Strategic Off-sites

Pinwheel Performance enables groups to address their most important questions.

What pressing questions does your group need to address now?

What is our vision?  What do we stand for?  How are we doing? What are the reasons for our success?  What and who can we thank?  What didn't go as well?  What can we learn?  How has the environment changed?  What new possibilities can we create?  What strategic and operational challenges do we face?
Who are we as a group?  How do our roles and responsibilities differ? How do we make decisions? What do we value? Is everyone contributing to their fullest?  What are the various ways we work together that support or impede our performance? 
How might we shift to be more effective with each other, and as a whole? 

Our Philosophy in Working with Groups

We believe that for any organization, group or individual to be most effective, periodic "time-outs" are essential.  In fact, performance depends on it. 

• Adapting goals, strategies, structure and processes are required to navigate the future
• Issues labeled as interpersonal are sometimes system outcomes
• Conflict is useful and can be generative (when managed)
• Capitalizing on unique strengths and different view points can lead to innovative and robust solutions
• Planning and "team building" should be combined, not separated
• Participants should determine the agenda
• Celebrating is essential
• Attending to individual relationships and group dynamics is necessary
• Facilitators can help a group go farther and deeper faster, as well as be more effective going forward

We are experts at designing and facilitating custom off-sites (or retreats) for groups including:  leadership, management and functional teams, divisions, departments, cross- departments, cross-section of an organization, as well as, entire small organizations (under 100 people).