As a leader, it is essential to take time regularly to reflect on the strategic direction of your business. Seminars bring committee members together to discuss challenges, opportunities, strategies to achieve business goals.

Why organize Executive Committee seminars?

Organizing Executive Committee seminars makes it possible to:

- Take time to think about the strategic direction of the business

- And to share a common vision between team members.

It is also an opportunity for the Management Committee to work on general management practices, but also on cross-cutting issues: corporate culture, time management, talents of management committee members...

To ensure the success of the seminar, it is crucial to schedule a session aimed at improving team performance.

Seminars also allow you to:

- Focus on major issues

- And to make important decisions, without being distracted by daily tasks.

How many seminars should you organize per year?

Organizing three seminars per year is a good practice. This ensures that the team addresses all important topics in depth without overloading the agenda of the members of the Executive Committee.

Here are the best times to organize your three seminars:

1. Early January

to define the main directions and objectives for the coming year. Work is done on the previous quarter and a road map sharing exercise is put in place.

In addition, each function (marketing, sales, HR, etc.) shares its 2022 roadmap including key objectives, a defined organization and the projects to be carried out to ensure the success of the coming year.

The presentation of roadmaps is a visualization for each director. This allows them to project themselves and anticipate future results.

2. In July

to review the performance of the first half of the year and to take a step back on the execution of the corporate strategy.

The Board of Directors has received the presentation of the company's strategy, now it is time to take stock of the progress and execution of this strategy.

This is a more global feedback than that on the performance of the past quarter.

3. Early September

to relaunch the machine after the holidays and meet the end-of-year goals.

It is interesting here to have a longer Management Committee to assess how to succeed at the end of the year and achieve the objectives. It is also an opportunity to remove everyone's risks and doubts.

These three seminars are naturally an opportunity to work on the cohesion and harmony of the Management Committee team. Together with the leaders, we are preparing the agenda for these seminars.

How do you organize successful seminars?

It is important to prepare seminars in advance to ensure their success. Here are some key things to consider:

- Define a clear objective for each seminar: it is important to define a clear objective for each seminar so that participants know what they need to achieve. It is also important to define the success indicators for each seminar.

- Plan in advance: it is important to plan seminars in advance so that members of the Executive Committee can organize themselves. It is also important to choose a suitable location and to plan the necessary logistics.

- Prepare a detailed agenda: it is essential to prepare a detailed agenda for each seminar, with time dedicated to presentations, discussions and decision-making.

- Encourage the participation of all members: it is important to encourage the participation of all members of the Management Committee, by avoiding that some members take up too much space or that others are excluded from the discussion.

- Invite external speakers

Leaders should consider inviting external speakers to present to committee members. This may include industry experts or consultants who specialize in areas relevant to the business. This brings an outside perspective and can help stimulate thinking and creativity.

As a Management Committee, it is therefore essential during its seminars to:

• visualize business goals
• Observe the progress of projects
• integrate a session aimed at developing the team

Organization is the key to the smooth running of these seminars.

Optimize the effectiveness of your seminars through business coaching

The business coaching makes it possible to unite the management team, make the Management Committee effective, develop the skills of the management committee and manage a crisis within the management committee

Visconti supports companies in the organization and planning of your various seminars.

Les Partner coaches Visconti can also speak at seminars to help maximize the potential of each member of the team, while promoting the development of the company as a whole. They can thus help managers better understand the challenges of their business and make the best decisions to achieve their goals.

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