2027 Human Resources Retreat
Cloudland at McLemore Resort
243 Cloudland DriveRising Fawn, GA 30738
United States
Welcome to the 2027 Human Resources Retreat
January 2027 | A 3.5-Day Leadership Experience for Independent School HR Leaders
Bold Moves. Big Vision.
HR leadership is changing. The expectations are bigger, the challenges are more complex, and the work increasingly extends far beyond policies, compliance, and operations.
The 2027 Human Resources Retreat gives independent school HR leaders dedicated time to step away from the day-to-day, strengthen their leadership, and think more strategically about the future of people and work at their schools.
Over 3.5 days, you’ll reflect, reset, and explore practical leadership approaches including Thinq360, the Fabulous Leadership Framework, and the 4 Voice Model.
This isn’t traditional HR training. It’s time to focus on you as a leader and return to your school with new perspective, practical tools, and a clearer path forward.
What You’ll Explore
- Leading through change, complexity, and uncertainty
- Building influence and strengthening your leadership voice
- Navigating conflict and challenging conversations
- Responding strategically to AI and changing workforce expectations
- Strengthening culture, talent, and organizational health
- Leading sustainably in an increasingly complex HR environment
A Win for You. A Win for Your School.
What You’ll Gain
- A stronger leadership identity. Strengthen your role as a strategic people leader with a meaningful voice at the decision-making table.
- Greater confidence leading complexity. Gain practical frameworks for navigating change, conflict, competing priorities, and difficult conversations.
- Space to reset. Reflect on how you lead, where you want to grow, and what you need to lead effectively and sustainably.
What Your School Gains
- A more strategic HR function. Strengthen HR’s role in shaping culture, talent, employee experience, organizational health, and change.
- People strategies for what’s next. Explore how AI, workforce shifts, and increasing complexity are affecting employees and what schools can do about it.
- Practical ideas to bring back to campus. Return with shared language, leadership tools, and actionable ideas that can strengthen teams and the school community.
Step Away. Think Bigger. Lead Forward.
Give yourself 3.5 days to focus on the leadership work that’s difficult to do when you’re busy doing the HR work.
Bold Moves. Big Vision.
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Event Policies
Click here to read the Event Registration and Cancellation Policies.
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Early - Members
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$1,995.00 |
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Regular - Members
Registration Opens 12/1/26 at 12:00 AM EST
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$2,395.00 |
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Early Non-Members
Registration Ends 11/30/26 at 11:59 PM EST
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$2,395.00 |
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Regular Non-Members
Registration Opens 12/1/26 at 12:00 AM EST
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$2,795.00 |
Facilitator
Vipul Kapadia -- Vips brings 20+ years of experience as a coach, entrepreneur, and consultant, management consulting. As ThinqShift's CEO, Vipul Kapadia is the driving force behind their leadership experiences. A visionary speaker, creator, and facilitator, Vips is dedicated to empowering exceptional leaders and high-performing executives to reach their next level of greatness.
What Is ThinqShift?
We help fabulous people do the hard stuff—creating focus, and then shifting mindsets, behaviors, and cultures across individuals, teams, and organizations. We specialize in accelerating your top 10%—because identifying your best people isn’t enough. You have to invest in them.
We’re the only performance acceleration service designed for Directors and below—and now, we’re partnering with MISBO to bring this work to you.
Cloudland at McLemore Resort
243 Cloudland Drive
Rising Fawn, Georgia 30738
Booking link coming.
Discounted Rate: $299.00 + $35 resort fee
Cutoff date: December 21, 2026
Check in: 4:00 pm
Check out: 11:00 am
Parking: $33.00 per vehicle
Agenda
| January 10 | |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Arrival & Registration Check in, get settled, and get ready for the retreat. |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Welcome & Opening Programming
Two Misunderstood Words: Success and Leadership. - Explore how you define success and leadership, challenge external expectations, and begin shifting your mindset for the changing world of work. |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Reception and Dinner |
| January 11 | |
| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Morning Leadership Session Explore whole-brain leadership, your personal leadership style, and how Fabulous Leadership applies within independent schools. |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | It’s Time to ShiftUp: On Leadership & On Success On Leadership Explore the evolution of leadership and why adaptability, learning agility, and whole-brain thinking are increasingly essential in a VUCA world. |
| 3:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Evening on Your Own Enjoy the afternoon and evening at your leisure. |
| January 12 | |
| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Interactive Strategy Session Apply learning to real scenarios and build a leadership playbook. |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Thinq360: Fabulous Leaders Master Thinking Voices
Explore the Thinq360™ 4 Voice Model, unpack your personalized results, and identify how your Thinking Voices influence communication, problem-solving, and decision-making. |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Reception and Dinner |
| January 13 | |
| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Final Integration Session: The Fabulous Leader & Your 5-Year Goals
Bring it all together by defining your leadership non-negotiables and creating five-year goals across career, family, relationships, personal growth, and finances. |
Continuing Education Information
Learning Objectives
Redefine success on their own terms
Lead with personal power, not just positional authority
Stay cognitively adaptable and whole-brain in how they think, decide, and influence
This retreat is designed to grow those leaders.
HRCI Information
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Credit Type: Business
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Instructional Method: Webinar
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Program level: Basic
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Prerequisites: None
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Advanced Preparations: None
This program has been pre-approved for 15 Business recertification credit hours toward aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).
MISBO is a recognized provider of recertification credits. HR Certification Institute® pre-approved this program for credits towards aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification.
SHRM Information
SHRM PDC Credit: 15.0
SHRM BoCK: Leadership & Navigation
MISBO is recognized by SHRM to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.
CPE Information
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Field of Study: Personnel/Human Resources
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Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
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Program level: Basic
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Prerequisites: None
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Advanced Preparations: None
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Recommended CPE Credits 15.0 in Personnel/Human Resources.
MISBO is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.
