Leadership Experience at Normandy
Organizer: The Conference Board
Cost: $7,950 for The Conference Board members, $9,950 for nonmembers*
Length: Four days
Past clients: Shell International (RDSB), Best Buy (BBY), FedEx (FDX)
Spurred by growing demand for its Gettysburg course, The Conference Board launched another experiential leadership program in Normandy, France, the site of the Allied forces' D-Day invasion in World War II. As they walk from site to site, participants discuss the role played by leaders like General Dwight Eisenhower, and later—in a sit-down discussion called an "after-action review"—relate what they learned to modern-day business. Army veteran and historian Cole Kingseed, one of the facilitators, says the business people sometimes accidentally adopt militaristic language by the end of the trip—like referring to succession planning as a "chain of command."
*Prices include food and lodging; discount available for early registration
