I think periodic off-sites (or on-sites in the era of remote) are incredibly valuable even without a specific business issue to address.
It's easy to say that strategic thinking and planning should be continuous, but in reality there's always a storm of immediate tactical tasks sucking up your attention. That's true for both software engineers (living in Jira tickets, sprints, and one-to-two quarter projects) and the c-suite.
These sessions can force you to make time, put aside the tactical noise, and think.
It's easy to say that strategic thinking and planning should be continuous, but in reality there's always a storm of immediate tactical tasks sucking up your attention. That's true for both software engineers (living in Jira tickets, sprints, and one-to-two quarter projects) and the c-suite.
These sessions can force you to make time, put aside the tactical noise, and think.