CIYO
professional & personal leadership program for womenCIYO is a globally recognised program designed exclusively for women who are ready to embrace their true potential and lead with authenticity and confidence.
Why CIYO?
Global Recognition: Trusted by leading corporations such as BP, The World Bank, Intel, Boeing, EDF, Carrefour, Cargill, Sodexo, and Lavazza Group. CIYO is endorsed by top organizations worldwide for its transformative impact on female leadership development.
Inclusive Community: Crafts inclusive communities within your company that appreciates the potential of alliances and co-operation.
Proven Results: Brings tangible, long-lasting benefits. enhances skills, insights, and confidence to unleash growing potential, both personally and professionally.
I am proud to be helping Lavazza Group make the CIYO an integral part of the strategic commitment to realise the Sustainable Development Goals SDG regarding Gender equity and other D&I objectives together with my colleagues and friends from Redrim, Laura Belluco and Simona Orlandi.
See what Chief Legal Corporate Affairs & Compliance Officer – General Counsel at Lavazza Group Simona Musso publishes regarding the program.
What to expect as a participant
Tailored Guidance: Receive personalized guidance and support tailored to your unique goals and aspirations. Our expert facilitators that all work internationally are dedicated to helping you navigate your leadership journey with clarity and purpose.
Practical Tools: Acquire practical leadership tools and strategies that you can apply immediately in your daily life and professional endeavors. From communication techniques to self-care practices, CIYO equips you with the skills you need to thrive.
Empowerment: Empower yourself to lead authentically and make a meaningful impact in your sphere of influence. Discover the power of your voice, presence, and perspective as you step into your leadership potential with CIYO.
Don’t wait any longer to unlock your true leadership potential. Join the ranks of empowered women who have transformed their lives and careers through CIYO. Take the first step towards a brighter future and embark on your journey to compassionate professional and personal excellence with CIYO.
“An enriching experience, important for the professional (and personal) growth and to build a new corporate mentality and a new sense of teamwork.”
Participant of Lavazza
“An experience of deep listening to oneself and to others. It implies the awareness that the search for own self and own purpose in life, requires a holistic approach.”
Participant Lavazza
“It is an experience that stimulates alliance, authenticity and team building, also providing many practical tools for an innovative leadership modelling.”
Participant Lavazza
Do you find yourself asking one of the following questions?
- I wish to create a female leadership circle to enhance the feminine alliance in our company: where do I start?
- Do I dare to follow my intuition and heart?
- How do I stay true to my values and personal leadership style without losing myself in the culture in which I operate?
- I am in need of some time out. What is needed to create more space and balance for myself within my working life?
- How can I find more inspiration and more energy to balance private and professional aspirations?
If yes – then Coming Into Your Own is right for you!
An Essential Conversation with CIYO co-founder, Barbara Cecil:
Leadership Stances
Our unique approach focuses on four fundamental leadership stances, each with its practical applications designed to empower you in every aspect of your life.
The Place of Intuition
Tap into your emotional intelligence and harness the power of reliable perceptions to guide you through life’s challenges. Here, you’ll discover the ability to empathize, understand others’ perspectives, and embrace your spontaneous, playful nature.
The Place of Truth
Ground yourself in practicality and honesty as you navigate the intricacies of daily life. Set clear boundaries, assess risks, and courageously voice your truth, fostering authentic connections and meaningful interactions.
The Place of Perspective
Gain a dispassionate overview of your circumstances, allowing you to discern cycles, reframe problems, and embrace complexity with clarity and ease. Unlock the ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing situations effortlessly.
The Place of Vision and Purpose
Elevate your perspective to see beyond surface disturbances and connect with the benevolent essence of yourself and others. Here, you’ll uphold the sanctity of your core mission, while honoring the continuity of past, present, and future endeavors.
By embracing these leadership stances, you’ll access an ever-present field of creative possibility, empowering you to respond to life’s challenges with assurance and grace. Join me and my international colleagues and embark on a transformative journey towards personal and professional growth.
Experience the power of our leadership stances firsthand. Contact us today to learn more and take the first step towards a brighter, more empowered future.
Origins
The CIYO program has grown from the personal needs of woman coming from various origins, who have their roots in International businesses as well as in different indigenous wisdom traditions from South Africa, North-America and Europe. It is co-founded by Barbara Cecil from The Ashland Institute.
It is specifically designed to bring feminine leadership, talent and embodied feminine presence into the public domain, corporate world and life’s business.
Over the last few decades woman of different ethnical backgrounds have experienced the Coming Into Your Own program as “life changing” and have connected to the dynamic of the growing International alumni community.
They continue to carry CIYO in an inclusive way in their own cultures to endorse a mindful evolution. Participants experienced the CIYO in four continents in Singapore, Marocco, North America, Dubai and many places in Europe such as France, UK, Italy, The Netherlands, and Belgium.
As a mentor for new faculty I have co-facilitated programs in:
CIYO Benelux
CIYO Italy
CIYO France
CIYO Global
If you want to organize a CIYO for the women of your organization reach out to us to discuss options for a tailor made online or in-company program.
What other participants say:
BIANKA STEGE
“CIYO is a journey to wholeness under the guidance of three unique coaches. Together they form a whole, each giving a specific input. This retreat brought a lot to me; I learned among other things from my own female strength to take my leadership position and to be able to lead from my own energy and values rather than from control. Wonderful to experience how the power of women can help you become who you are.”
NICOLIEN JOOSEN
HR DIRECTOR – CARGILL
“Grounding myself in my values and growing in self-confidence to lead from those values in order to create the impact is what I was looking for. Joining the retreat means you are touching your field of potential and that your power as female leader can be released when you walk out of the retreat. For every woman that feels the need to grow in her leadership journey, the CIYO Leadership retreat is a true blessing. If you would like to hear more I would encourage you to reach out to one of the facilitators to explore how this experience can become part of your journey!”
“De CIYO met Cécile Masson heeft mij handvatten gegeven waarmee ik mijn diamant weer kan laten stralen in al haar facetten en dat ik die schittering in licht en in balans mag overbrengen door mezelf te zijn. Het heeft me laten zien waar ik krachtig in ben, maar ook wat ik nog mag ontwikkelen: het vertragen, het zijn in het hier en nu, lummelen en genieten.”
TATIANA BOOI
“In November 2021 I participated in the CIYO training in Belgium. Over the years, I followed many management trainings, but none as fundamental as this one. I highly recommend it to any person who is willing to dive deep and to learn and experience the power of CIYO. It can be transformational and enlightening, whilst staying grounded and secure. It combines the heart and the mind. The guidance of the facilitators helped all participants to gain new insights, useful in both work and personal life. It’s a gift to yourself to take this training.”
MANON WAGENAAR
Head of Legal
DUTCH:
“Ik ken Cécile van de CIYO een retraite voor vrouwelijk leiderschap. Cécile beheerst de theorie en achtergronden van de CIYO als geen ander en ziet de deelnemers echt. Ze kan door de vraag achter de vraag heenkijken en iemand op die manier nieuwe inzichten meegeven.
Ik heb genoten van de retraite in het prachtige Koningssteen die zij heeft geleid en kijk uit naar de volgende!”
ENGLISH:
“I know Cécile from the CIYO a female leadership retreat. Cécile masters the theory and backgrounds of the CIYO like no other and really sees the participants. She can see through the question behind the question and in this way give someone new insights.
I enjoyed the retreat at the beautiful Koningssteen she led and look forward to the next one!”
LAURA THOMASSEN