Ask a Chief of Staff: Designing Engaging and Impactful Offsites

​Offsites are a critical function for any company. They bring people together, create essential bonds and connections, allow for greater business transparency and team alignment, and increase productivity. However, approaching offsite planning varies depending on the audience and goals. 🏕️

​Join us on May 2nd for an exciting workshop with Allison McMillan, a seasoned VP of Engineering & Consultant! Learn what makes a successful company, eadership, and departmental offsite — and even how to design them effectively. We'll also explore what makes business functions like Engineering, Product, and Design excited for their next get-together! 👀

​You should attend this workshop if:
- You’re currently planning or thinking about planning a team get-together;
- You guide others in planning and executing their gatherings;
- You want to see real examples of agendas and engaging, unique business-goal-accomplishing sessions;
- You want to further understand the difference between offsites aimed at different kinds of departments

​​​​​​​Please note, there will be a 100-person limit on this event. If you are unable to attend live, we will send a recording of the event afterwards.

​​​​​​More about the Speaker:
Allison McMillan is a seasoned VP of Engineering & Consultant, with leadership history at QuotaPath, DEV, & GitHub. She has over 25 years of offsite planning and facilitation experience serving a variety of different industries and group sizes. Creator of the Parent Driven Development podcast & an acclaimed speaker, she's deeply engaged in the Ruby community, including board roles at Ruby Central. Off-duty, she's boosting her son's climbing prowess, admiring her daughter's sass, or pretending she has time to bake. Visit her site for more details: www.allisonmcmillan.com.

​​​​​Ask a Chief of Staff:
Ask a Chief of Staff is a community and recruiting agency that specializes in matching Chiefs of Staff with executives. Founder and CEO, Clara Ma, is a former Chief of Staff who has spent the last 3 years building out an extensive Chief of Staff network and has successfully placed Chiefs of Staff at early stage startups as well as public companies. Learn more at askachiefofstaff.com