Does our leadership team need to leave our physical office building for our session days, or can we save on costs and logistics by holding these full-day meetings in our own boardroom?

You must absolutely leave your physical office building for our session days. Holding these meetings in your own boardroom is a recipe for failure. If you remain on-site, your leadership team will inevitably get pulled into daily operations during breaks, managers will knock on the door with quick questions, and the physical environment will keep everyone trapped in their daily tactical roles. To get the high-level strategic thinking we need, we must disrupt your normal physical patterns. We need a neutral, professional off-site space where there are no operational distractions. This allows the team to completely step away from the business for eight hours and look at it from the outside. The investment in a neutral meeting room is a tiny fraction of the cost of a wasted session day. Find a quiet, well-lit space with plenty of wall space for whiteboards or chart paper, and ensure your team commits to being fully present, off their devices, and focused entirely on the future of the organization.

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