Corporations spend big bucks to bring their leadership teams to exclusive luxury locations around the world. The goal? Business development and organizational planning.
As an event planner there’ll be a lot of details that you must pay attention to when pulling off a flawless executive retreat.
Executive retreats are longer than most events – usually spanning 3-5 days. The company will handle all the travel but, once the executives get to the property, you take care of the events and making sure everything goes off without a hitch.
When planned perfectly, the executive retreat will inspire free thinking, providing your client with a tremendous ROI. Click To TweetSo, how do you pull off a flawless executive retreat? Here are some tips:
- Sharpen your negotiation skills and use them when you are planning each detail of this event.
- Choose a “wow” location that takes the leaders outside of their normal routine so they can clear their mind and generate new ideas. Keeping in mind that, at the same time, the location must to be free of distractions and conducive to meetings.
- Make sure the budget meeets the needs. Don’t plan for more than the company’s budget allows.
- Remember that it’s always better to provide a nicer shorter trip than a longer second-rate trip. People remember quality – good or bad.
When planned perfectly, the executive retreat will inspire free thinking, providing your client with a tremendous ROI.
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