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Leadership Retreats

Alnoba’s leadership retreats (which we call offsites) are designed for teams seeking clarity, alignment, and breakthrough thinking. Set in a picturesque natural environment, our retreats combine expert facilitation with immersive educational experiences to help your team reflect, reconnect, and return with renewed purpose and clarity.

Leadership Retreats

Lead Boldly. Reflect Deeply. Return Transformed.

At Alnoba, we believe great leadership starts with purposeful and courageous action. Our retreats offer leaders and teams the space to step back from daily demands and engage in focused, facilitated experiences that foster clarity, alignment, and breakthrough thinking. These aren’t passive getaways — they’re about taking bold risks, pushing one step further than you thought you could, and having honest conversations about the hard topics that too often go unspoken. As our founder Alan Lewis put it: “discuss the undiscussables.”

Surrounded by nature and grounded in proven leadership training practices, our retreats are designed to disrupt routine thinking and foster lasting change. We bring people into the woods because getting outside the walls of the office creates space for fresh perspective and challenge. Whether it’s navigating the high ropes to build trust or working through the GRPI model (Goals, Roles, Processes, and Interpersonal Relationships) to surface tensions and align strategy, every element is intentional.

One-day sessions focus on clarity and decision-making. Two-day retreats go deeper, strengthening team culture and preparing leaders to take on what’s next. Participants leave not just with insights, but with a renewed sense of purpose and a concrete plan for action.

Key Features

  • Custom-designed retreats aligned with your leadership goals and organizational values
  • Expert facilitation rooted in real-world leadership experience and proven frameworks
  • Immersive outdoor experiences that spark reflection, connection, and renewal
  • Access to Alnoba’s unique setting — 600 acres of trails, art, and gathering spaces designed for transformation

From Insight to Impact: Tools You Can Use Every Day

Our leadership retreats are designed to have a lasting effect — not just during your time at Alnoba, but long after you leave. We equip leaders and teams with practical, proven tools they can apply immediately, such as the GRPI framework, which is used by high-performing teams to diagnose and resolve team issues while improving clarity, alignment, and collaboration.

Leaders from a wide range of organizations have used our approach to align on clear goals, tackle persistent challenges, and deliver stronger results. With over 30 years of refinement, our leadership training model helps teams make meaningful progress in just one or two days. Each retreat is customized and led by experienced Organizational Advisors who work alongside you to ensure your time at Alnoba is transformative and lasts beyond your time on the property.

Special Options

High Ropes Course

Hiking & Nature Exploration

Mindful Additions

Land & Water Initiatives

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We’re able to just spend time together. Be real, be human. Get to know each other outside the work environment. And then also the creative juices come together when you’re away from the phone and the day-to-day activities. It helps to have trained people to walk you through the processes to get there.

Russ Greenlaw, CEOAssociated Grocers of New England
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The SEL program Alnoba/Pinnacle was beautiful and one the Next community will always remember. We received positive feedback from our staff and students about the days. All of the activities were enjoyable and well put together, the ropes courses were exhilarating and provided opportunities for everyone to communicate in a vulnerable and authentic way. We were able to step outside our comfort zones while also having fun. We are so excited to return!!!

Amy M., School CounselorNext Charter School
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It was helpful to spend time with our team outside of our day-to-day obligations. It pushed us to think differently. Scott pushed the group to stay focused on the big swings instead of being bogged down by the details and planning. He was patient, firm and supportive.

Yi-Chin ChenFriends of the Children, Boston
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The combination of expert facilitators who know how to transform groups into high performing teams paired with the inspirational atmosphere and accommodations is the best professional development I have come across. I recommend Alnoba highly to a leader and their team who is looking to get to that next level of impact and accountability.

Gabrielle King MorsePresident & CEO, Center for Women & Enterprise
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Having a facilitated offsite allowed our leaders to focus on solving problems at hand and leave the logistics and structure to someone else. Our facilitator provided an outside perspective on team dynamics and gave us the opportunity and structure to share feedback with each other in a constructive way, and getting out of the office and into nature inspired creativity that we wouldn't have gotten in a conference room.

Jenna HohmannVP of Finance & Operations, EnVerid
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I have had the opportunity of working with Alnoba and the Pinnacle Leadership team for over a year now--our team has grown, relying on and trusting each other like never before and I credit this to doing the work with each other.

Rich CarrollPresident, Geskus
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It's about getting out of the office, getting out of the day-to-day to address hot issues, and getting the team intimate and close to align on goals, roles, and make decisions...Pinnacle has been a great partnership to foster leadership development.

Brian FitzgeraldCEO, Grand Circle Tracel
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In the past I've often felt as though I had to be the only one responsible for making sure things were getting done. During our Pinnacle Leadership team offsite, I learned to trust my team and delegate certain roles and responsibilties.

Greg HillExecutive Director, Team New England

Let’s Design a Retreat That Moves Your Team Forward

Reach out to explore how an Alnoba leadership retreat can help you unlock new clarity, connection, and results. Our team will work with you to create a tailored experience that meets your goals and inspires real change.

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