Rosemead staffers retreat to Palm Springs
Fourteen city staffers got a break from their cubicles at Rosemead City Hall and instead went down to Palm Springs for a two-day retreat last month. The cost: Between $2,500 to $3,000. Last year, the retreat was held at a local hotel for a day. City Manager Oliver Chi said that unlike last year, however, there was no consultant -- which had a price tag of up to $7,000 -- hired to lead the retreat. So why Palm Springs? "It allows us to focus on the global picture," Chi said.
City of Rosemead
2008 Integrated Business Plan Development Retreat
January 30 – 31, 2008
Hotel Zoso
150 S. Indian Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA
"We are the leaders that we have been waiting for."
Hopi Indian Nation
Retreat Overview
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
2:00 p.m. – Arrive At Hotel Zoso
2:30 p.m. – Introductions & Retreat Overview
3:30 p.m. – Where We Have Been
4:00 p.m. – Where We Are At
4:30 p.m. – Where We Are Going
5:00 p.m. – Break To Get Ready For Dinner
6:00 p.m. – Meet In Hotel Zoso Lobby For Group Dinner In Palm Springs
Thursday, January 31, 2008
7:00 a.m. – Breakfast At Hotel Zoso
8:00 a.m. – Discussion Of Mission / Vision / Values
9:00 a.m. – Review & Finalize Overall Business Priorities
9:30 a.m. – Break
9:45 a.m. – Introduction & Overview Regarding Development Of Integrated Business Plan
10:00 a.m. – Break Into Individual Business Units To Develop IBP’s
12:00 p.m. – Working Lunch At Hotel Zoso
1:00 p.m. – Each Business Unit Presents IBP To Entire Group
3:30 p.m. – Next Steps, Concluding Thoughts
4:00 p.m. – Retreat Concludes
Expectations & Commitments
It is expected that all leaders participating in this retreat commit to the following:
Check any and all egos at the door.
Be honest.
Keep in confidence what is said during the retreat.
Consider new and uncomfortable ideas about our operations.
Think outside of our own day-to-day operations.
There will be no sacred cows, everything is up for discussion and debate.
Fully support all of the consensus decisions that are made.
Turn off our cell phones while we are in session.
Treat each leader in the room with respect.
Yeah, must be nice to wine and dine on the City's dime!
You'd be surprised how far a little goodwill goes in building teamwork. In the big scheme of things, $3000 a year for a change of scenery and a chance to think about your mission and your vision (not just your job) is a small price to pay if it improves the quality of life in Rosemead.