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What
Can be Accomplished as a Result of a Board/Staff Retreat?
• Review
and clarify the roles and responsibilities of boards.
• Data feedback
from an analysis of your organization’s current governance.
• Team building
• Begin the creation
of a vision/mission and direction for the organization.
• Orient new board/staff
members.
• Solidify and
improve board-staff relations.
• Work
on board/staff leadership development skills.
• Clarify and review
the purpose of the organization.
• Examine the mission
statement.
• Improve communication
with other board members and with professional staff.
• Learn situational
management techniques to improve performance of lay and professionals.
• Improve, shorten,
and strengthen all organizational meetings.
• Learn
to leave “Robert’s
Rules” behind and adopt “Roberta’s Rules!”
• Learn how to
problem-solve and build consensus.
• Enable board
members/staff to successfully manage conflict.
• Strengthen the
relationship between staff, professionals and board.
• Identify operational
areas that may need some attention.
• Your own specific
issues
Zalkin
Training and Development offers the following three package
options for board/staff retreats:
Option
1: One-Day
Board/Staff Retreat
Option
2: One
Day Retreat + Six Month Follow-Up
Option
3: Two
Full One-Day Retreats + Six Month Checkup Session.
Two One-Day Retreats scheduled a year apart with a checkup session at the six-month
mark.
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