A space high-performing leaders rarely have
You built a career on being the one who holds it together. The calm voice in the room when markets move. The steady hand when the CEO wants to panic. The one who always has an answer, or at least looks like they do.
It's a role you're good at. It's also a role that never ends. And somewhere between the last crisis and the next one, the question quietly surfaces: Who holds it together for you?
The most expensive decision a finance leader makes is the one they never make: the decision to get support.
This group is the option that was missing: A structured, confidential space with international peers who carry the same weight, a framework proven to rebuild mental fitness, and a facilitator who spent 25+ years in the finance seat before becoming a coach.
Why This Resonates with Finance Leaders
Finally. A space where you don't have to pretend.
You don't need to be in crisis to benefit from this. You simply need to acknowledge how much you're carrying and curious enough to value what becomes possible in a confidential space to think out loud with peers who truly get it
You carry pressure few fully understand
The finance seat comes with a weight that is difficult to translate to peers outside the function - boards, CEOs, investors, teams, and constant change, all at once.
You are expected to stay composed
Even when the context is complex, ambiguous, or relentless, you are expected to project calm and certainty. That standard is real, and it is demanding.
You may still lack one candid space
You may have strong support around you - and still have no safe space for honest reflection: a single place where you can think out loud with peers without managing impressions.
What you will gain from this program
In practice, that means more clarity under pressure, less internal friction, more useful perspective, and a way to keep performing well without burning out quietly.
For finance leaders looking for a discreet space where they can think more clearly, speak more honestly, and develop practical tools for sustained performance in high-stakes environments.
A Structured Space for Committed Peers
Recover faster instead of dragging stress through the week.
This program combines neuroscience-backed mental fitness training with the power of a curated peer group. You do not just learn a structured framework; you practice it, discuss it, and apply it in a setting that increases the likelihood of real and lasting change.
Small Group Format
Typically 4–6 participants, curated to avoid direct conflicts or competitive overlap.
Online & Time-Efficient
Designed for demanding schedules. No unnecessary travel or time overhead.
Structured & Flexible
Enough structure to create real momentum; enough flexibility to address your actual challenges.
Proven Framework
Built around a research-backed framework, combined with high-quality peer exchange and finance-savvy facilitation.
The framework supports the work, but the distinctive value of the program lies in the quality of the peer group, the facilitation, and the practical application to real finance leadership challenges.
The 9-Week Journey
Designed to create momentum, not just insight
A structured progression from trust-building to deep practice to lasting integration: each phase designed to deepen the practice and anchor the shared learning.
Week 1
Coming Together
Meet the group, establish trust, set personal intentions, and align on how the it will work. Lay the foundation for honest, productive exchange.
Weeks 2–8
A Practical Program, rigorous enough for analytical minds
Complete the Positive Intelligence (PQ) framework 🔗 together with structured peer exchange, guided reflection, and practical application to real leadership challenges.
Week 9
What Next
Reflect on what has shifted, what still needs attention, and how to sustain the practice and momentum beyond the program.
The Mental Fitness Practice in Practice
More than insight, a way to respond differently
The framework matters, but the shift happens in the interaction: in how peers reflect together, challenge each other, and translate insight into action within a trusted group context.
The program also uses Positive Intelligence (PQ) 🔗 developed by Shirzad Chamine, the “New York Times” bestselling author. This structured, research-backed approach to mental fitness has been adopted by senior leaders across a range of high-pressure industries.
What it addresses
PQ helps leaders recognize the internal patterns - habitual reactions and energy-inefficient responses - that quietly interfere with calm, focus, relationships, and decision-making under stress. PQ is practical, concrete, and immediately applicable to the real challenges you face in your role.
How you use it
The PQ framework runs over 7 weeks and requires 10 minutes of private daily practice plus a weekly video, both accessible through a dedicated app. A weekly group meeting held online is where Q&A, peer exchange, and shared learning happen with the collective energy of a committed group.
What you gain
Leave each session with one practical shift you can use immediately at work. Over time, this work helps you notice pressure earlier, recover faster, respond with more clarity, and use your energy more intentionally.
PQ was chosen as a part of the program because it is proven, practical, and well suited to support a high-trust peer process.
Who This Program Is For
A confidential sounding board that money usually can't buy.
This program is designed for finance leaders with a level of accountability that most people around you do not fully share. If you operate in a high-responsibility finance role and want to explore whether this format could support you, you are welcome to express interest.
CFOs
Chief Financial Officers carrying full enterprise accountability.
Heads of Finance
Heads of Finance and other senior leaders at the finance decision-making level.
Finance Directors
Finance Directors with broad strategic and operational scope.
What makes this different from another online course is the intentional group. Shared context, consistent accountability, and a facilitator who understands the finance seat.
What Draws Finance Leaders to Join
A practical program built for real momentum and lasting change
The reasons vary, but the pattern is consistent. Finance executives who explore this program are not in crisis; they are performing well and want to keep it that way without paying a hidden cost over time.
Confidentiality
A rare space where you can speak candidly without managing impressions or filtering for political consequence.
Relevant Peers
Conversations with people who understand what it means to sit in the finance seat and navigate change and challenges..
Mental Fitness
Practical tools to handle pressure with more clarity and less internal drag: concrete daily practices you can use in real time.
Sustainable Performance
Functioning well, cognitively and personally, using mental and emotional energy more effectively.
For finance leaders with no margin for passive learning, these elements turn insight into action and create practical impact.
A Process Designed for Shared Learning
A careful matching process for real trust
The first step is exploratory, not a commitment. You will have the information you need to decide at your own pace, with no pressure and no obligation to proceed.
Once you express interest or participate in a discovery call, you will receive more information about the program. Then, you will be asked to share your preferences regarding other group members, specifically around industry, seniority level, and time zone, so that each group can be thoughtfully matched.
This Program Is Where the Learning Lands
What makes this group a place for practical change
When people from different countries share similar leadership challenges and have no overlap or competitive risk, the quality of exchange becomes very different: more honest, more focused, and more useful.
To help that group energy translate into real development, the program is anchored in a framework that is both stretching and flexible. PQ was chosen because it has proven itself in many organizations and and for only a light private commitment beyond the 9 weekly sessions: about 10 minutes a day and one weekly video.
Facilitation That Keeps the Work Focused
Sessions are facilitated by a PQ coach so the group stays on track, the conversations are practical, and the learning remains relevant to your actual leadership context.
Shared Learning in an International Group
Participants learn not only from the framework, but from each other's real-world challenges, perspectives, and hard-won experience in high-stake environments.
A Curated Group Selected for Shared Momentum
It will be carefully assembled to foster a culture of continuous growth and create an innovative, high-trust peer experience for like-minded finance leaders.
Positive Intelligence research shows that participants are 500% more successful at establishing lasting mental fitness habits when they go through the program with a committed group rather than alone.
What the PQ Program Can Help With
Remain sharp and steady when pressure hits hard
The design of the program increases the probability of success because it combines the structure, accountability, and collective energy of a committed group. The benefits span performance, relationships, well-being, and inner resilience.
Stay clear when the pressure spikes
More consistent access to clear thinking. Less reactivity in demanding situations. Reduced internal noise and mental overload.
Notice stress before it takes over
Better recognition of mental patterns that drain energy. Greater self-awareness under pressure. More effective emotional regulation.
Bounce back faster after hard days
Stronger focus and concentration. Improved resilience in high-pressure environments. A trained capacity to quickly recover after setbacks.
Connect and collaborate more effectively
Better relationships with peers, teams, and stakeholders. More constructive communication. Greater confidence and precision in difficult conversations.
Stay successful without draining yourself
More effective leadership under stress. More sustainable performance over time. A stronger sense of calm, clarity, and choice in how you lead under pressure.
Share and learn with like-minded peers
Stronger facilitation and shared learning in a curated peer group. Real-world perspectives that accelerate application of the framework.
Wolfgang Brötz
As a former CFO and PQ coach, I bring both finance leadership experience and executive coaching to this work.
Having worked in senior finance environments myself, I understand the pressure, complexity, and isolation that can accompany the finance seat, not as an outside observer, but from direct experience.
In my coaching, I work with finance leaders in 1:1 online coaching (German or English).
The program stands on its own, with 1:1 coaching available as an additional option only if desired.
My Background
• 25+ years in finance (corporate, banking, asset management, startups)
• Understanding the technical and human aspects of finance
• Navigated restructures, mergers, and leadership pressure
• Advanced coaching and stress management techniques
• I have walked in your shoes
What Makes This Program Different
Where peers, practice, and framework turn insight into change
This program is much more than granting access to PQ content. It is a guided group experience with like-minded leaders designed to help the learning land and grow.
Structured 9-Weeks for Resilient Leadership
Week 1 coming together, Weeks 2 - 8 structured sessions, Week 9 reflection and next steps.
Grow Within a Trusted Finance Peer Group
A carefully chosen and facilitated group of finance leaders with a shared commitment.
A Confidential Space for Clarity and Learning
A finance-savvy, high-trust environment with honest reflection and real conversations
Long-Term Value through One Full Year of PQ App Practice and Support
The app supports independent practice, keeping the mental fitness habits active long after the group sessions end.
A Facilitated Framework to Navigate Inner Pressure and Overload
The PQ language gives analytical minds a precise, non-soft vocabulary for pressure, stress, and emotional overload.
The peer group turns an online learning tool into a shared, structured experience with accountability built in. For finance leaders with limited time, this investment is particularly worthwhile thanks to this particular combination..
9 Weeks. 1 Year of Practice. A Career-Long Shift.
The Cost of the Program Is Fixed. The Cost of Doing Nothing Compounds.
Why the group format gives finance leaders the better value for their money
For leaders who want practical and lasting change, the 9-week group format adds the structure and support that make the investment work harder.
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A 9-Week Peer Group for Finance Leaders