IOE ANNUAL RETREAT HELPS US TO MAKE THE MOST OF EACH OTHER

IOE ANNUAL RETREAT HELPS US TO MAKE THE MOST OF EACH OTHER

This year’s IOE retreat took place on the 26th and 27th of June. Richard Gold returned to facilitate the event that, in a spirit of continuity and collegial growth, focused on ‘making the most of each other’. Specific themes included building connections and relationships that will be of use beyond the retreat, strengthening internal communication channels, tailoring feedback, improving knowledge sharing, and the use of artificial intelligence for evaluation.

Dr Alvaro Lario, IFAD President, set the tone of the event with a recorded opening welcome message. From then onwards, substantive discussions and team building exercises alternated over the course of the two days, in a relaxing, welcoming and very pleasant environment. At least until the evening of the first day… when a 1920s themed murder mystery role play game cast a dense veil of intrigue among IOE team members, whose acting abilities and detective skills were tested to the limit!