Authority, Leadership & Organisation | LIFE | Learning In Fragmented Environments

For many decades, we have offered this two-week unique opportunity to explore eternally relevant questions about Life at Work. 

We ask:

What kinds of authority and leadership are needed in contemporary organisations? 

How do you exercise authority and leadership when organisational structures and relationships are subject to continuous change? 

About the Conference

The conference lasts two weeks, is residential and has a multi-national staff and membership.

• The conference helps leaders and managers to manage themselves more effectively in their roles;
• The conference assists leaders and managers to understand and work with below-the-surface dynamics in groups and organisations;
• The conference is designed for learning from — and through — experience.

The conference helps develop vital leadership and management skills in thinking, in moments when it seems impossible to think.

Participants study how they relate to each other in groups with different tasks. We learn about the relationships and processes between groups and between groups and management.

Read the Leicester 2025 brochure

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What happens at the Leicester Conference?

A temporary organisation is created, in which all members and staff co-create the culture and practices of the organisation as it unfolds. We look at everything that happens within the organisation and surface what meanings are embedded within the behaviours as they happen.

The Groups are formed, and events are consulted to by the staff. The conference is designed to surface our assumptions and myths about organisational and social life. As the conference is fully residential, we have the experience of immersing totally into the life of the organisation, eating sleeping and working together consistently for 14 days. There is nothing quite like it.

What it is like arriving at your first Leicester Conference

Your FAQs

The Directors

What the Directors say about The Leicester Conference

Dr Eliat Aram

Rachel Kelly

Conference staff will be announced shortly.

Venue

CIM Moor Hall, Cookham, near Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 9QH

Located in an idyllic village, within close proximity of Heathrow Airport and Windsor, Moor Hall is an elegant 19th century manor house. All bedrooms come with ensuite and guests can take advantage of the lounge bar, quiet work area and gym. 

Moor Hall is one hour out of central London, 30 minutes from Heathrow Airport, easily accessible by public transport and situated on 9 acres of peaceful Berkshire countryside. 

Representing outstanding value, the fee includes 13 nights accommodation, all meals and refreshments and the consultancy of world leaders in the field of systems psychodynamics, organisational consultancy and coaching.

Further Discounts for joint applications from the same organisation, or joint applications from those affiliated to the same national group relations sponsoring organisations. For severe financial hardship, bursaries and scholarships are available on application and further supporting statement.

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Next steps

To apply for the conference please complete the online application form and pay the deposit. 

If you have any questions about the conference or would like to schedule a chat with one of the Directors, please contact Hafija Bibi, Professional Development Administrator: h.bibi@tavinstitute.org