How to bring a workshop back to work. | Wilson Executive Group

A good workshop can create energy and new perspective. What happens next determines whether the team has a chance to use the ideas.

Choose one behavior to practice.

Before the session ends, ask each participant to name a specific action. “Communicate better” is hard to observe. “Confirm the owner and next step before ending a handoff conversation” gives the team something to try.

Connect it to a real moment.

Identify where the behavior belongs in the normal work: a weekly meeting, a customer handoff, a planning conversation, or a one-to-one. That connection helps people see when to use it.

Agree on a follow-up.

Give the group a place to compare experiences. Ask what they tried, what happened, and what they would adjust. Keep the focus on learning from the attempt.

Try these three questions: What will we do? Where will we practice it? When will we talk about what we learned?

Invite leaders to participate.

Managers can support application by using the same language, noticing the effort, and making space for the conversation. A workshop is one part of the environment in which people learn.

Bring the idea into your organization.

Tell us about the situation you’re working through and the people you want to develop.

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This is proposed editorial copy for review by Dave and Christy before publication.

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