Based on the best-selling first edition, this greatly expanded and updated version contains forty-seven new activities, more information about how to design and lead retreats, and additional suggestions for how to recover when things go wrong. A CD-ROM allows you to print out chapters for distribution to key leaders, duplicate templates, and produce handouts for specific exercises.
Whether you re planning to lead an offsite retreat for the first time or the ninety-ninth time, this easy-to-use, one-stop resource provides:
Step-by-step instructions for leading a wide variety of tested exercises.
Insight into establishing effective working relationships with clients.
Information on what to include in your retreat designs.
Suggestions for encouraging participants to speak up and play an active role.
Tools for managing conflict.
Guidance on making decisions during a retreat and changing course when necessary.
Strategies for developing and implementing action plans.
Tips for follow-upso you can keep the change train on track. Order your copy of this practical guide today!
Whether you re planning to lead an offsite retreat for the first time or the ninety-ninth time, this easy-to-use, one-stop resource provides:
Step-by-step instructions for leading a wide variety of tested exercises.
Insight into establishing effective working relationships with clients.
Information on what to include in your retreat designs.
Suggestions for encouraging participants to speak up and play an active role.
Tools for managing conflict.
Guidance on making decisions during a retreat and changing course when necessary.
Strategies for developing and implementing action plans.
Tips for follow-upso you can keep the change train on track. Order your copy of this practical guide today!
"The Litemans and Campbell have served up a delightful, wonderfullywritten, accessible, and invaluable resource book for retreatplanners. It is jam-packed with ideas, tools, pitfalls to beavoided, and everything one needs to create Retreats ThatWork."
--Barry Oshry, creator, Power Lab Retreat; author, SeeingSystems and Leading Systems
"What a treasure of valuable tools to facilitate the best darnretreat of your life! Whether you're new or a veteran,struggling or successful, you must invest in this gem! The authorsof the expanded version of this book share everything--frompre-retreat preparation to follow up activities to implementationand design to recovery. It's all there! Add to that handouts,client material, and templates on a handy CD--you'll think youstruck gold!"
--Elaine Biech, author, Training For Dummies, TheBusiness of Consulting, and Creativity and Innovation: TheASTD Trainer's Sourcebook
"For companies organizing a retreat, this should be your bible.It delivers exactly what it says it will: practical approaches thatassure effective retreats. Would that other business books were soimpressive."
--Jeffrey LaRiche, chairman and CEO, Castle Worldwide,Inc.
"This book is an impressive and much-needed resource fortraining and development professionals. I only wish it had beenaround when I was getting my feet wet in retreats. Having read it,I would never again lead an offsite without referring to it, overand over again!"
--Fran Rees, author, The Facilitator ExcellenceHandbook, How to Lead Work Teams: Facilitation Skills,and 25 Activities for Developing Team Leaders
"This is one of those rare books that will make you wonder whatyou did before you had it. It's the only resourceyou'll need to grasp the how's and why's oforganizing successful retreats."
--Rayna Aylward, executive director, Mitsubishi ElectricAmerica Foundation
"This is the book I will recommend to my graduate students inorganization development and knowledge management as well as to myclients who want to hold retreats that will make a difference. Thisthoroughly revised edition adds many new exercises and tips to whatwas already an excellent work."
--Tojo Thatchenkery, professor of organizational learning,George Mason University; coauthor, Appreciative Intelligence:Seeing the Might Oak in the Acorn
"Retreats That Work is the definitive resource for busyexecutives, experienced facilitators, and newcomers to the fieldwho want retreats to help bring about significant and sustainablechange in their organizations. The real-life examples, wise advise,and creative exercises in the easy-to-use guide make this aresource you will turn to again and again. If a client came to meand asked what to do to increase the likelihood of a successfulretreat, I'd advise them to buy, read, and use thisbook."
--Mel Silberman, author, Training the Active TrainingWay and 101 Ways to Make Training Active
--Barry Oshry, creator, Power Lab Retreat; author, SeeingSystems and Leading Systems
"What a treasure of valuable tools to facilitate the best darnretreat of your life! Whether you're new or a veteran,struggling or successful, you must invest in this gem! The authorsof the expanded version of this book share everything--frompre-retreat preparation to follow up activities to implementationand design to recovery. It's all there! Add to that handouts,client material, and templates on a handy CD--you'll think youstruck gold!"
--Elaine Biech, author, Training For Dummies, TheBusiness of Consulting, and Creativity and Innovation: TheASTD Trainer's Sourcebook
"For companies organizing a retreat, this should be your bible.It delivers exactly what it says it will: practical approaches thatassure effective retreats. Would that other business books were soimpressive."
--Jeffrey LaRiche, chairman and CEO, Castle Worldwide,Inc.
"This book is an impressive and much-needed resource fortraining and development professionals. I only wish it had beenaround when I was getting my feet wet in retreats. Having read it,I would never again lead an offsite without referring to it, overand over again!"
--Fran Rees, author, The Facilitator ExcellenceHandbook, How to Lead Work Teams: Facilitation Skills,and 25 Activities for Developing Team Leaders
"This is one of those rare books that will make you wonder whatyou did before you had it. It's the only resourceyou'll need to grasp the how's and why's oforganizing successful retreats."
--Rayna Aylward, executive director, Mitsubishi ElectricAmerica Foundation
"This is the book I will recommend to my graduate students inorganization development and knowledge management as well as to myclients who want to hold retreats that will make a difference. Thisthoroughly revised edition adds many new exercises and tips to whatwas already an excellent work."
--Tojo Thatchenkery, professor of organizational learning,George Mason University; coauthor, Appreciative Intelligence:Seeing the Might Oak in the Acorn
"Retreats That Work is the definitive resource for busyexecutives, experienced facilitators, and newcomers to the fieldwho want retreats to help bring about significant and sustainablechange in their organizations. The real-life examples, wise advise,and creative exercises in the easy-to-use guide make this aresource you will turn to again and again. If a client came to meand asked what to do to increase the likelihood of a successfulretreat, I'd advise them to buy, read, and use thisbook."
--Mel Silberman, author, Training the Active TrainingWay and 101 Ways to Make Training Active