A three-day offsite agenda that actually works

The offsites that produce decisions share a shape: three nights, one question, a group small enough to sleep under one roof, and a venue where nobody has to leave to eat. Here is the agenda we see work most often at the finca.

Day 1 — Tuesday: arrive and open

• 15:00 Check in; Palma airport is 20 minutes away by car. A swim
• 16:30 The one question. The CEO frames it in 20 minutes; the rest of the afternoon is spent making sure everyone understands it the same way
• 20:00 Dinner at the long table. No agenda.

Day 2 — Wednesday: diverge

• 08:00 Breakfast on the porch; no laptops before ten
• 10:00 Three breakout groups, three spaces, three different answers to the question
• 13:00 Lunch, then a walk along the lanes (45 minutes, everyone)
• 15:00 Groups present; the plenary argues
• 18:00 Wine tasting, four Binissalem wines, no work talk
• 20:30 Pizza from the oven; the children’s version works for adults too

Day 3 — Thursday: converge

• 09:00 The decision session: what we will do, who owns it, by when
• 12:30 Long lunch
• 15:00 Free: pool, a nap, the village
• 19:00 Final dinner outside, cooked by the chef

Day 4 — Friday: leave

• 08:00 Breakfast; a short session only if something is unfinished
• 10:00 Check out; the airport is 20 minutes away

Making it happen

For a team of twelve over three nights at La Casa de los Grandes we organise the house, a chef for every meal and the tasting; teams arrange their own cars. See the offsite page or send the dates and we reply with a full proposal within 24 hours.