Do you have retreats for your employees to go recharge, re-energize, refuel,refresh and refocus on new and common goals of the organization?
OVERVIEW
Small , medium and large business owners can improve productivity by investing in a company retreat. Simply getting away from the stressful atmosphere of the workplace can do a world of good. Your employees can work only so hard before cracking. A company retreat allows them to regroup and rediscover their passion for their work.
A retreat affirms that your shared work is important enough for the investment of significant time and energy. Sometimes teams or organizations simply need time to play together. In other words, a retreat
can be highly effective for supporting team building with a purposeful connection to the work.
PLANNING & PREPARATION
A successful retreat requires more than the right reasons and a meaningful purpose; it also takes thoughtful planning and preparation. You are already taking time away from work to retreat, but that time probably won’t be well spent unless you invest in preparation. Identifying the right activities and conversations and preparing everyone to participate is itself time well spent.
GOOD FACILITATION FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE
As professional facilitators, we believe, not surprisingly, in the value of bringing in someone to guide the process of your retreat. An outside facilitator frees all participants to explore and engage fully in the process, rather than worrying about leading it. Ideally, this facilitator should be part of the planning process, so they can support that effort and familiarize themselves with the context and relevant issues. A retreat facilitator creates and holds the space for generative thinking and connection.
We do this by:
■ Helping people stay on task. It’s easy to get lost in the details or follow a conversation down a fruitless path. Facilitators make sure that all conversations are productive and help the group stay connected to its larger purpose.
■ Creating space for people to express themselves, and helping them hear each other. A facilitator can make sure that no one dominates conversations and everyone’s participation is valued.
■ Managing time. Facilitators keep the group from getting stuck on some agenda items at the expense of others. They also help conversations and activities start and finish within agreed-upon timeframes.
■ Tracking the energy of the group. Using tools like energizers, movement, and different discussion formations (pairs, small group, whole group), facilitators help people stay engaged and not get stuck.
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