Multi-Day Offsites That Produce Real Change

2-3 days where your team makes strategic decisions, builds deep trust, and creates action plans still executing 6 months later.

For: Leadership teams, engineering departments, cross-functional groups (10-50 people)

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The Ultimate Question

Your team gathers for 2-3 days. You invest thousands of dollars when you count salaries, travel, venue, and opportunity cost. Everyone leaves feeling good.

But 6 months later, what's actually different?

Most offsites fail because they:

  • Separate team building from strategic work (trust falls in the morning, rushed strategy in the afternoon)
  • Create "good discussions" that never become decisions
  • Feel productive in the moment but produce no lasting change
  • Can't handle dissent, so conversations cycle without resolution
  • Rely on DIY facilitation that doesn't know how to keep momentum while honoring every voice

The result: Wasted money and the same stuck conversations.

What Makes Our Offsites Different

Strategic decisions + deep connection + clear action—all in one gathering

Your offsite produces:

✓

Real decisions made (not just discussed)

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Action plans still executing 6 months later (not forgotten by next quarter)

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Deep team trust built through tackling hard problems in creative ways

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Every voice heard without anyone derailing progress

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Clarity on what's next and who does what (not vague commitments)

The SPICE Framework

Strategy Through Connection
Strategy Through Connection

Trust builds while having important conversations

Productive Inclusion
Productive Inclusion

Structured so everyone contributes meaningfully

Intentional Flow
Intentional Flow

Every session connects, building toward your goal

Concrete Outcomes
Concrete Outcomes

Results that last, not just good feelings

Enduring Decisions
Enduring Decisions

Action plans still executing months later

What Your Offsite Could Look Like

Every offsite is custom-designed for your team's specific needs, but here's what the journey could include:

Engineering Leadership Offsite (2.5 days)

Day 1: Foundation + Strategic Clarity

  • Morning: Deep Connection Session (journey mapping or superpowers—customized to your team)
  • Late Morning: Current State Assessment (what's working, what's not, where we're stuck)
  • Afternoon: Strategic Priorities Workshop (diverge on possibilities, surface ideas from all voices)
  • Late Afternoon: Prioritization & Year 1 Planning (narrow to what matters most)

Day 2: Decisions + Action Planning

  • Morning: Creative Collaboration Activity (shifts energy, reinforces teamwork through making)
  • Late Morning: Technical Strategy Session (advocacy frameworks, dependencies, risks)
  • Afternoon: Decision-Making & Resource Allocation (real decisions with real constraints)
  • Late Afternoon: Action Planning (who, what, when, how we'll know we're on track)

Day 3 (Half Day): Accountability + Closing

  • Morning: Accountability Structures (how we'll stay aligned and hold each other accountable)
  • Late Morning: Appreciation & Commitments (gifts, reflections, public commitments)

Leadership Team Strategy Offsite (3 days)

Day 1: Connection + Vision Alignment

  • Morning: Leadership Journey Mapping (personal leadership stories that build trust)
  • Late Morning: Team Dynamics Assessment (how we work together, where we struggle)
  • Afternoon: Vision Exploration (where are we going, what does success look like)
  • Evening: Team Dinner (informal connection and relationship building)

Day 2: Strategic Deep Dive

  • Morning: Market & Competitive Analysis Workshop
  • Late Morning: Strategic Options Generation (multiple perspectives, no bad ideas)
  • Afternoon: Priority Setting & Trade-off Discussions (the hard conversations)
  • Late Afternoon: Decision Framework (how we'll make and communicate decisions)

Day 3: Action + Accountability

  • Morning: 90-Day Action Planning (specific, measurable, owned)
  • Late Morning: Communication Planning (how we'll share with the broader org)
  • Afternoon: Commitment Ceremony & Closing (public commitments, appreciation)

Nonprofit Strategy + Culture Offsite (2.5 days)

Day 1: Mission Reconnection + Current State

  • Morning: Mission & Values Reconnection (why we're here, what drives us)
  • Late Morning: Stakeholder Mapping (who we serve, who supports us, who influences us)
  • Afternoon: Impact Assessment (what's working, what's not, where's the greatest need)
  • Late Afternoon: Resource Reality Check (funding, capacity, partnerships)

Day 2: Strategy + Culture Alignment

  • Morning: Creative Visioning Activity (imagine our impact 5 years from now)
  • Late Morning: Strategic Priorities Workshop (what must change, what must stay)
  • Afternoon: Culture Conversation (how we work together, staff wellbeing, sustainability)
  • Late Afternoon: Integration Session (aligning strategy with culture)

Day 3 (Half Day): Planning + Commitment

  • Morning: Action Planning & Ownership (who does what by when)
  • Late Morning: Board/Stakeholder Communication Planning & Closing Ceremony

"Can't We Just Do This Ourselves?"

You might be thinking: "We can do journey mapping ourselves" or "We can facilitate our own strategic discussion."

You're right—you can do AN activity.

But can you:

  • Choose which connection modality works for YOUR specific group dynamics?
  • Sequence 15+ activities so each builds momentum toward your end goal?
  • Integrate team bonding INTO strategic work (not separate from it)?
  • Facilitate real-time when someone opposes every idea without derailing the group?
  • Design the flow so drawing → LEGOs → post-its → structured dialogue each unlocks the right conversation at the right time?
  • Keep energy high for multiple hours while making real strategic decisions?
  • Handle the person who doesn't want to share personal stuff?
  • Navigate power dynamics so less tenured voices are heard alongside more tenured ones?
  • Know when to push and when to pause?
  • Turn good discussions into actual decisions with real accountability?

That's what 25 years of facilitation mastery combined with engineering leadership credibility looks like.

What's Included

Before Your Offsite

  • Three-lens discovery assessment (leader conversation, team survey, facilitator analysis)
  • Custom design based on your actual goals (not cookie-cutter templates)
  • Pre-work coordination (what to prepare, what to communicate to team)

During Your Offsite

  • Full facilitation of all sessions across 2-3 days
  • All materials provided
  • Real-time adjustment based on group dynamics
  • Complete documentation throughout

After Your Offsite

  • Compiled notes
  • Digital copies of artifacts (posters, drawings, post-its captured)
  • Optional: 3-month check-in (assess progress, address stuck points)
  • Optional: 6-month check-in (evaluate lasting impact, adjust accountability)

Frequently Asked Questions

How is this different from hiring an internal facilitator or having our HR team plan it?

Internal facilitators typically only have enough bandwidth to focus on logistics and activities, not strategic outcomes and exercises. They also often can't challenge leadership or navigate political dynamics the way an external expert can.

We have a tight budget. Is there a smaller option?

If a multi-day offsite isn't feasible, we offer full-day and half-day workshops on specific topics. These are excellent starting points and can be stepping stones to a larger offsite engagement.

Do you work virtually?

While in-person offsites produce the best outcomes, hybrid and virtual options are available depending on your constraints.

What if we don't know exactly what we need to work on?

That's exactly why the discovery process exists. Most teams know they're stuck, that something isn't quite right, or that they just have more potential, but can't articulate where or why. The three-lens assessment uncovers what really needs attention.

How do we know this will work for our industry/team?

I've worked with engineering teams at Fortune 100 companies, Series B startups, and nonprofits from 20-500 people. The framework adapts—engineering or STEM-focused teams get technical credibility and industry-specific language, nonprofits get mission-focused approaches. What stays consistent is the methodology that produces outcomes.

Interested in the methodologies I use? Check out My Favorites for more details.

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