Harvard Business professor and consultant John Kotter wrote:
“Leadership is about establishing a direction and vision for the future, aligning people around that vision, and then inspiring them to take action. Leadership mobilizes people to overcome significant barriers, create difficult change, and, in extreme cases, create truly astonishing results.” from Change: How Organizations Achieve Hard-to-Imagine Results in Uncertain and Volatile Times
Leaders are expected to plan for long term success, align teams, motivate employees, and drive meaningful results while navigating constant change. Unfortunately, many leadership teams struggle to have the time or space to step back and think strategically.
That’s where a customized leadership and strategy retreat becomes invaluable. A well-designed leadership retreat is a strategic investment in clarity, alignment, and execution.
A thoughtfully facilitated retreat creates the conditions for “establishing a direction and vision for the future, aligning people around that vision, and then inspiring them to take action.”
A customized leadership and strategy retreat is intentionally designed around:
- Your organization’s mission and vision
- Your leadership team’s strengths, challenges, and opportunities
- Your current strategic priorities
- The outcomes you need to achieve in the next 12–36 months
When designed and facilitated well, a leadership retreat helps build momentum for an organization.
- Strategic Clarity
- Alignment and Accountability
- Honest, Productive Dialogue
- Renewed Energy and Focus
Bringing in an experienced, outside facilitator significantly increases the effectiveness of a leadership retreat. An external consultant provides:
- Objectivity: Free from internal politics, biases, or history
- Structure: A process that keeps discussions focused
- Expertise: Insight into strategy, leadership, and organizational dynamics
- Engagement: Leaders can fully participate rather than manage the session
- Most importantly, a skilled facilitator ensures the retreat leads to action, not just conversation
When leaders are aligned around a clear vision and equipped to act, they are capable of achieving extraordinary results.
If your organization is ready to clarify direction, strengthen leadership alignment, navigate change more effectively, and turn strategy into action, a customized leadership and strategy retreat may be the next right step.
T.A. Dickel Group, LLC can design and facilitate a custom retreat experience for your leadership team and/or board that will build organizational effectiveness and collaboration. We have experience working with many types of organizations and industries. If you are interested in learning more, please contact us for more information. We first learn about your unique needs and then work with you to develop a retreat that will benefit your organization.
