Week 6 – Preparing for the Refresh Workshop
Week 6
Preparing for the "Pit Stop" - Refresh Workshop
The Refresh Workshop is a structured opportunity for the Team to pause, reflect, recharge, and pivot (if needed). It is a chance for Team members to recommit to the 100-Day Goal. And if good progress is being made, it is time to kick off the thinking and planning to sustain the impact beyond the 100 days.
Podcast
Click here to listen to a Challenge Strategist and Coach discussing the Workshop preparations.
Three Tasks This Week
The Strategic Alignment Meeting
The first priority is a huddle with the Coach and the Team Leader to set the stage for a successful workshop.
Items for your Agenda:
Reality Check: How is the Team actually performing against the Goal and 100-day plan?
Culture Check: Is the Team agreement being respected, or do we need to address any emerging friction?
Leadership Expansion: Which other senior leaders should we reach out to help unblock the hurdles that have come up and which of them should be invited to the Workshop?
Logistics Lock-in: Finalise the exact timing and a venue that encourages creativity rather than “bureaucracy-as-usual”.
To be ready for this meeting, please go over the Learning Deep Dive: Overview of the Refresh Workshop
Send out Invitations
After the Meeting, send out invitations to the leaders you and the Coach and Team Leader decided should be invited.
An invitation from you, rather than the Coach, carries more weight.
Create a Safe Space at the Workshop & Respond to the Requests of the Team
Your role at the Workshop will be mostly to listen and to give advice, if and when asked. You will also need to react and give feedback to the Team during the last segment of the Workshop. In that segment, the Team will present on the following:
Looking back: They will share their (possibly) revised 100-Day Goal and highlights of their revised 100-Day Plan.
Looking “in the moment”: They will ask for the support they will need from you and other leadership stakeholders.
Looking ahead: They will share recommendations on risk mitigation and other steps related to sustaining the gains.
As always, it is important to remain positive, ask clarifying questions, and encourage the Team to continue being ambitious and bold.
In responding to the team’s requests, be as clear as possible.
- Commit if possible.
- If you cannot commit yet, then let them know when you will get back to them.
- If you are not able to deliver on the “ask”, let them know this and explain why this is the case.
