SLOR Analysis
The SLOR (SWOT) Analysis Workshop helps teams take a meaningful pause to examine their current reality—identifying Strengths, Limitations, Opportunities, and Risks.
This structured reflection sets the stage for smarter planning, clearer priorities, and more confident next steps.
Objectives
- Understand what’s currently working and what’s holding the team back
- Identify strengths worth scaling and limitations worth addressing
- Explore the risks of inaction to create urgency and focus
- Align the team on near-term opportunities and priorities
- Build a shared foundation for strategic decisions and collaboration
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Instructions
This workshop is best delivered when a team needs to reflect on their present state before diving into strategy, change, or growth.
It’s especially valuable:
- Before diving into a visioning activity
- Before a planning retreat or strategic offsite
- During times of transition or change
- As a reset to reconnect teams and surface shared understanding
By focusing the team on what matters most right now, this session supports momentum and direction.
By guiding participants through a collaborative conversation on what’s working and what’s not, this session builds alignment and surfaces insight that might otherwise stay unspoken. It’s a practical and powerful way to take stock before taking action.
This interactive session is ideal for teams preparing for strategy work, undergoing change, or looking to reset after a period of flux.
- Project Managers looking to align stakeholders and teams.
- Team Leaders seeking to improve team dynamics and collaboration.
- External Consultants specializing in team effectiveness.
- HR or Organizational Development professionals focusing on culture and performance.
Author
Lauren Green is a meeting facilitator, coach and trainer, as well as a visual notetaker. She is the owner and executive director of MeetingMakers, a close-knit team of experienced facilitators, trainers and meeting coaches who partner with clients to facilitate meetings with tangible outcomes and lasting impact. She believes facilitation should be a core competency for all professionals and is on a mission to make this a reality. She is recognized for her high energy and ability to fuel creativity and drive productivity in meetings, while also helping groups recognize and scale their collaboration strengths. Lauren earned a master’s degree in Organization Development and Knowledge Management from George Mason University, where she now teaches facilitation as an adjunct professor. Lauren is an International Coach Federation certified coach and an MBTI® and EQi (emotional intelligence) Practitioner. She is a certified LUMA Instructor, specializing in teaching design thinking workshops. Lauren is the host of the podcast This Meeting Sucks, on a mission to un-suck meetings and bring meeting skills to the masses, one episode at a time.
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