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Strategy Away Day Plan

Document template for Google Docs and Word

Make a copy in Google Docs
Type
Document
Price
Free
Pages
7 · US Letter
Style
Editorial
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
November 6, 2026

Every page (7)

Overview

Leadership away days often end in good conversation and no decisions, because the purpose was vague and the timings were never tested. This seven-page Google Docs plan sets out the purpose and pre-work, the run sheet, the decisions to record, the follow-up actions and a work breakdown of outputs. A facilitator can run it from the page, minute by minute, and a sponsor can check whether it will produce what they need.

The sample is a fictional Fallowfield Digital one-day session on 18 March 2027 for a nine-person leadership team, with three priorities, a £1.8M budget envelope and six sessions with two breaks. Replace the purpose, people, run sheet and decisions with your own, then keep the owners and dates that come out of the room.

Useful for

  • A chief executive planning a one-day session to set next year's priorities
  • A facilitator running a leadership team through a dot vote and budget trade-offs
  • A head of operations preparing a half-day review with a new management team

What's included

  • Purpose page with a title block, headline figures and the session purpose
  • Pre-work page with a grouped checklist of tasks, owners and due dates
  • Run sheet with a timed agenda, six sessions and room set-up checks
  • Decisions page with three recorded decisions and a short action list
  • Follow-up page with actions, a month Gantt and a work breakdown table
  • Make-it-yours guide page with five steps to replace the sample

How to use it

  1. 1

    Click Make a copy in Google Docs, then confirm on the Google page. The copy is saved to your own Google Drive.

  2. 2

    Write the purpose as a decision or output you want by the end of the day.

  3. 3

    Replace the run sheet times and check they fit the room booking, including breaks.

  4. 4

    Adapt each exercise to your topic and set the timer and group size.

  5. 5

    Delete the guide page, then circulate the outputs within two working days or present them at the next meeting.

What you need

Requirements

  • A Google account with access to Google Drive

Works with

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word (download the .docx)

Questions

How many people should attend a leadership away day?

Six to sixteen works best for decisions. Invite people who own a budget or a delivery risk, and leave out anyone who only needs the outputs, who can read the write-up instead.

Are Fallowfield Digital, the team and the figures real?

No. Fallowfield Digital, its leaders, the venue and every figure in this plan are fictional sample data. Replace them with your own details before you use the plan for a real session.

What if the day runs over?

Keep ten minutes unplanned in the run sheet and cut the exercise, not the decision slot. A dot vote takes five minutes, so protect it, and move any open item to its owner with a date.

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