and Organisations by making them more just, cohesive, equitable and eco-conscious.

I am an experienced teacher, writer, coach and systemic constellator in the lost art of Eldership and Culture Making. I’m the Founder of an International online Elders Community and offer Programmes and Exec Consultancy for Leaders and Organisations who want to create flourishing, human-centred, cohesive cultures for the benefit of future generations and the planet.

Zena was exceptional in holding a ‘safe space’ to enable me to explore my own story. I was able to clarify my purpose, my niche and a much clearer point of view, integrating my authentic self into my way of being

Chief People Officer

“We are in a Polycrisis, a coming together of many, multiple crises” - The World Economic Forum

About Your Organisation and Its Values

You’re an Organisation, OD Consultancy, Public Institution, Not for profit or Creative Arts Business.
You’re Community Orientated and are passionate about Social Cohesion, Social Mobility and Healthy Culture.
You’re becoming more conscious of the ‘Polycrisis’ that’s facing us and long to transform our current ‘broken’ social systems
You believe in Social Justice and creating an equitable and inclusive society
You have a ‘heartfelt’ vision for the future of human beings and the Planet
You feel a responsibility for the legacy your Organisation is leaving for our Planet and the Future Generations
You love the Land, the Planet, Humans and all Non human life

About You

“Start close in,
don’t take
the second step
or the third,
start with the first
thing
close in,
the step
you don’t want to take.” – David Whyte

You’re a Senior Leader or Consultant in midlife and you, your Team or your Organisation feel caught in a metaphorical ‘Wasteland’, lost as to how to embrace the ongoing Polycrisis that’s now facing our Collective Culture e.g. Post Covid Hybrid working, the impact of AI, Affordability, The Generational Gap etc
As a Leader or Consultant you’re wondering about the emerging future and are curious to explore a new and different way forward. One that puts HUMAN BEINGS at the heart of the Organisation’s deeper Purpose.
You long for Social Change and mourn the loss of camaraderie and would love to build Workplaces and Communities that are collaborative, strong, resilient and resourceful.
You’d love to know what a workplace Culture’s unique but hidden gifts are and how you can creatively embody them in the Culture.
You’re courageously curious and open to exploring deeper cultural behaviour and you’d love to encourage more creativity and experiential learning to resolve the more hidden complex cultural issues.
You’d love your Culture and its people to fully embody and integrate your Organisation’s unique cultural vibe and have a more visible wise presence and be a well respected voice in the wider community.

What You Are Looking For

“We are in the midst of a huge crisis of belonging. When the Outer Cultural Shelters are in ruins we need to explore and reawaken the depths of BELONGING in the human mind and soul that will lead once again to unexpected possibilities of COMMUNITY and FRIENDSHIP” – John O’Donohue, Eternal Echoes – Exploring Our Hunger To Belong

A safe, compassionate, stimulating community of fellow Leaders and Organisations who are like-hearted and want to learn, share and journey together on the road to Eldership and Culture Making.
Experienced experts in the field of Eldership who will act as guides to support you, your Team and Organisation on your journey
A flexible, creative way to learn about Leadership, Eldership and Culture Making, at your own pace and to your own budget
The right support at the right time to help you through any complex challenges you may face
Access to ongoing Free Resources and Inspiration via Online workshops and Muse letters
Access to the Elders Business Skool online platform for those who want to step more deeply into the field
Access to one-one-one sessions with Zena Me

And you want to work with someone who:

Flexibly let’s you choose your own unique journey to Eldership and Culture Making
Recognises that every journey is unique to them and their Organisation
Can expertly safely hold the space for you, your Team and your Organisation, so you always feel in your own ‘Agency’
Walks the path of Eldership and openly shares their experience and the wisdom from their own and others journeys
Shares the creative practices and systemic processes that have helped to transform both their own and others experience
Brings a safe, wise and compassionate Presence for the benefit of the Whole Community.

Rosie McGuigan

Counsellor and Coach

“Zena is a courageous leader and this is the ‘Gold’ for me. She journeyed with me to bring me to a greater understanding about my Eldership Niche and how I impact social systems. Since working with Zena I’m starting to attract the right people to work with, both professionally and personally.”

Here’s what I know:

This Polycrisis can feel overwhelming. For many Leaders, facing these challenges in the workplace at the same time as the reality of managing aging parents, family bereavement and / or children leaving home, can be a tough call.
Our Western Society doesn’t ‘yet’ have the capacity to lead and manage the reality of the radically changing, unknown, emerging workplace culture. It can leave Leaders feeling lost, stuck in a wasteland and wondering how to navigate the loss of the social cohesion in their teams and organisation.
Work / life can feel overwhelming and suddenly you can find yourself worrying about what the future holds in store.
Some people can also find themselves facing a dead end in their career and lacking the agency or energy for work, yet either not ready to retire or financially unable to.
Some may find themselves stuck in old patterns of working (and in relationships) and at a complete loss of how to change them.
The pressure of this change can feel overwhelming and frightening and can leak into the Culture, creating division and toxicity that can seriously impact an Organisation’s productivity.

Here’s How I Can Help

“It is easy for me to imagine that the next great division of the world will be between people who wish to live as creatures and people who wish to live as machines.” – Wendell Berry

For Leaders and Senior Teams:

Holding Space for deeper insights into the emerging future and potential strategic direction
Illuminating, articulating and clarifying what’s hidden in the Cultural Systems that’s causing fear, division and fragmentation
Creating a powerful Social Cohesion in the Leadership group’s culture and dynamic
Bringing ‘Systemic Awareness’ to the Organisational System so that it can see the bigger picture and recognise that it is bigger than it’s individual parts
Safely acknowledging, honouring and supporting the release of past, unresolved organisational and cultural trauma / conflicts that has created painful entanglements in Teams and Communities.
Help to create and support healthy thriving Cultures and powerful Social Cohesion
Sharing wisdom to help others understand and practice Systemic Leadership (Thinking) so they become more skilful in creating a more powerful and deeper Social Cohesion and sense of Belonging.
Working both in depth and pragmatically providing invaluable insights into hidden entanglements and (cultural) patterns, providing the Leaders and the Organisation with Fresh Resources, Sustained Momentum and Greater Resilience for the challenges that they face.

Laila-Elizabeth Risdon

Founding Partner, Chief Exec

“Zena’s ability to deeply listen to the field’s wisdom and bring her wealth of understanding, experience, intuition and insights is absolutely fantastic to witness. I’ve been able to address very deep trauma and professional issues, sometimes within the same session.”

In addition I also offer:

Access to a free community of exciting, dynamic Leaders and Organisations who are on their own Eldership and Culture Making Journey.
One-off free monthly one hour community workshops online so you can get to know the deeper transition to Eldership and Culture Making and what it may entail
A free regular ‘Muse’ letter that provides insights, wisdom and resources to help you navigate the journey.
Regular Podcasts with Elders in the field who share their wisdom, expertise and grace.
An opportunity to become a member of The Elders Business Skool where we use creative Systemic Constellations to look at specific areas of Eldership and Culture Making, including exploring Social systems, business, money, hidden family dynamics and a leader’s Eldership niche.
Access to one off online workshops on particular Eldership Themes such as Ancestral Healing , Organisational Trauma and Eldership Niche.
Opportunities to work with me on a one-to-one looking at a specific issue that you may be struggling with.