Any company faces strategic problems, such as increased competition in the market, decreased demand for the goods and services offered, and work in an unstable economic situation in the country. To come up with a plan of action on these issues, it's not enough to hold a regular meeting and brainstorm—you need to have a strategy session. The authors of this book, Chris Ertel and Lisa Kay Solomon, who have been helping leaders make strategic meetings more effective for 15 years, share their professional secrets. They reveal a list of effective tools for conducting a strategic session that allow you to involve all participants not only in an analytical discussion, but also in a creative and emotional process, which ensures the emergence of truly breakthrough ideas and solutions.