Unlocking C-suite Team Excellence

Exceptional Individuals. Collective Brilliance. Extraordinary Results.

Aneace Haddad

C-suite Executive Coach | McKinsey Senior Advisor | Former Tech CEO | Author and pioneer in the emerging field of midlife leadership development

A Southeast Asian bank was growing, but siloed leadership kept execution from reaching full speed. Through our series of retreats, the C-suite adopted an enterprise-wide mindset—accelerating strategy and fueling 80% stock growth in two years.
A regional investment firm’s C-suite valued collegiality but avoided tough calls. In our sessions, they embraced challenge, shared accountability, and drove lasting results—still creating impact 18 months later.
A digital insurer’s post-merger C-suite was fragmented. With our guidance, they broke silos, aligned fast, and built true collective ownership. Initially positioned for IPO, they became acquisition-ready—seizing the opportunity when the moment came.
A global insurer’s regional leadership redefined governance, team norms, and leadership practices during our retreats—reshaping how they lead and collaborate. The shift fueled award-winning innovation, an industry-first digital transformation, and regional market leadership.
A big data tech company’s C-suite operated independently, leading to execution struggles. Through our work, they unified as a leadership team—breaking bottlenecks, accelerating decisions, and redefining the company’s future.

The difference between hitting targets and setting new benchmarks comes down to the C-suite’s ability to lead together, not just alongside each other

I create immersive, bespoke retreats where C-suite teams break through barriers and align as one.

Using techniques designed exclusively for mature leaders, transformation happens naturally—without rigid frameworks or forced processes.

The Challenge

Reaching the C-suite means leading beyond your function—owning the whole enterprise. But most teams never fully make that shift. Silos persist. Momentum stalls. Growth slows. Mastering a function is one thing; leading the whole is another. Few leadership programs prepare leaders for that shift. Companies train executives for the climb—but not for leading at the summit.

The Disruptive Edge

By midlife, leaders have sharper judgment, greater resilience, and a deeper instinct for navigating complexity. The shift from functional expert to enterprise leader is already underway—our retreats unlock what’s waiting to emerge. This isn’t about teaching leadership. It’s about creating space where seasoned leaders discover they’re more capable—individually and together—than they ever realized.

The Result

And it all happens organically—by unlocking the same transformative energy that can spark a midlife crisis (minus the impulse to buy a red sports car or Harley—unless you already have one, in which case, excellent choice).

Unlocking Leadership’s Greatest Untapped Advantage: Midlife

What if leadership’s greatest potential emerges not through training, but through the natural transformations of midlife? Unlike traditional programs built for younger managers, my approach is rooted in midlife’s three Winds of Change—physiological, neurological, and parental. These forces naturally elevate leaders’ judgment, resilience, and capacity for complexity.

The Leadership Gap No One Talks About

Similarly, Robert Kegan suggested that only 1% of adults reach the "Self-Transforming Mind," the highest stage of development. Yet both frameworks were developed by younger researchers, missing the natural transformations that occur in midlife.

Through my work with senior executives worldwide, I’ve seen how midlife unlocks precisely these qualities—reshaping how leaders think, collaborate, and lead at the highest levels.

Midlife’s Winds of Change

These natural shifts enhance judgment, increase resilience, and sharpen the ability to navigate complexity.

This isn’t about learning new skills. It’s about unlocking the strengths already within you—and discovering what’s possible when your entire C-suite does the same.

Leading Through Quiet Conviction

Unlike traditional leadership methods focused on control or charisma, this approach relies on quiet conviction and deep trust in others’ capabilities.
The result? A leadership team that leads as one—aligned, accountable, and unstoppable.

The Impact of My Work in My Clients’ Words

“The learnings from these workshops have guided our team in adopting a new set of vocabulary, team norms and practices, and leadership governance—an incredibly impactful process on both professional and personal dimensions.”

Chris Alexander, President, Asia MCM, Liberty Mutual
“The 2-day event really went a long way in helping the group to connect with each other at a deeper, less transactional manner—identifying underlying values and life experiences and aligning on ‘Must Win Battles’ for the year ahead.”

Akhil Chandra, CEO, Greenfields Dairy Group
"Even though it was a tough few days, the results were transformational and set us on a path which has been successful and which is still working very well for us 18 months later."

Bill Maldonado, CEO, Eastspring Investments
"Cultivates in individuals and teams a lasting sense of empowerment, resilience, and confidence; inspires collective insights. Profoundly impacted my way of working, thinking, and being.“

Aarti Ramaswami, Dean, ESSEC Business School
“The relentless focus on product, revenue, growth... had blinded us to the fact that our amazing people had built the best asset of all, a great team. Quite literally re-created our company!”

Terence Lyons, CEO, The Stakeholder Company
“It is transformative. Not an epiphany. A subtle discernment.”

Mathilde Swierczynska, Managing Director, Head of Compliance, UBP - Union Bancaire Privée
"Wisdom naturally emerges from people in the room and helps them connect, create, and inspire one another. An art to be 'Here and Now.’”

Audrey Ricard, Group Head Executive Development, Prudential

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C-SUITE RETREATS

Great Leaders. Extraordinary Teams.

Experience in a Snapshot

McKinsey Senior Advisor.

Former Tech CEO with 40 years of global leadership experience.

At 50, I realized I liked people more than computers—so I transitioned from scaling technology to scaling leadership (which, yes, involved a midlife crisis—but let’s just call it a strategic pivot).

2,000 hours of ICF-PCC certified coaching.

Exclusively serving C-suite teams and executives over 40.

Author of a series of books exploring the transformative power of midlife leadership:

Soaring Beyond Midlife, a guide to unlocking leadership superpowers in life’s second half.
The Eagle That Drank Hummingbird Nectar, a CEO’s tale of midlife rejuvenation.
The First Rule of Herding Cats, on building extraordinary C-suite teams (in progress).

Soaring Beyond Midlife: The surprisingly Natural Emergence of Leadership Superpowers in Life’s Second Half

Midlife upheaval shakes even the most accomplished leaders—but those who harness its hidden power unlock leadership superpowers that redefine how they lead, inspire their teams, and leave a legacy that lasts.

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The Eagle That Drank Hummingbird Nectar: A Novel About Personal Transformation In Business Leaders

A successful tech CEO, shaken by an unexpected crossroads, embarks on a journey that challenges everything he thought he knew—where ancient wisdom, unexpected mentors, and the art of letting go reveal a radically new way to lead and live.