A retreat like this may be in order for one of your teams. This day was created for Jeff Emelt, President of GE, for the group of 12 Executive Assistants that support his inner team. This was the assistants acknowledgement for work well done and appreciated!

As the economy was imploding in 2009, we needed to acknowledge what was going on while offering both hope and tools for making a less sour lemonade.

A day retreat for team building for the Annual Directors Outing; fun and reflection were the criteria. The Food for Thought cards, a collaborative painting project, and lunch off-site with a team member they didn't know well, plus the studio setting created a sense of play as we built new connections for collaboration. Their group paintings still hang in the staff room as a visual reminder.

These programs are offered in our studio in groups of no more than 12. It’s hands on, and our chance to test new ideas and ways of presenting. The intimacy and exchange between participants is both inspiring and often emotional.

Breakfast
The director of the Chamber resigned after this gathering to follow her passion. It was
electric and she got charged.

The assignment was to assist the membership in redefining their services while redefining themselves. See the animation creasted for this webinar, (LINK)

The request was to interact with the group: That was easy with the Birds. Member Rotarioans choose a "Bird" and I offered ideas around their choice for navigating outside the box in a difficult market.

This was a particulaarily difficult challenge as I closely experienced my brother's battle with cancer. And, in all ways it was perfect to be speaking at this retreat for terminal patients and their caregivers.

Our homes are our sacred spaces. Are they created in a way that truly supports us? What is lingering in the basement, in the attic, what needs to leave these spaces. Speaking from my book, Create the Space You Deserve, we identified where and what wasn’t working and gave ourselves permission to chuck the clutter, change the useage of some spaces, and to make our homes our own!

This two day retreat was resented by three strong presenters each with their core strength. Our Be-BOLD! theme set the tone along with the Food for Thought cards that kicked off the evening.With each participant introducing themselves based on the
card they drew, emotions flowed and bonding occurred within a few short hours.