It’s a well-facilitated series of guided exercises and discussions for 1 to 4 days, focusing on issues that are crucial to your business.
It’s a safe space that supports fresh, open conversations and lasting impact. A well-designed retreat opens the doors to the future by accelerating organizational change.
As senior executive, you’re the co-designer of the retreat. You and I each have a distinct role to play. You drive the content: defining your business challenges, specifying the outcomes, and determining the appropriate tone. I leverage my experience, tools and methods to facilitate a productive retreat experience. Through our partnership, the retreat will be highly relevant, expertly executed, and totally engaging.
In a business retreat, it’s critical to find the right balance of structure and flow. A rigid structure can strangle valuable conversation about important issues. But too much free flow is equally unproductive. Together we’ll determine the right mix, this “freedom in a framework,” to capture the impact of both good planning and key opportunities that arise within the moment.
When I facilitate a retreat, I create a space that’s safe, playful, and thought-provoking. Team members can speak and listen to each other in new ways, gaining new understandings and perspectives that change the way they relate to their jobs, colleagues, and the company. I use compassion, diplomacy, intelligence and a light touch to talk about tough issues in ways that team members can fully engage for productive change.
An offsite retreat is designed completely around your company’s needs. Here are some examples:
