"This retreat was the instrument we needed to bring the administration, commissioners and board members together as a team and to better understand our respective roles. It was accomplished through your communication style, which was very effective in diffusing tempers and resolving issues of conflict. You did an excellent job in helping our team develop meaningful goals for the facility. Overall, I feel it was a very productive meeting. Everyone who attended felt The Walker Company did an excellent job."

-Jerry Morasko, Former CEO, Marias Medical Center







The power and potential of ideas.
Leadership workshops and retreats offer a valuable way to identify and resolve problems, discuss and develop mission, values and vision, determine objectives and strategies, build teamwork, provide a broad range of educational opportunities to participants, and accomplish other significant work uniquely suited to small groups.

The Walker Company ensures that your retreat objectives are met through careful pre-planning and preparation. We work closely with you to clearly understand the unique focus and objectives of your retreat or strategic planning challenge, and carefully develop an agenda which achieves your objectives. We use simple, proven techniques for group planning and decision-making. We custom-tailor our facilitation approach to meet your unique needs and organizational process requirements, ensuring attainment of the most critical factors: Participation, consensus, creative thinking and development of specific organizational development actions.

Critical Factors in Retreat Success
The Walker Company creates retreat success through:

  • Effective pre-planning and preparation
  • A clear understanding of the unique challenges faced by the organization
  • Broad and productive retreat participation which ensures that a diversity of informed voices and opinions are considered
  • Focus on achieving specific objectives
  • Broad-based input prior to the retreat to ensure that the retreat plan is a focused response to specific needs, and that participants have a sense of buy-in to the process
  • An organized, fast-paced and challenging agenda focused on achieving specific outcomes, and addressing critical success factors

Range of Retreat Services
We provide a full array of retreat services, ranging from group facilitation to comprehensive retreat planning including all meeting arrangements and logistical support. Our retreat services include:

  • Development of retreat planning objectives and outcomes
  • Pre-retreat research, including online surveys, personal interviews and focus groups
  • Coordination of retreat logistics
  • Meeting management and facilitation
  • Development of comprehensive retreat reports
  • Development of post-retreat strategies and action plans that may be integrated into the organization's strategic plan

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