Case study · Waitrose

Community for a dispersed team

Client
Waitrose
Sector
Retail
Format
Meetings
People
14
Duration
7 hours
Led by
Sean Blair

The brief and what we did

Senior programme managers who rarely meet built a shared picture of what effective team life looks like, feels like and does.

Results

  • A shared vision of the team's purpose
  • Agreed positive behaviours, and the negative ones to avoid
  • Plans to drive change, and individual action plans

How we work

Every assignment starts with a conversation about what needs to happen because of the session. We agree the outcome, turn it into clear objectives, then design the process backwards from there, using the ProMeet method and whichever tools serve the outcome. Read more about meeting facilitation.

Ideas behind this work

Waitrose: Community for a dispersed team
Right from the initial call, he helped develop the agenda and identify sessions to make the best use of the day in achieving its outcomes.
Shah Irani, Lead Programme Manager, Waitrose

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