The best investment you will make.

The Clarity Group is a curated group of foreign and Chinese executives who meet monthly to work through their individual leadership and business challenges together. Six to eight leaders. Confidential and application based.

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What you get

Five things that make this different.

More than a peer group. A monthly working practice built around your real decisions, with the support, expertise, and accountability of people who get it.

01

Monthly working sessions

Navigate complex businesses, cultures, and decisions together. Once a month, three hours, same room, same people.

02

World-class speakers

Curated guests on AI, geopolitics, talent, strategy: sharp outside perspectives that compound over the months.

03

One-on-one coaching hours

Private executive coaching sessions for personal or urgent topics that don't belong in the group room.

04

A format that keeps evolving

We iterate on rhythm and content with each cohort. The group shapes the group.

05

Three complimentary coaching sessions for your spouse

Because leading in China is a household project. Three private coaching sessions for your partner, focused on the moves, transitions, and decisions you're navigating together.

Who's in the room

Six leaders, carefully curated.

A cohort is only as good as the people in it. Every Clarity Group is selected for balance, caliber, and trust.

The Clarity Group cohort meeting in Shanghai

Balanced

Gender, nationality, and background. A room of complementary perspectives and experiences.

Senior decision-makers

General managers, country managers, directors, founders. People with real responsibility and real budgets.

No competitors in the room

Leaders are never from competing companies, to ensure confidentiality and candor.

Cross-industry

Different industries, different playbooks. Outsider perspectives are often the sharpest.

Highlights

How it works.

  1. 01

    Once a month, three-hour working sessions.

  2. 02

    Two or three members bring a real, current situation each time.

  3. 03

    The group works through it together: challenge, perspective, pressure-test.

  4. 04

    Vetted guest speakers bring outside expertise on what matters now.

  5. 05

    Actively facilitated by an executive coach: focus, depth, and forward motion.

Inside a typical meeting

What three hours actually looks like.

Every session follows the same rhythm. Familiarity makes depth possible.

15 MIN

Arrival + informal connection

Coffee, tea and informal conversations to reconnect.

30 MIN

Opening check-in + accountability round

Each member shares:

  • What's top of mind
  • Biggest win since last meeting
  • Biggest challenge right now
  • Energy level

For members who brought an issue last time: what did you commit to, what happened, what didn't, what got in the way.

90 MIN

Issue processing

Two to four members bring live issues. Each issue gets thirty to forty-five minutes. The issue owner presents, members ask clarifying questions, peers offer experiences, challenges, alternatives. Owner reflects and commits to a next step.

60 MIN

Expert speaker

A curated guest brings an outside perspective: strategy, AI, talent, finance, geopolitics. Twenty to thirty minutes of presentation, then group Q&A and reflection.

The role of the coach
"My job is to refocus executives when they wander, challenge vagueness, protect airtime, and push them deeper than they would push themselves."
Raffaele Ragini, Executive Coach
What you take away

You leave each session with

Clarity

Clearer options and sharper thinking.

Perspective

Perspectives you hadn't considered.

Direction

Concrete next steps.

Accountability

Peers who support you and keep you accountable.

Application form

Apply now.

We read every application personally. Expect a response within two weeks. Everything you share is confidential and stays between you and our team.

Application received.

Thank you. We read every application personally and will respond within two weeks.

We respond personally within two weeks.

Application process

What happens after you apply.

  1. 01

    Application reviewed

    We read every application carefully and get back to you within two weeks. If we are a good match, we'll schedule a conversation.

  2. 02

    A confidential conversation

    A no-pressure call about your chapter, what you'd hope for, and whether the cohort format feels right for both sides.

  3. 03

    Cohort onboarding

    If both of us say yes, you join the next cohort: charter, intake, and a structured six-month rhythm with peers selected for fit.

Common questions

FAQ

Why not just grab a beer with friends?

Fair question. You absolutely could, and you'd probably have a great conversation.

The difference is that our job is to make sure the conversation actually leads somewhere. We carefully select who's in the room, prepare each session around what members are really dealing with, and facilitate the discussion so we get past surface-level opinions and into the real issue.

Our coaches challenge assumptions, ask difficult questions, manage the airtime, and make sure people walk out with clearer decisions and concrete next steps.

Otherwise… we might as well just grab a drink together.

What is your screening process?

We look for:

  • Similar level of responsibility
  • Complementary experiences
  • Openness to challenge and be challenged
  • No direct commercial conflicts
  • Genuine willingness to contribute

Not everyone is the right fit, and that's intentional.

Who will be in the room?

A curated group of five to six senior leaders:

  • General Managers
  • Country Managers
  • Directors / VPs
  • Founders or business owners

Members come from non-competing international companies and are selected for both caliber and fit.

What kind of challenges do people bring?

Examples include:

  • Stepping into a new role
  • Expanding into a new market
  • Managing difficult stakeholders or HQ
  • Building local leadership teams
  • Cross-cultural communication challenges
  • Organisational change or restructuring
  • Career decisions
  • Talent management decisions
  • Succession challenges
How often do we meet?

Once a month, for approximately three hours. The group is the same to ensure deeper conversations over time as relationships deepen.

Can my company pay for it?

Yes. We can issue fapiao, and in many cases this can be positioned as leadership development. If needed, we can support with the framing for internal HR or budget approval.

What happens in the room stays in the room?

Yes. Confidentiality is non-negotiable.

What if I don't have time?

Fair question.

Most members join because they don't have time to make slow, lonely, expensive decisions. This format is designed to help you move faster where it matters most.