S3 Ep8: Coming Back on Monday From a Retreat That Actually Works
A retreat can feel productive while it is happening. People talk more honestly. The tension lowers. The team gets a little space from the pressure of the regular schedule. But if leaders have not name...
19 Mai 5min
S3 Ep7: A Retreat Isn’t Success Until Hard Conversations Continue On Monday
A retreat can give people enough space to finally say the thing out loud. That matters. But naming the conflict is not the same as resolving it. In this episode, Jen talks about what happens when team...
12 Mai 6min
S3 Ep5: You Can’t Call It Safe Without Accountability
Calling a retreat a safe space is only the beginning. If leaders have not decided what accountability looks like inside that space, people are being asked to trust a promise that may not hold once som...
28 Apr 6min
S3 Ep4: Your Offsite Doesn’t Need More Trust Falls
Most retreats promise alignment and come-home energy, yet teams often return to the same old friction by Monday. We open the curtain on why that happens and make a bold case: conflict isn’t a problem ...
21 Apr 5min
S3 Ep3: Reset Expectations, Repair Gaps, Rebuild Culture
You can learn a lot about a team from the second after somebody says the thing everybody has been avoiding. That pause tells the truth fast. Somebody usually tries to rescue the room, smooth it over, ...
14 Apr 6min
S3 Ep2: More "Good Vibes" is Not a Culture Strategy
You can build a retreat around laughter, bonding, and a packed schedule and still come back to the exact same tension. That is the problem Jen names here. When teams keep asking how to make the retrea...
7 Apr 5min
S3 Ep1: Why Most Retreats Fail Before They Start
Everybody usually knows why the retreat is happening before the retreat ever starts. The problem is that teams often build the agenda around relief instead of clarity. So people leave with photos, a f...
31 Mar 5min
