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About Strategic Retreats
StrategicRetreats is a leadership development and coaching firm serving
individuals who strive for excellence. We offer seminars, workshops, coaching
and keynotes. Unlike other leadership development firms, we retreat from day to
day pressures, collaborate with successful executives and share lessons learned
which can be applied immediately.
Why Retreat? Why Strategic Retreats?
By stepping away from day-to-day activity, we can help you think more
creatively and intuitively about the most effective way to get things done
through people. Those things may include:
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Creating an environment
where every one feels included - where they feel heard about issue that are
important to them personally
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Changing your
organization's direction and culture - fostering new ways of working together
Creating a common frame of reference for more effective decision making -
encouraging appropriate risk taking
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Dealing with conflict
more constructively and effectively - finding new solutions to old problems,
seeing things in new ways and envisioning a new future
With our guidance you will:
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Identify the most
important changes you need to make to grow and thrive,
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Identify and prioritize
actions you need to take and
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Create a plan to get
results.
After the retreat, we will
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Be your coach to help you to achieve the results
you want.
Retreats mean many things to many people. At StrategicRetreats it means we work
with you away from your normal environment where you will be more creative and
get results faster. We design and lead workshops, seminars or multi-day sessions
based on your needs. We work with individuals and organizations who want to
generate positive change to grow and thrive.
Peggy B. Fayfich, President,
StrategicRetreats
Peggy works with individuals and organizations to change direction for renewed
growth and financial stability.
For over 30 years Peggy has made successful career transitions to lead and
facilitate change in telecommunications, financial services, retailing and
nonprofit organizations. She has effectively applied her expertise in
organizational development, succession planning, coaching, recruiting and
selection, mergers and acquisitions, pay and benefits, sales management and
merchandising to help individuals and organizations navigate transitions, build
on strengths and consistently achieve or exceed growth objectives.
Peggy has the unique abilities to understand individual and organization
strengths and how those strengths can translate to new situations. She provides
the guidance to identify a new direction, the discipline to follow through and
ways to measure success.
Currently, Peggy is working to strengthen governance and leadership capabilities
that will position a charter school for growth. She is also helping professional
associations to clarify their focus, establish new accountabilities and set new
growth objectives. Peggy collaborates with Reach the Top and facilitates
retreats where individuals realize untapped potential and re-chart their life's
path.
Most recently, Peggy was the architect and manager of a leadership and
management development process for a $1.3 billion corporation that included the
creation of a comprehensive university structure and senior leadership forums
that effectively linked all learning and development directly to business
objectives. Prior to that, Peggy led a virtual team that designed the human
resources structure for a 4000 employee spin off and start up company. In all of
her roles, Peggy has demonstrated the ability to assess, develop, transition and
retain talent.
She earned her bachelor's degree in consumer service and business from Penn
State University and certifications in personal and organizational change
processes from the Center for Creative Leadership, Marshall Goldsmith Partners,
Lominger Limited, Inc., Linkage and the Walter V. Clark organization. She is
also a graduate of The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.
Peggy is president of the Pittsburgh Human Resources Planning Society and vice
president of the Board of Trustees for the Northside Urban Pathways Charter
School. She has also served as an advisor to individuals and organizations
through Pennsylvania Women Work, the CORO Center for Leadership, PowerLink and
Bethlehem Haven.
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Rave Reviews for Lee Cockerell's April 10th
seminar:
Leadership and Excellence
"Fabulous!" "Real value!"
"Awesome! [We] need to share why leadership comes first for
excellent customer service."
Contact us to bring
Lessons in Leadership to your city, team or group - from one of the most effective businesses leaders and
teachers in the country:
Lee Cockerell,
Retired EVP Operations
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