{"id":43089,"date":"2015-10-05t05:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-10-05t09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=43089"},"modified":"2017-02-16t07:31:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16t12:31:06","slug":"retreats-need-ground-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2015\/10\/05\/retreats-need-ground-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"retreats are no place for clowns"},"content":{"rendered":"

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four bad attitudes that kill a partner meeting. plus notes on location and scheduling.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by marc rosenberg<\/span><\/i>
\ncpa firm retreats<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

the success of any retreat depends upon active participation by the\u00a0 majority of the participants.<\/p>\n

more on retreats:<\/b> who should participate in a retreat?<\/a> | retreat logistics: how long, what kind?<\/a> | what should cpa firms discuss at retreats?<\/a> | why do cpa firms conduct retreats?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

participants will be less willing to speak up in any of these situations:<\/p>\n

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  1. participants see the meeting as being primarily for the benefit of the one who leads it.<\/li>\n
  2. participants are intimidated by the way the leader conducts the sessions.<\/li>\n
  3. certain participants dominate discussions, using up a greatly disproportionate percentage of the \u201cair time\u201d of the group.<\/li>\n
  4. participants are intimidated because one or two partners, usually power partners, are always negative, repeatedly telling people \u201cthat will never work\u201d or \u201cwe tried that years ago and it failed.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    all participants should be advised: \u201cif you keep on being negative or insisting that ideas won\u2019t work, then suggest a better way or shut up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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