Teams 365 #78- The Value of Retreats

Team and organizational retreats provide an important opportunity to pause and reflect on what  is working well, and what's not. It also provides an important opportunity for teams to reconnect and get to know each other better.

Retreats should not just be a "get to know you" but should also focus on what lays ahead. What are key messages which need to be communicated? What ideas could you use input around?

Powerful retreats focus on both building relationships as well as focusing on results for the teams. A concrete action plan with specific action steps and accountabilty around who is going to follow-up, by when, and how, is another important take-away.

Tomorrow I will be sharing an article I wrote a few years ago, based on my own experience of having facilitated dozens of retreats, both internally and externally. Stay tuned!

Best wishes,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, MES, PCC, CPT
Potentials Realized - Leadership and Team Development, Coaching, Retreats
Author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013)
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