Full-Day & Multi-Day Leadership Retreats
I design customized full-day and multi-day retreats for boards, leadership teams, and staff at all levels—blending strategic frameworks, creative exercises, and practical tools to help your team navigate complexity, strengthen culture, and move forward with clarity.
Each retreat is tailored to your specific goals and includes comprehensive support before, during, and after our time together.
How we’ll work together
Every retreat partnership includes:
Pre-Retreat Consultation We'll discuss your team's context, challenges, and desired outcomes to ensure the retreat design aligns with your goals.
Customized Agenda Development Drawing from my frameworks on leadership, change, culture, and equity, I'll create a retreat flow that meets your team where they are and moves them forward.
Facilitation & Creative Exercises A mix of large group dialogue, small group work, individual reflection, and creative activities that help participants think differently and engage deeply.
Digital Toolkits Comprehensive resources including frameworks, assessments, reflection guides, and practical tools participants can use long after the retreat ends.
Follow-Up Consultation Post-retreat support to help you integrate insights and sustain momentum from the session.
Sample retreat agendas
Each retreat is fully customizable based on your team's needs. For more about the topics and approaches I draw from, visit my Speaking Page.
Board & Senior Leadership Retreat:
Leading with Clarity in Complex Times
A full-day experience designed for boards and senior leaders navigating the pressures of leadership during uncertainty. This retreat explores the hypernormalization of crisis, practical strategies for leading through change, and the necessity of imagination for shaping bold futures.
Team Retreat (All Levels):
Leading with Clarity in Complex Times
A full-day experience for teams at all levels focused on building skills for complexity, reclaiming time and energy, and reconnecting to core values and mission during times of change.
‘“I’m amazed by how universal Melanie’s creative approach is as a speaker. She unlocks the imagination in a way that can help your team get to the next level on any topic — strategy, leadership, DEI, change management. Our leadership team always leaves sessions with Melanie feeling energized with new ideas and next steps.”
— Elizabeth Brown, Chief of Staff, Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Practical follow-up tools and resources
Each retreat includes customized digital toolkits with practical frameworks and assessments relevant to your session topics. Examples include:
Conflict Foresight Model - Map stakeholder perspectives and anticipate reactions before they escalate
Leading from All Directions - A guide for teams to understand influence beyond formal authority
Boundary Saboteurs Assessment - Identify internal patterns that keep leaders stuck on a treadmill
Strategic Calendar Experiments Workbook - Reclaim time and energy for what matters most
Silos Diagnostic & Bridging Tactics - Diagnose and overcome common collaboration challenges
Leadership Compass Framework - Navigate uncertainty by leading from your center
Values Clarification Exercises - Reconnect to what matters during times of change
Let’s design your retreat
Whether you're planning a board retreat, leadership team offsite, or staff development day, I'd love to explore how we can create a powerful experience for your team.
“Dr Ho’s approach is thoughtful, nuanced, and creative. She asks big questions, but manages to do it in a way that is applicable and concrete. I recommend her workshops to everyone, no matter where they may be in their leadership journey.”
— Inara Scott, Senior Associate Dean, College of Business, Oregon State University