Not everyone has what it takes

Most CEO’s don’t make good leaders of strategic planning retreats. Some are just too emotionally invested, dominating other voices. The rest? They often sit back and watch… letting people talk while intending to do what they want to do anyway, once the dust has settled.

Most employees don’t lead retreats well either. They are too concerned with keeping their jobs and trying to make everyone happy. When they aren’t rigorous in how they facilitate, the meeting becomes a lime.

Here in the Caribbean, these issues can be acute. They turn retreats into little more than “Amen Corners“: rubber stamps which stifle innovation and engagement. Or they dissolve into talk-shops where nothing is decided and business-as-usual is the end-result. In these recessionary times, there is simply no time or room for such failures of thought.

Where do you come in?

If you are someone who is responsible for having a successful retreat, consider a different definition of success: an event in which each person walks away supporting a final outcome that achieves a new vision for your company.

You already know that this means winning the hearts and minds of all who attend. After all, when the retreat is over, they are the ones who must willingly make space to execute whatever plan is created.

In addition, the plan cannot be baked with fairy-dust. It must have its roots in reality, even if it reaches up to touch the sky.

And, I imagine, you also know that if you lose your team now, it could be lost for an entire year. That would be a disaster.

So don’t leave the end-result to chance. Take the Dynamic Objectives training and draw from our experience successfully leading retreats across the Caribbean. Using the Balanced Scorecard approach, we have helped scores of clients achieve their goals and in this training, you can avoid the mistakes companies tend to make.

There are 8 lessons which include 6 video webinars, a quiz, two interactive games, audios and more. Plus there’s assigned reading and an interactive forum that will help you apply world-class principles to your company’s next retreat.

Topics covered include:

• Should my retreat have a facilitator?
• Who should/not be invited?
• How much should we focus on the present situation?
• Why should we use a long planning horizon?
• How do we balance being visionary vs. being realistic in the heat of the moment?
• What role does a diagram of our strategy play?

Registration

For a limited time, this program is being offered on a complimentary basis through October 6th, 2017 to professionals at all levels. Sign up today using the form at the right of this page.

I hope to see you in the program!