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Powerful Leadership Retreats

About this episode:

Today we are talking about leadership retreats. “The offsite.” “The team-building getaway.” Whatever your organization calls it, it is a HUGE investment of time and money – the planning, the coordination – not to mention time away from work.

In theory, they are a tremendous opportunity to generate alignment and motivate your team, but why are some retreats transformational, yet others yield no significant impact?

To talk about this gap is hall of fame business speaker Randall Craig who has presented at countless retreats.

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Questions Raised

• What makes a leadership retreat successful? (1:01)

• What goal should be set for retreats? (2:20)

• Who's responsible in setting the objectives of a retreat? (3:43)

• What are the common mistakes that organizers make which can cause a retreat to fail? (7:04)

• Why do post activities are most often than not absent after retreats? (12:49)

• What is the critical mass within your organization that should be part of the retreat? (18:24)

• Is it appropriate to bring your junior leaders to join leadership retreats? (22:29)

• "Nemawashing" negative feelings within the organization (1:04)

• What are the common factors why retreats don't meet its objectives as planned? (5:57)

• Who should be part of business retreats? (16:04)

• Are adrenaline-pumping activities a must-have in retreats? (19:56)

• How does being an environmentalist affect your decisions in planning for retreats? (24:28)

• How does the level of luxury affect the impact of retreats? (26:23)

• Is it wise to have a virtual retreat instead to save revenue? (0:50)

• What are the elements that need to be considered to set up your retreat for success? (4:23)

• How does having a virtual team affect decisions around the retreat planning? (14:10)

• How do work-from-home employees feel about company retreats? (18:18)

• What can you say about employees who are unable to attend for any given reason? (22:46)

• What could go wrong at a retreat that might be out of radar of the planning committee? (25:30)

• Why aren't retreats given across the board for organizations? (27:14)

• What are the key considerations that we should take away in planning retreats? (29:01)

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