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My team spent $12,000 on a leadership retreat that was just a fancy vacation

We went to a resort in Scottsdale for a 'strategic alignment' session last quarter, but it was all trust falls and vague talks. The consultant, from a firm called Summit Synergy, had no real plan and we came back with zero actionable goals. Has anyone found a retreat format that actually moves the needle for their executive team?
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the_julia
the_julia6h ago
Ugh, that's brutal. My friend's company did something similar, a whole off-site at a winery. They had these long talks about "company values" but the only thing they decided was the new color for the logo. It was a total joke. They spent all that money and just got a bunch of wine bottles and a headache.
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bettymurphy
But is a bad retreat really the end of the world?
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