Leaders and teams often become mired in “the daily grind.” To innovate, renew, and strengthen relationships, leaders need to periodically get offsite. Retreats provide the ideal setting to:

  • Energize and enhance teamwork
  • Assess the “current state” of the organization
  • Recommit to mission and purpose
  • Develop new vision
  • Refresh strategy
  • Address tough issues
  • Learn new skills

The experience of working together in an offsite setting helps leaders embrace the change required to sustain a dynamic and growing organization.

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Retreat Checklist

  • Determine purpose and desired outcomes
  • Identify appropriate participants
  • Design retreat agenda & activities
  • Assign appropriate pre-work
  • Coordinate logistics
  • Conduct retreat
  • Record all decisions and action plans
  • Evaluate retreat impact