Spread Oaks Ranch, a pristine historic guest ranch, is offering customized immersive two-and-a-half day leadership retreats that include luxury accommodations, chef-prepared field- and farm-to-table cuisine, and world-class amenities, located 90 minutes from Houston.
The immersive Spread Oaks Ranch Leadership Retreat provides an alternative to big-city hotel distractions and can be tailored for up to 10 retreat participants. During the retreat, outdoor team experiences are incorporated and can include a two-team chuckwagon cookoff, a GPS scavenger hunt or other activities based on the group’s interests.
Designed and facilitated by individuals who have served as leaders of major corporations and have experience leading large transformations in corporate, private enterprise and academia, the Spread Oaks Ranch Leadership Retreat is only offered from December to April and begins with participants arriving on Sunday afternoon and departing on Wednesday after lunch. A typical retreat agenda includes, but is not limited to:
Day 1:
- Introductions, Ground Rules, Expectations
- Leadership Overview
- What is a Performance-Based Culture?
- Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback
- Lunch
- Basic Principles of Effectiveness/7 Habits Time Management; Listening Skills; Conflict Management; Meeting Management
- Cocktails and Dinner
- Evening Activity
- Accessing & Reviewing your 360 Reports:
- Clear Strengths
- Unexpected Strengths
- Recognized Development Areas
- Unexpected Development Areas
- Work begins on your “Taking Action” plan
- Prepare for a one-hour coaching session the next morning
Day 2:
- Individual one-hour coaching sessions and when not in a coaching session, participants can prepare to discuss their most frustrating employee who has unrealized potential.
- Action-oriented team-building activity
- Individual one-hour coaching sessions continued
- Presentations of challenging employees not living up to their potential
- Cocktails & Dinner:
- Prepare to report to the group on individual action plans.
- Additional coaching sessions are available to discuss 360 reports and develop presentation plans.
- Also, team members may choose to work together to review reports and plans.
Day 3:
- Teambuilding Activity
- Report out
- Participants present to the group their Action Plans, receive feedback and recommendations
- Program Evaluation Sheets
- Lunch and departure
Nestled on 5,500 acres along the Colorado River, Spread Oaks Ranch offers an expansive and elegant environment for meetings. Areas with powerful Wi-Fi and HDMI-ready flat-screen televisions include the spacious formal dining room, the more informal breakfast nook, the wine cellar, the great room, and the game room. Outdoor gathering options include the poolside patio and the exterior dining area adjacent to the main dining room.
For more information about Spread Oaks Ranch and this Leadership Retreat, visit www.spreadoaksranch.com or contact Ged Durham at ged@spreadoaksranch.com or at 210-863-1857.
