Meetings, especially management workshops, are one of the most expensive tools available to a manager - particularly when the participants' salaries are counted. So, it makes sense to design workshop meetings to maximize participant productivity. Our workshop methodology is deliberately designed to keep participants focused on achieving whatever decision they have been brought together to discuss.
A Decision-Focused Format
Many management planning workshops suffer from too little preparation and follow-thru. This means the team has to batter through the subject as a group rather than revising 'straw men' or selecting from 'options' prepared earlier by staff, consultants and other specialists. The result is that overall effectiveness suffers (as most of the work is conducted in the meeting by the entire executive team) and progress becomes painfully slow.
Chinook Solutions avoids this by facilitating each modular workshop in three stages with the bulk of the work being performed outside the meeting itself. The stages are:
Preparation Stage:
To gather relevant data, synthesize it into knowledge & insights, prepare drafts and/or outline options, and schedule and organize the meeting.
Meeting Stage:
To coordinate logistics, facilitate discussions, manage breakout discussions, survey opinions, encourage and record decisions, and solidify committments.
Follow-thru Stage:
To prepare documentation, coordinate action plans, ensure committments are met and initiate the next stage in the planning process.
Custom Workshops
We can facilitate a custom configuration workshop service to suit most situations - whether a planning meeting, focus group or other management requirement.
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Standard Workshops
Many of our standard strategic and performance management services also utilize our workshop methodologies. These standard planning workshops may be hosted in-house or off-site and customized to suit the scope of your ambition. Click the links to discover more about our workshop services:
For more information about any of the workshops please contact us on 403-219-2226.