In-Person No-BS OKRs Kickoff
Full-day in-person session tailored to your needs: enablement, drafting, or alignment. Leave with draft OKRs, real alignment, and agreements about what's actually going to change — not just inspiration.
Is an In-Person Kickoff right for you?
The In-Person Kickoff is for organizations that want a fast reset — not a typical offsite. This experience is built around change agreements, shared vision artifacts, and agreements about what's actually going to change.
"We need a fast reset — not another offsite that feels good and then nothing changes."
You've been through the business-as-usual offsite before. Lots of energy in the room, everyone leaves inspired, and then it's back to the same priorities, same conflicts, same drift. You want something that sticks.
"We need to leave the room aligned, not just 'aligned.'"
Real alignment means change agreements — not just nodding in the room. You want a shared vision of change that's memorialized in artifacts your team can actually reference and use.
"We have strategy, but it's in people's heads, not on paper."
Your leadership team knows what matters, but it hasn't been captured in a way the rest of the organization can understand and act on. You need that one-page strategy document that makes it real.
"Our team needs to have the hard conversations — with a guide."
There are disagreements, competing priorities, or unspoken tensions. You want a skilled facilitator who can surface and navigate those dynamics productively, not paper over them.
"We want to leave with real plans, not just inspiration."
Draft OKRs, behavior change plans, strategy artifacts — you want tangible output from the day, not just a motivational experience. You want agreements about what's actually going to change before leaving the room.
Not seeing yourself? If your team is distributed and wants to learn the methodology remotely, try the Remote Kickoff. If you want expert guidance through the entire OKR creation process, consider Done-with-You OKR Consulting.
What you'll actually get
Tangible output, not just a good day.
Full day on-site with Sara, tailored to your specific goals
Pre-session discovery calls and document review
Customized agenda (strategy, OKRs, major initiatives, or all three)
Connected Strategic One-Sheet — your shared strategy, on one page
Draft OKRs created during the session
Executive summary within 48 hours
Shareable one-page strategy document
Formalized change agreements and behavior change plans
Investment
Pricing depends on your organization size, number of days, and location.
What type of organization are you?
Not sure which applies? Book a Q&A Call and we'll figure it out together.
In-Person No-BS OKRs Kickoff
Full-day facilitated session with your leadership team
Conflict Assessment Add-On: TKI (Thomas-Kilmann Inventory)
$1,250/person
For organizations where people are "nice" (accommodating and avoidant), overly competitive, or otherwise overuse some conflict styles and underuse others. The workshop helps people build their non-default modes and understand their team's group conflict dynamics.
Includes:
- TKI administration for each participant
- 30-minute 1:1 debrief with each person after the workshop
- Team report compiled to inform the work in the room together
How In-Person Kickoffs work
Fit Check
A conversation to understand your goals, team dynamics, and what you want to accomplish. We'll determine if this format is right for your situation.
Discovery & Agenda Design
Lightweight discovery and agenda design to allow for more time working together and less time passively consuming information. You'll know exactly what we're doing and why before we start.
Facilitation Day(s)
Full-day guided working sessions with your leadership team. Hands-on strategy work, OKR drafting, and real-time alignment building.
Post-Session Summary
Executive summary within 48 hours — raw output from our work together, not a polished deck. Shareable one-page strategy document and clear next steps for finalizing and implementing what you built.
What clients say
"Sara was awesome, super engaging and has a refreshing perspective on OKRs that makes this work more relatable, engaging and interesting."
"Sara is an excellent facilitator who kept a diverse group on point and aligned to common strategic objectives."
"Trust the process!"
In-Person vs Remote: which Kickoff is right for you?
| In-Person Kickoff | Remote Kickoff | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Full-day on-site facilitation | Half-day remote session(s) |
| Best for | Leadership offsites, deep strategy work | Distributed teams, quick alignment |
| Focus | Facilitated OKR drafting + alignment | Methodology + self-drafting skills |
| You leave with | Draft OKRs + strategy artifacts | Skills to create your own OKRs |
| Conflict work | TKI assessment add-on available | Not available |
| Investment | From $20,000/day + travel | From $7,500 |
Both Kickoffs give your team a fast start with OKRs. The difference: do you want facilitated, in-person collaboration to create draft OKRs together, or do you want to learn the skills remotely and self-draft?
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between this and Done-with-You OKR Consulting? +
In-Person No-BS OKRs Kickoff is a facilitation-focused offering. I guide your offsite and help you create draft OKRs together, but finalizing and implementing them is your work afterward.
Done-with-You OKR Consulting is expert guidance through the entire OKR creation and implementation process — from draft to finished, high-quality OKRs. You still do the work, but with a skilled guide beside you at every step.
Think of the offsite as a great starting point. If you want expert guidance all the way through, Done-with-You OKR Consulting is the better path.
Can you facilitate a remote or virtual offsite? +
For virtual sessions, consider the Remote No-BS OKRs Kickoff instead. The in-person format works best when your team benefits from being in the same room — especially for teams with significant conflict or new leadership configurations.
We'll discuss format during the Q&A and I'll give you my honest recommendation based on your situation.
How far in advance do we need to book? +
Typically 4-6 weeks for full-day sessions (to allow proper preparation). Travel logistics may require additional lead time depending on location.
If you have a shorter timeline, reach out anyway — I can sometimes accommodate urgent requests.
Do you travel internationally? +
Yes. International travel is billed at cost (flights, accommodation, ground transportation). We'll include travel estimates in your proposal before you commit.
What if we get stuck finalizing our OKRs after the offsite? +
You have a few options:
- "How are we doing?" OKR Review — Submit your finalized OKRs for expert feedback before you commit
- Upgrade to Done-with-You OKR Consulting — If you realize you want more guidance, we can scope a Done-with-You OKR Consulting engagement to help you finalize
- Self-serve resources — The book and No-BS OKRs Essentials course can help you work through common sticking points
Many teams finalize successfully on their own. But if you get stuck, there's a path forward.
What size leadership team is this designed for? +
Ideal: 5-10 people. This is large enough for diverse perspectives but small enough for real dialogue. Larger groups (up to 15) can work with modified facilitation approaches.
If you're thinking about a much larger group, we should discuss whether this format is right or if a different approach would serve you better.
What if our team has significant disagreements? +
Good — that's often where the real work is. I have advanced training in conflict management (Kilmann Diagnostics) specifically because disagreement is common and valuable. Surfacing and working through differences is better than papering over them with vague language.
If I sense the conflict level exceeds what can be addressed in a facilitation session, I'll tell you and recommend a different approach.
What's the conflict assessment add-on? +
The TKI (Thomas-Kilmann Inventory) is a conflict assessment that identifies each person's preferred conflict-handling modes. At $1,250/person, it includes:
- TKI administration for each participant
- 30-minute 1:1 debrief with each person individually
- Team report that informs the facilitation work
It's especially useful for teams where people are "nice" (accommodating and avoidant), overly competitive, or otherwise overuse some conflict styles. The workshop helps people build their non-default modes and understand team dynamics.
After your offsite
You leave with draft OKRs, strategy artifacts, and clear next steps. Most teams finalize their OKRs within 1-2 weeks of the offsite.
If you need more support:
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