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Executive Retreat Guiding Principles

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:

  1. The Retreat is planned/tied to specific outcomes
  2. See the Retreat as a process (the beginning of something) and not as a single event (the end)
  3. Presenters present information in an exciting, vivid, memorable and useful way, geared toward sharing practical concepts/ideas to shift thought, emotion and/or behavior
  4. The end of the meeting is uplifting. Leaving people feeling hopeful, connected, and commitment to action
  5. 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 focus your people on achievin your future goal!

Do you have any comments or other retreat principles you would suggest? Let me know. E-mail me at Patrick@PatrickDonadio.com

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