High-Performance Executive Program

An executive development experience like no other.

Designed for senior leaders, this science-backed program explores how physical, psychological, and social factors shape cognitive performance and how to optimise them for greater strategic impact.

You'll discover how to optimise your cognitive resources, energy patterns, and decision-making processes to enhance your strategic thinking and executive presence, all within a carefully curated cohort of senior leadership peers.

Why this matters…

Organisations invest significantly in technology and systems to optimise performance. Yet most don't make the same investment in helping their executives understand and leverage their personal performance patterns – the leaders driving strategic decisions and organisational success.

You're already excelling at the executive level – imagine the impact when you're optimised and operating with an informed understanding of the critical dynamics between physical, psychological and social engagement. This is Bond’s biopsychosocial approach to leadership development, helping leaders to thrive, not just survive.

What's involved

This isn't about managing stress, coping with pressure, or learning to ‘push through’ – it's about discovering how your individual energy, attention, and recovery patterns can be optimised to amplify your leadership capacity and cognitive performance.

Hosted at Bond University’s world-class facilities, all within a carefully curated and small cohort of executive peers (limited to 20 people), the program seeks to build a focused, high-trust environment that includes:

  • A welcome dinner the night before.
  • A one-on-one session with a Bond exercise physiologist or S&C coach.
  • Targeted small-group sessions in the classroom covering:
    • Mental toughness & decision-making.
    • Executive coaching, influence and presence.
    • Conflict capability with a Bond Law & Mediation expert.
    • Personal energy and attention management.
  • Approx. one month after, you’ll have a one-on-one session with an executive coach to work through a 360° Leadership Effectiveness and Aptitude Profile (LEAP) specially designed for seasoned leaders and executives. 

You’ll leave with a performance profile and a better understanding of your unique performance patterns, and learn about different optimisation strategies. 

What's needed
  • Submit an EOI
  • Complete a qualifying call with the Bond Team
  • Get GP clearance & Make payment

We know executives lead busy lives, so whether you train to destress, need to re-prioritise yourself, or want to push the limits, the physical component of the program meets you where you are. 

Submit an EOI or make an enquiry – our team will talk you through the process, and you can decide if you’re ready.


 

Your two-day immersive experience - on the Gold Coast

Across two transformative days, you’ll take part in a series of high-performance assessments and workshops designed to elevate both physical and psychological fitness. Here's what the experience includes:

Bond Institute of Health & Sport (BIHS) High Performance Gym

  • ●    $250K+ average cost of psychological injury claim
    ●    $952K+ individual penalties for directors breaching duty of care
    ●    1 in 5 report mental illness; increasing 46% post-pandemic
    ●    Mental health claims cost 4x more than physical injuries
    ●    Significant indirect costs: productivity loss, culture issues, attrition

  • To be eligible, you must:

    ●  Be a C-suite executive (or equivalent) within your organisation.
    ●  Have no pre-existing medical conditions that would make it unsafe to participate in high-intensity or resistance training.
    ●  Participate in regular moderate physical activity and be goal-oriented in your fitness. Speak to the team if you’re unsure.
    ●  Have no pre-existing medical conditions, with a signed letter from your GP. A letter template will be provided after submitting an EOI.
    ●  Be available in person for the full program: Welcome dinner: Evening of 13 August 2025, Gold Coast and the Full-day sessions: 14 & 15 August 2025, Bond University, Gold Coast

  • Pre-assessments & GP sign-off (Remote)

    ●    LEAP 360° leadership assessment tool specially designed and debriefed by registered psychologists.
    ●    Benchmarked physical assessment and pre-entry profile completed with your nominated General Practitioner.
     

    Physical Resilience High-Performance Testing Sessions (In-Residence)

    • Data-Driven Health Insights – Leverage DEXA Body Composition and VO₂ Max tests for precise health metrics.
    • Stress & Recovery Management – Implement strategies to enhance resilience and sustain peak performance.
    • Optimised Well-Being – Integrate nutritional advice to boost both physical health and mental sharpness.
    • Sustainable Executive Performance – Maintain long-term energy, focus, and effectiveness.
       

    Psychological Fitness High-Performance Leadership Workshops (In-Residence)

    • Increase self-awareness, learn how to intervene early, and re-align your well-being to your performance plan.
    • Influence your environment - Strengthen your ability to make high-impact decisions.
       

    Executive Presence - Navigating Leadership in a New World of Work

    • The factors that have contributed to our success to date are no longer sufficient. This session will examine the imperative for thinking differently, creating congruence between espoused and actual organisational culture and the senior leadership behaviours that are critical for executives to thrive, not simply survive, in the new landscape of work.

    Managing Unresolved Conflict

    • Executives are often expected to defuse conflict while preserving relationships, performance, and their own standing in the business. This difficult balance sometimes results in conflict avoidance.
       
    • This session focuses on what to do when avoidance is no longer an option. Guided by an internationally recognised expert in law and mediation, participants gain understanding and develop reliable strategies for engaging in difficult conversations under pressure, with tools that align with both business imperatives and principles for dispute resolution. The session includes short, interactive exercises on relevant topics for executive-level leaders to stress-test their understanding of the physiological and psychological costs of unresolved conflict.
       

●    $250K+ average cost of psychological injury claim
●    $952K+ individual penalties for directors breaching duty of care
●    1 in 5 report mental illness; increasing 46% post-pandemic
●    Mental health claims cost 4x more than physical injuries
●    Significant indirect costs: productivity loss, culture issues, attrition

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Express your interest

This exclusive, in-residence program is designed for C-Suite leaders who are committed to building physical fitness and psychological resilience to lead in complex, high-pressure environments.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our team via the enquiry form.

Important: The program is limited to 20 participants. Your place in the program is not confirmed until we receive full payment and a signed GP endorsement.

Registration: 11 am Monday, 14 July 2025 (Full payment and Dr certificate required).

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