Imagine that you are serving as a facilitator for a strategic planning session for a new, smallorganization that was spun off from a much larger organization just six months ago. The CEOand four senior managers involved in the session seem drainedat the close of the first day ofa two-day off-site meeting. As the leadership team discusses their results, you are struck byhow conservativeanduninspiringtheirobjectivesandgoalsare.

1. Brainstorm ideas on what you can do to help stimulate thesemanagers tothinkmorecreativelyandbroadly.