Investing time out of the office on your firm will reap future dividends. A facilitator can contribute to the success of your firm's retreat by seeing things objectively and keeping the agenda on track. A facilitator has many roles, including:
- Clarifying the purpose of the retreat and its objectives.
- Helping develop the agenda.
- Establishing and enforcing the ground rules, the expectations of behavior of all participants.
- Encouraging participation from all attendees.
- Moving the retreat forward in a productive manner.
- Providing solutions that may not have been considered.
- Providing a written report including actions items for implementation.