Slice of Life Day 15: Retreat

When I think of the word retreat, I think of a calm, spa/resort with fancy cocktails and lounging by the pool. I don’t necessarily think of work. But, that’s where I spent most of my day today… at a work retreat. And in all honesty, it went really well.

I’m part of a Board for the better part of two years now, trying to update the vision of the organization. So after spending a good deal of time going back and forth, kind of knowing what we want, but unsure of how to get there. We decided to invest in a facilitator to lead us through some exercises in a new location.

You never know how a facilitator will work with your group, if your group will be open to really working on some issues, and what will happen. But, I think this helped us immensely as we were extremely productive, we have concrete steps to move us forward, and, for the most part, all have a very similar idea of where and what we want to be in the future.

It doesn’t ever seem like the facilitator does a lot in these instances, but he was vital in pushing up forward and really leading us through each example and getting us thinking outside the box. We did a lot of partner, small group, and team exercises that made our four hour retreat worth it.

I’m excited to move forward and I really hope we don’t lose the momentum that was created at this workshop. Now, it’s off to make a cocktail, since that wasn’t part of my retreat today!

The Slice of Life Challenge is something new I’m trying this month! I’ll be posting brief posts that show a glimpse of my life in story-format. A slice of my life as a librarian and blogger that I hope you enjoy!