Day 2 of the Alto Cayma Retreat

Planning, planning and more planning. Our goal for day 2 of the Mission retreat was simple - and quite complex all at the same time. We decided to take on the bold task of creating a "Steering Committee" and engaging this new governance group in a series of exercises to develop a Strategic Plan. Wow was that much easier said than done!

With an agenda that was developed in keen partnership with one of the best business coaches on the planet (Bruce Hazen from Lee Hecht Harrison), we felt really prepared for our task at hand. In fact, it actually went really well. We were able to work through a number of very complex ideas and organizational dynamics in a little under 8-hours. It was truly amazing to see how engaged and interested our Steering Committee participants were.

For the better part of an entire day, we discussed the various ways that a group can coalesce and come together around the governing of an organization. We talked about setting up a structure for a steering committee - from deciding on a meeting framework to determining who would facilitate their first planning session. A great deal of our time was spent in interactive exercises - experiences that required group participation and interaction.

By the end of our second day of the retreat - we had a "for real" Steering Committee and a platform to discuss the development of a Strategic Plan. As it turned out - all of the planning really paid off.

Look for additional updates on this HBI facilitated retreat in the days to come. Thank you for your continued support of Health Bridges International.