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The Offsite
Some strategy consulting firms work by presenting their recommendations on strategic options. Some academics work by forcing a predetermined framework or solution onto a client situation. We help companies by helping the management team find its own answers. Through rigorous discussions informed by relevant data and frameworks, we enable true alignment around issues and solutions and clear, concrete action steps. Our professionals facilitate a balance between structured conversations and free-flowing dialogue, while applying selective pressure to ensure that assumptions are solid and decisions are clear. Our strategy consulting expertise allows us to synthesize discussion output into structured strategic outputs, in real time. |
.Pre-Offsite
Thorough preparation is absolutely critical to driving meaningful results from your offsite. We typically begin working with clients four to six weeks prior to the offsite itself, by conducting a series of structured discussions with the sponsoring executives to understand their objectives, issues to be addressed and desired outcomes. This phase also includes gathering industry research and conducting surveys and interviews with offsite participants and other executives. Depending on the issues, other diagnostics and research may be conducted. These steps help us secure the information necessary to craft realistic and results-oriented agendas, and to bring relevant data and strategic context into the offsite discussions. In some cases we also work with our clients to identify experts whose participation in the offsite will bring required outside perspective into the discussion. We also partner with our clients’ administrative and facilitation staff to ensure that offsite logistics are coordinated with the meeting content. |
Follow up
Off sites that don’t result in clear action steps with milestones and accountabilities are a waste of management’s time and money. To ensure that strategic decisions translate to business results, some of the outcomes emerging from off sites will take the form of action steps or initiatives. We work with participants to clearly define ownership and responsibilities, deliverables, and timeframes for this work before the off sites conclude. Many clients have brought us back for brief follow-up sessions after the conclusion of the offsite itself to help the team track and review progress toward goals set during their offsite sessions. Other clients have asked us to work with the relevant client departments to help them effectively and consistently communicate the results of an offsite to the broader organization. All Strategic Off sites including the results of pre-offsite interviews and surveys, are fully documented. We provide this to participants for review and communications purposes.e bewerken. |