The word retreat means two things:

'The act of withdrawing from something difficult and dangerous'
'To move away from danger.'

During this retreat, we are, in some ways, asking your people to do both.

We need you to retreat from the workplace where the stress is and where you are easily contacted to make decisions and solve problems. We do this so that you can enter an environment where we can gain your complete attention, where you feel 'off duty', and where you can relax surrounded by colleagues who want to make the most out of the time they have together.

The moving away from danger is facilitated by you all proving that the environment is confirmed as psychologically safe so anyone can say anything or challenge anyone, (politely, professionally and respectfully).

This event focuses on what requires developing, discusses it in a psychologically safe environment, and develops ideas to take back and experiment with.

This retreat is not a one-size-fits-all event. It is specifically designed to address your organisation's unique needs, requirements, and desired outcomes. By tailoring the retreat to your specific context, we believe we can maximise its impact and ensure that it aligns with your strategic goals, values, and organisational culture.

It can be for:

Top executives.
A combination of your top executives and senior leadership.
A mix of your organisation's top decision-makers, HR, directors, managers, team leaders and colleagues.
Or any other mix that you prefer.

Numbers can range from about nine individuals to around 30 people. The venue for the event, along with transport, accommodation, and meals, are booked by the organisation taking part. We will guide you through the requirements for the location.

The retreat weekend can be Friday and Saturday, Saturday and Sunday or Sunday and Monday. Alternatively, this can be held during the working week.

It follows various formats depending on the discussions leading up to the event. Below is an example of a past event (2023).

Request a discussion to help identify the key objectives and ingredients of your Corporate Retreat.

Example event:

Day One:

Event briefing
Share our organisational and personal objectives. (Gathered before the event).
The jigsaw activity (a short, fun activity to get your creative minds in gear).
The basics of Emotional Intelligence and why it is critical to organisational communication.
Psychological Safety, our Moccasin Approach® and our ARCHWAY Approach® (our ground rules for success).
Organisational self-assessment and analysis. (Identifying unseen barriers/blockers).
How to become more self-aware by working with colleagues.
Break out group work and wash up, ready for the morning.
Evening to relax.

Day Two:

A challenging group activity to get those brains going.
Aligning organisational values with present experienced culture.
Create a template for Personal Profiles (possibly).
Break out group work to establish ideas and possible solutions to yesterday's barriers/blockers.
The start of our Organisational Culture Engagement Team (OCET).
A stage one plan for the future.
Next steps and committing to our future plans. (Accountability and Responsibility).
Wash up and depart the venue.

Workshop delivery and venue

We do not offer this as an online experience.

We recommend that you select a venue of your choice, but we can also book a venue for you. We'd need to discuss various aspects, such as accessibility requirements and the distance to travel, etc.

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