Creating Successful Staff Retreats

Overview:

A staff retreat can evoke some pretty strong emotions. Dread of a week hanging around with people you would never invite home for dinner. Queasy thinking about throwing yourself backwards hoping your ‘new friends’ will catch you. However, staff retreats still continue even in hard times. Why? Many of the things we really need to get done take longer than the two hours you have in meeting time. As well, the retreat itself can bring about a change in approach not possible sitting in your boardroom for a meeting. This one-day course will give you tools to be able to create staff retreats that are successful and help to bolster productivity, sales and positive workplace culture.

What Will Students Learn?

discuss experiences with staff retreats
know the reasons why staff retreats are conducted
understand the main staff retreat undertakings categories
develop and present retreat activities
identify the critical elements for success of a staff retreat
develop a planning checklist
appreciate the keys to running a staff retreat
develop an evaluation questionnaire
recognize post-retreat activities that will ensure the continuing success of your staff retreats
realize your top three take home ideas for creating successful staff retreats

What Topics are Covered?

Staff Retreats
Types of Undertakings at a Staff Retreat
Designing a Staff Retreat
Running the Retreat
Post-Retreat

What’s Included? Instruction by an expert facilitator, small interactive classes, manual & course materials and certificate