What had made me successful enough to become CEO was no longer enough to help me succeed at the next level.
You’re not alone. Many senior leaders feel the same — high performance, but low regeneration.
As CEO of an educational publishing company, I looked successful from the outside: results, teams, shareholders. But inside, something felt off.
The world around me was changing fast: digital disruption, rising expectations, people craving meaning and balance. My team was running in survival mode, and so was I.
I worked harder, pushed further.
Yet impact felt smaller every day.
Then came a simple but sobering truth:
What had made me successful was now holding me back.
My intellect, my drive, my need for control, they had taken me far, but they were no longer enough. I had to learn a new way to lead, one grounded in presence, purpose, and energy, not just pressure and performance.
When I made that shift, everything changed:
My team became more strategic and creative.
We delivered faster, with fewer crises.
Absenteeism dropped by half — and burnout disappeared.
Profit grew in double digits.
And personally, I achieved more by doing less — with clarity, balance, and renewed energy.
That transformation became my calling.
I left my CEO role, not to escape, but to help other leaders move from survival to regeneration.
Nine years later, after guiding thousands of leaders through coaching and programs at Solvay Brussels School, I’ve brought everything I’ve learned together into one experience:
👉 The Executive Regenerative Coaching Journey — a 12-month path to measurable transformation for yourself, your team, and your organization.
The key to impactful leadership
The one-year Executive Regenerative Coaching Journey is a structured yet deeply personal transformation that starts from your unconscious self and extends outward — reshaping how you lead yourself, your team, your organization, and your impact on the world.
transforming leadership at all levels
The 4 phases of your journey: example of a journey
Months 1 - 4
Awareness as the foundation of change
We start by mapping your leadership world in depth, surfacing blind spots, clarifying values, and building a foundation of awareness that will guide the rest of your journey.
- Individual Regenerative Work Assessment
- Team & Organizational Assessment
- In-Depth Interview
- Values Mapping
- Personal Purpose Prototype
- Mindset Module (Solvay Brussels School)
- Desired Outcomes Definition
- 1:1 Coaching Sessions
- Exclu QiLeader: Creation of your personal AI Coach (100% anonymous)
Outcome
Clarity on your current patterns, values, and emerging purpose; defined outcomes across self, team, organization, and market; and the creation of your personalized GPT leadership partner.
Months 3 - 6
Letting go for more clarity, to free up energy and close the knowing–doing gap
This phase is about creating capacity by removing what no longer serves you, your team, or your organization. By letting go of outdated beliefs, practices, and processes, you free up the energy and focus needed to achieve meaningful outcomes.
- 1:1 Coaching Sessions
- Identity Work
- Systemic Exploration
- Emotional Agility
- Team Dimension
- Organizational Dimension
- Focus Module (Solvay Brussels School Regenerative Leadership)
Outcome
A leaner, clearer, and more focused way of leading. You and your team stop investing energy in what doesn’t deliver value, and you create space for more effective practices. At the organizational level, low-impact processes and products are questioned, helping to close the knowing–doing gap and ensuring alignment between effort and results.
Months 7 - 10
Building new patterns of leadership for greater impact
After creating space by letting go, this phase is about deliberately realigning your identity, practices, and strategies with your purpose and desired outcomes.
- 1:1 Coaching Sessions
- Decision-Making Clarity
- Team Realignment
- Leading Through Empowerment for Hybrid Teams Module (Solvay Brussels School)
Outcome
A purposeful and empowering leadership style. You gain clarity in your decision- making, embody influence and focus, while your team adopts more effective ways of working, and your organization becomes more strategically aligned with market challenges and opportunities.
Months 11 - 12
From transformation to long-term integration and ripple effects
The final phase ensures your transformation is embedded and continues to generate value well beyond the program.
- Weekly Micro-Lessons (9 months)
- Final Assessments
- Resilience Module (Solvay Brussels School)
- Closing Reflection
- Future Roadmap
Outcome
Sustainable transformation. You achieve your defined outcomes and multiply your impact across self, team, organization, and market. With reinforced habits, measurable ROI, and renewed resilience, you are equipped to lead regeneratively in an ever-changing environment.
Do you recognize yourself?
As a Senior Leader, you’ve achieved what many aspire to: results, recognition, and influence. Yet somewhere beneath the surface, you sense that continuing the same way won’t bring the fulfillment or impact you seek. You’re no longer looking to do more, you’re looking to lead differently.
This journey is for you if you:
Hold senior responsibilities
CEO, executive, director, or board member, and face complex, high-stakes challenges.
Feel the limits of leading through control, effort, and pressure
You want to find a more sustainable rhythm.
Are ready to shift from surviving to regenerating
Not only for you but for your team and organization
Murielle accompany each leader individually. To ensure the highest quality of support throughout the year, this opportunity is given to 10 leaders only. Contact us to find out how many spots remain for this year.
This happens when you change the way you lead
Leadership transformation starts with self-awareness.
By shifting from reactive to regenerative leadership — from control to clarity, from pressure to presence — here’s what happens:
- You lead with clarity, not overload. You make sharper, calmer decisions under pressure, aligning action with purpose instead of urgency.
- You multiply your impact. You achieve stronger results in less time, focusing energy on what truly creates value.
- Your team steps out of survival mode. They become more autonomous, creative, and engaged, working smarter, not harder.
- You create trust and meaning. Your leadership inspires psychological safety, authenticity, and shared purpose.
- You manage stress with emotional agility. You build resilience and presence, reducing frustration and sustaining your energy over time.
- Your organization becomes more adaptive. As you realign priorities and ways of working, results follow — faster implementation, higher engagement, sustainable growth.
- You sustain long-term transformation. New habits take root. You lead regeneratively — with purpose, calm, and measurable impact.
QiLeader Exclusive Innovation: Your Personal Regenerative AI Coach
As part of your Executive Regenerative Coaching Journey, you’ll gain access to a private, anonymous AI companion — built exclusively around your leadership reality.
It’s personalized to your context, your challenges, and your business goals, supporting daily reflection, decision-making, and growth between sessions. A true partner for continuous transformation, always aligned with your evolving needs.
This highly tailor-made program includes:
- 12-month 1:1 coaching sessions (1/month)
- Online program (Solvay certified program): micro-lessons to fit in any schedule
- Assessments (Individual & Organizational)
- A clear roadmap to sustain change
- Ultra-personalized coach to answer your question 24/7
Regenerative work habits Show amazing results
Everything that hinders success and prosperity is going down, while everything that drives results is rising.
These outcomes were achieved by adopting generative habits.
We’ve been conditioned for slower times, and the habits we’ve developed reflect that.
To thrive today, it’s crucial to replace these outdated behaviors with new ones that match the pace of modern life. Our old habits simply won’t keep up with fast-changing environments, and unless we shift our mindset and habits, it will be difficult to sustain growth and well-being. By embracing new, regenerative habits, leaders and their teams can boost their impact, engagement, and resilience.
Imagine These Results in your organization!
About Your Coach
Murielle Machiels is the founder of QiLeader and former CEO of a publishing company. She now accompanies leaders and organizations as they shift from surviving to thriving in the AI era.
She is:
- Academic Director at Solvay Brussels School
- Founder and CEO of QiLeader
- International keynote speaker
- Host of the “Rebel Leader With A Heart” Podcast
- Author of the book “Regenerative Work Revolution”
- Certified Organizational Design Coach
Almost everything in this program was new for me. The program brought a lot of peacefulness in my leadership, in my private life and in my relationships with my colleagues. I suddenly see more possibilities and options to choose from than before.
