Most leadership programmes are focused on performance.
Targets. Metrics. Outputs.
And that’s fair – performance matters.
But legacy… that’s something else entirely.
“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
This quote has stayed with me for years. Because it points to a kind of leadership most people never talk about:
The kind that doesn’t serve you.
The kind that creates conditions for others to thrive – without needing credit.
The kind that outlasts your role, your title and maybe even your presence.
The kind of leadership that happens when no one’s watching.
We’re surrounded by messages that tell us to be visible. To own the room. To scale impact.
But some of the best leadership I’ve seen isn’t loud. It’s intentional.
It’s in the leader who:
- Steps back so others can speak
- Builds a culture that can hold its own
- Leaves behind more trust than dependence
That’s what The Project is built for.
Not a course. Not a playbook.
A space – for experienced leaders to step out of the noise, and reflect on what they’re really leaving behind.
Eight leaders.
Two world-class facilitators.
An experience most people never get to have.
Because the real work of leadership is what happens when you’re no longer in the room.