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Welcome!

Date: May 12-14, 2021

12 CAE Credits

Please note the schedule below. This will be your guide throughout the Retreat. Please use the graphic links to open the activity in the schedule. Please keep this Venue window open in case you get disconnected from one of the platforms. You can rejoin at anytime through the links. Just as in the live retreat, we will keep the Open Circle Zoom room open if you have any questions.
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As sessions conclude, the scribe reports will be posted as they are received, Please roll your mouse over the session title below to see the link.

The Retreat Agenda

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All times in Eastern Daylight

Now open	Marketplace

Day Two (Thursday)
Starting Times 11:00 – 11:15 EDT 10:00 – 10:15 CDT 9:00 – 9:15 MDT 8:00 – 8:15 PDT	Convene Open Circle
11:15 – 12:30	Self-selected Small Circle 1 Sessions have concluded; scribe reports will be linked as they become available Terrace – Beach: What is your BIG dream? Terrace – Tiki bar: What are you doing to prepare to return to your offices in some fashion?\| How can we ensure we are being inclusive and giving opportunity for growth and promotion to those staff working on site and those working remotely when those in the office are getting that face time and organic connection with the leadership? Main Floor – Library: Board ethics – what to do when you have board members acting on the edge of ethical behavior?
12:30 – 1:15	Self-designed Break-1
1:15 – 2:30	Self-selected Small Circle 2 Terrace – Poolside: Can strategic thinking and situational judgement be taught? Terrace – Beach: What are we going to do to adjust members’ bigger expectations after covid, especially with more choices for communications etc…? Terrace – Tiki bar: Embracing and valuing introversion – supporting other staff and modeling being a leader and introvert.
2:30 – 2:50	Self-designed Break-2
2:50 – 4:05	Self-selected Small Circle 3 Terrace – Tiki bar: What resources, education or change has made a difference in your own performance & career satisfaction? Main Floor – Fireplace: DEI
4:05 – 4:20	Self-designed Break-3
4:20 – 4:50	Open Circle Summation

Day Three (Friday)
Starting Times 11:00 – 11:15 EDT 10:00 – 10:15 CDT 9:00 – 9:15 MDT 8:00 – 8:15 PDT	Convene Open Circle	Zoom Meeting
11:15 – 12:30	Self-selected Small Circle 4 Terrace – Poolside: In the social and cultural world that our associations function in, how are you managing when your staff is either more or less progressive than your members? Terrace – Tiki bar: Has the pace of work changed? Should it? Main Floor – Lobby: How do we see our weaknesses that our staff and members see but won’t tell us so we can compensate for those weaknesses? Main Floor – Library: Ways to build trust among team members?	Gatherly Platform
12:30 – 1:15	Self-designed Break-4 Hang out with a few colleagues in the Promethean Lounge in Gatherly on the 3rd floor	Gatherly Platform
1:15 – 2:30	Self-selected Small Circle 5 Terrace – Poolside: What is your association planning to do about requiring vaccines or not, or sharing the vaccine status of others to comply with HIPPA while making social distancing and meeting planning possible? Terrace – Tiki bar: Change requires transition to help it stick. Discuss William Bridges three phase – the ending, the neutral zone, the new beginning. How can these phases help us personally and professionally lead through the pandemic? Terrace – Beach: How do we stay RELEVANT? Main Floor – Lobby: Very often, board members equate advocacy with lobbying or gov’t relations. How do we help them understand that advocacy strategy is not also trying to “educate the public” about our cause/mission? Main Floor – Library: How are you caring for your own mental health? How are you caring for the mental health of your team(s)?	Gatherly Platform
2:30 – 2:50	Self-designed Break-5 Additional Session: Lounge A – 3rd floor – Hiring and retention Lounge B – 3rd floor – Succession Planning	Gatherly Platform Take a break or stay in Gatherly until 2:45pm; Return to the venue at 2:50 pm
2:50 – 4:05	Self-selected Small Circle 6 Terrace – Poolside: Are member engagement analytics a “need to have” or a “nice to have?” Using dashboards for kpi Terrace – Tiki bar: What are some new, less traditional approaches to strategic planning? How do we take our strategic plan to the next level, especially post pandemic? How can we create metrics that will allow us to know when we have made progress? Main Floor – Fireplace: How do we maintain operations in the face of uncertain funding streams? Main Floor – Library: How will you take care of yourself as your association staff as you move from virtual to the office?	Gatherly Platform
4:05 – 4:20	Self-designed Break-6	Gatherly Platform Take a break or stay in Gatherly until 4:15pm; Return to the venue at 4:20 pm
4:20 – 4:50	Open Circle Summation / Close Circle	Zoom Meeting
Self-designed Breaks: Design your break time to meet your needs. Hang out with a few colleagues in the Promethean Lounge, grab a bite to eat, or take care of business. *Gatherly will be closed during Open Circle, Marketplace and briefly to allow for compliance with Gatherly’s use restrictions. These five-minute intervals will be at breaks and a countdown clock will show if the doors are not open.