The hidden cost of poorly run events
Executives spend an average of 23 hours per week in meetings, workshop and events of all sorts. Yet studies consistently show that over 70% of those meetings fail to produce clear decisions or actionable outcomes. That's not a minor inefficiency. It's a massive drain on your organisation's capacity to move forward.
The problem isn't the people in the room. It's the approach. Most meetings default to open discussion, hoping that smart people will naturally arrive at the right conclusions. They rarely do. Without structure, conversations meander, dominant voices take over, and the group leaves with a vague sense of progress but no real commitment.
The challenges we saw repeated across organisations:
- Meetings that generate lively discussion but end without clear decisions, forcing follow-up meetings that consume even more time and create frustration across teams.
- Workshops where participants engage enthusiastically but leave without concrete outputs, making it impossible to translate ideas into action or measure progress.
- Strategy sessions that feel productive in the moment but fail to change how the organisation actually operates, leaving leaders wondering why nothing sticks.
What you'll gain by attending
A clear framework you can apply immediately, with three ingredients:
- Structure and flow: How to design the arc of a session so participants stay engaged and you reach clear outcomes.
- The right tools for the right conversation: How to match your tools to your objectives, when a simple exercise works better than a sophisticated methodology, and when the opposite is true.
- Facilitation that manages energy and focus: Reading the room, knowing when to push and when to pause, and keeping participants productive.
We'll share how these ingredients come together in practice, from short leadership meetings to full-day strategy workshops.
Who should attend
- Strategy and growth leaders who want leadership meetings to produce clearer outcomes
- Team leaders and managers who facilitate workshops or offsites
- Consultants and coaches who facilitate client workshops
- Anyone frustrated with meetings that consume time without creating value
Built on proven methods
We've designed and facilitated strategy sessions, workshops, and leadership events for over a decade. Our clients consistently rate these sessions highly because they leave with decisions made and actions defined.