5 mistakes that turn your strategy workshop into a talkfest

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So you've been tasked with organising this year's offsite or strategy meeting for your leadership team. Where do you start? How do you ensure your session is set up for success? You don't want it to be yet another talkfest with no actions. You don't want to waste anyone's time. You want to ensure your leadership team walks away with a clear strategy, so that the team is set up for success to achieve your Key Performance Indicators. In this short presentation, we look at the top 5 mistakes to avoid. For more information, you can read our guide to the top 10 tips for effective strategy workshops: http://www.zumbara.com.au/strategy-workshop-guide.html

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Mistakes that will turn

your strategy workshop

into a talkfest

Mistakes to avoid

at your next

strategy workshop

All ideas, no action

Failing to allow time on the

agenda for action planning

Or, failing to follow up and

implement after the workshop

Trying to pack too many topics

into your workshop

Or, packing too many objectives

into your business strategy

Veering off topic

Constantly getting bogged down in the

detail, or going into solution-mode, so

that it becomes impossible to get

through your scheduled agenda

The wrong room

Fresh ideas need a fresh environment

A stuffy, everyday boardroom will

stifle your team's creativity

Too many cooks

Too many cooks

Having too many attendees, or too

many people trying to direct discussion

will make it hard to stay focussed

All ideas and no action

Packed in like sardines

Veering off topic

The wrong room

Too many cooks