Category Archives: Retreats

What Wyatt Earp Would Do With Cell Phones

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Marc Rosenberg   Print This Post Print This Post

When facilitating partner retreats or giving a speech at a conference, I ask everyone to turn off their cell phones. This request is honored by the vast majority of those in attendance but of course, there are always a select few who feel they are above the law.

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What is a Partner?

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Marc Rosenberg   Print This Post Print This Post

I’ve seen the following scenario unfold countless times: On the retreat agenda is a two hour block of time devoted to the creation of a paper entitled “What is a Partner?” Serving a dual purpose, the document will be used as a tool to evaluate the existing partners and circulated as part of its leadership development and mentoring efforts among the staff.

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