Hey, it's Rachel Cook, your modern mentor. I'm the founder of Lead Above Noise, where we help

leaders activate performance and engagement and keep burnout at pay. I've been speaking to leadership

teams across industries about this, and I would love to spend time with yours. Reach out anytime

at Rachel at Lead Above Noise.com. And before we jump into today's episode,

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Okay, so how's your team doing? I mean, really. I can't see you and I don't know your team,

but if I were placing bets, I would guess they may be a little overwhelmed, a little disconnected,

a little bit like, why are we all so busy every minute of the day when I'm not even sure

what we're accomplishing sometimes? Does this ring true for you?

If not, you're in a minority. I'm talking to so many teams who are riding the struggle bus these

days. They are really needing, really craving some space to hit pause just for a day on the work

and to come together and do some work on them.

This is the magic of a team offsite.

I plan and run many dozens of these each year, and I'm a huge believer in the power of an

outside facilitator.

But if that's just not an option right now, then I'd love to share with you some of my

favorite elements that you are super welcome to stitch together and create your own amazing team offsite experiences. But if that's not an option right now,

then I'd love to share with you some of my favorite elements that you are super welcome to stitch

together and create your own amazing team offsite. Now, offsides can come in many forms to serve different purposes,

but today let's focus on the kind designed to drive connection, alignment, priorities,

and agreements. Before we get into some of my favorite exercises, let's quickly touch on creating a

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