Fredericksburg Staff Ride -  Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, Virginia

​LOGISTICS:

​Travel:  Recommended travel days on Monday and Friday.

​Lodging:  Courtyard Fredericksburg Historic District by Marriott

Schedule:  Preparation time on Tuesday with icebreaker in the evening.  Staff ride on Wednesday, with integration dinner Wednesday night.  Or... add our Chancellorsville Staff Ride for Thursday with integration dinner that night.

Group size:  Minimum 8 people per conference group; maximum of 14 people per conference group.  Maximum of 6 groups at a time.  OMNA will provide one retired senior leader either a U.S. Marine or a Firefighter to facilitate learning for each conference group.

Transportation:  Groups provide their own transportation around the battlefield (usually rented 15 passenger vans).  Walking options available (6-10 miles per day).

Price and payment:  Contact OMNA for scheduling, pricing, and payment options.  

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The battle for Fredericksburg in December 1862 followed after the Army of the Potomac (under new leadership) and the Army of Northern Virginia clashed at Sharpsburg Maryland in September.  Along with the Battle of Chancellorsville Staff Ride, this is a good preliminary study to the Battle of Gettysburg.  In this staff ride we contrast the organizational maturity and organizational cultures of the two armies, and the interactions of their leaders.  Fredericksburg is a good place to discuss moral decision-making, project and program management, and risk assessment.

​LEARNING OUTCOMES: 

+ Participants discuss the relationship between vision, strategy, projects, and tactics; while assessing their own organizational maturity and culture.

+ Participants learn more about how their colleagues feel, think, frame problems, and communicate their decisions into action.

+ Teams build cohesion and a common shared experience in evaluating leaders from the past, while broadening their vocabulary and knowledge of various leadership styles.