"Communicating with IMPACT" - Patrick Donadio, MBA

I am in the midst of helping a client bring in his staff from all over the world for their annual retreat. Last time I wrote about the fist mistakes executives make when planning a retreat. Now I want to share with you the 5 guiding principles to follow when planning an executive retreat. Executive Retreat Guiding Principles: The Retreat is planned/tied to specific outcomes See the Retreat as a process (the beginning of something) and not as a single event (the end) Presenters present information in an exciting, vivid, memorable and useful way, geared toward sharing practical concepts/ideas to shift thought, emotion and/or behavior The end of the meeting is uplifting. Leaving people feeling hopeful, connected, and commitment to action There are demonstrable actions that occur after the meeting (this is a process). Build in follow up communication, actions, and activities over the next 4-6 months to move the group closer to the future vision It is amazing how these principle can really