Bring Chris into your leadership offsite to work through the priorities that need shared attention—and the follow-through they will need when everyone returns to work.
With Chris McChesney Lead architect and co-author of The 4 Disciplines of Execution®
Chris McChesney · FranklinCovey
IS THIS THE RIGHT FIT?
A working conversation with a clear purpose.
For executive offsites, leadership summits, and strategic kickoffs where leaders need time to think and work together.
01
A new strategic priority
Give your leaders space to translate an important initiative into the choices and actions it requires.
02
A need for sharper alignment
Surface different assumptions about what matters most and where the organization should concentrate its effort.
03
A reset on execution
Examine why an existing priority has lost momentum and what needs to change in the way teams follow through.
AN EXAMPLE WORKING SESSION
From shared context to next steps.
This illustrative sequence is a starting point for planning. The emphasis, activities, and timing are shaped around your team and objectives.
01
Set the context
What makes this gathering important?
Clarify the business challenge, the desired outcome, and the competing demands your leaders are managing.
02
Focus the conversation
What deserves our concentrated effort?
Work through the priorities and tradeoffs that need leadership attention. Explore where clearer choices could help teams act.
03
Apply the execution principles
How will the work become visible?
Consider the behaviors, measures, and scoreboards that could connect an important goal to everyday action.
04
Plan beyond the offsite
What needs to happen when we leave?
Discuss ownership, commitments, and how the team will review progress after the gathering.
THE WORK IN THE ROOM
Build the agenda around your team.
The strongest starting point is a real decision, priority, or execution challenge that needs the group’s attention.
01
Make the purpose specific
Identify what should be clearer by the end of the session. Use that purpose to decide which topics deserve time together.
02
Bring the right context
Consider the strategic priorities, current measures, and obstacles that would help Chris understand the work. Nick can coordinate preparation as the scope is agreed.
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Keep everyday work in view
Think about the handoff from the offsite to your operating rhythm: who owns the next steps, what progress looks like, and when leaders will revisit it.
GROUNDED IN EXPERIENCE
Practical execution experience, brought into the room.
For more than 25 years, Chris has led FranklinCovey’s development of 4DX and its consulting work. He brings lessons tested from leadership teams to the front line into conversations about the priorities your organization needs to execute.
Nick can help you work through the details and find the right fit.
Can Chris work within an offsite we are already planning?+
Share your existing agenda, who will attend, and the purpose of the gathering with Nick. He can help discuss where Chris’s involvement could fit and which part of the agenda should focus on execution.
Is the example agenda a fixed program?+
No. It illustrates the kinds of questions a working session can address. The final agenda, timing, and activities are agreed around your team and the scope of the engagement.
Can the session be delivered online?+
In-person and live-online formats can be discussed. Tell Nick where participants will be and how you want the group to work together.
What should we prepare beforehand?+
Start with the purpose of the offsite, who is attending, and the priorities or decisions that need attention. Any additional preparation is coordinated as the session is shaped.
Can the work continue after the offsite?+
Discuss follow-through with Nick while planning the session. If your team wants additional support, executive team coaching is another way to work with Chris; its scope is arranged separately.
