Creating Successful Staff Retreats

This coursewill help you teach participants:

• 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

You will spend the first part of the day getting to know participants and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.

Staff Retreats

Some staff retreats are great and some are horrible, but we’ve all experienced them in one way or the other. This session discusses experiences with staff retreats and learn reasons why they are conducted.

Types of Understanding at a Staff Retreat

There are many different types of staff retreats to consider. This session gives your students a look at the main staff retreat undertakings categories (Strategic and Operational Planning, Team building, Brainstorming). They will also have a chance to develop and present a 15-minute activity for one of the undertakings.

Designing a Staff Retreat

There are many critical factors that must be kept in mind when designing a successful staff retreat. Those factors, which are introduced to students in this session are: Budget, Location and Facility, Facilitation and Planning. Students will also develop a planning checklist and mini-activity sessions.

Running the Retreat

Now that they’ve got the tools to develop a successful retreat, students will learn the keys to running a staff retreat and develop an evaluation questionnaire.

Post-Retreat

Any retreat is only as good as its follow-up. Here, students will look at post-retreat activities to ensure the continued success of the retreat. Students will brainstorm to find the top-three take-home ideas for creating staff retreats.