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Retreats

Take the Team Out of the Building

Travel is a great source of learning, and the power of environment is tremendous in framing ideas, opening teams up and raising the effectiveness of learning.

Why a retreat works when a meeting does not

The same people, in a different room, with the phones further away, will say things they have been carrying for months. Our job is to make that safe, then make it useful — so it ends in commitments rather than in catharsis.

Designed around the conversation you have been avoiding

We start with interviews before anyone books a venue. A retreat agenda that does not name the real turn-off is two days of pleasant activity, and everybody knows it by lunch on the first day.

Proven at institutional scale

Torque facilitated UNICEF Pakistan's all-staff retreat in 2025 — team cohesion, CRITAS values and trust-building — and has run leadership offsites and multi-day gatherings for corporate, government and development clients across all four provinces.

It ends with something written down

Candid feedback, agreed behaviours and named owners. We send the record within the week, while the room is still in everyone's head.

The tribe

Facilitators who can hold a room

Book one of them, or let us put the right combination in front of your people.

  • Umair Jaliawala

    Umair Jaliawala

    Founder & CEO

    A decade-strong consultant and trainer on Leadership, Enterprise and Technology.

    • Trainer
    • Facilitator
    • Speaker
    • Coach
    • Performer
    • Consultant
  • Sarah Mashhood

    Sarah Mashhood

    Chief Operating Officer & Experience Designer

    Excels in event management and communication, with a cool demeanour and impeccable integrity.

    • Facilitator
    • Host
    • Performer
    • Trainer
  • Muneeb Ur Rehman

    Muneeb Ur Rehman

    Consultant & Trainer

    An applied practitioner who champions performance-for-all across diverse human contexts.

    • Trainer
    • Facilitator
    • Consultant
  • Ibraheem Ahmad

    Ibraheem Ahmad

    Enabler

    An enabler — ten years of turning individuals and organisations on across Pakistan.

    • Trainer
    • Facilitator
    • Speaker
  • Furqan Qureshi

    Furqan Qureshi

    Consultant

    Three decades of industry, more than twenty years of it in C-level positions.

    • Consultant
    • Speaker
    • Facilitator
  • Urooj Mazhar

    Urooj Mazhar

    Trainer & Speaker

    Weaves magic with her words, and can sketch a silver lining around the darkest of clouds.

    • Trainer
    • Speaker
    • Facilitator
We wrapped up our capability plans for the year with an immersive and experiential leadership retreat. Umair Jaliawala took the teams through a process of self-discovery, aimed at raising awareness and action to foster personal, team, brand and societal leadership. Thank you for the inspiration!
Mehwish AkifLeadership retreat, Lipton Teas & Infusions
Umair Jaliawala

Experiential leadership retreat · Umair Jaliawala

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Tell us who is in the room and what is turning them off. We will tell you honestly whether this is the right answer.