The corporate seminar is reinventing itself to ensure team cohesion and employee loyalty. Whether outdoors or indoors, here's a roundup of bookable entertainment to ensure your employees leave with tenfold motivation.
Since the advent of hybrid working, the distance between employees has prompted companies to think of other ways of bringing people together. The company seminar is reinventing itself to ensure team cohesion and employee loyalty. In fact, this event is a key moment for consolidating bonds between employees, while thanking them for their hard work. Yes, a team building event with original activities is guaranteed to bring back memories of those unusual moments during lunch breaks or around the coffee machine. Perhaps you're short of ideas? Whether outdoors or indoors, here's a roundup of activities to book, so that your employees leave with tenfold motivation.
If you want to make this interlude a moment rich in shared learning, you can invite a coach. On what subjects? Leadership, public speaking, stress management, non-violent communication... These subjects require special attention, and will be easier to grasp if you're out of the office and not thinking about operational matters. What's more, this activity is perfectly suited to a management seminar.
What if you had a sportsperson, entrepreneur or opinion leader speak on your trip? Since the media coverage of TedX conferences and the rise of podcasts, stories combining personal and professional journeys have been a big hit. If you invite an entrepreneur to your event, he'll be able to recount the milestones of his successes, as well as his moments of doubt and failure. If you invite someone who is passionate about a cause, they may come to raise awareness of it. In this case, emphasize the links between your company's raison d'être and your guest's mission. To create a "wow" effect, choose someone who is generous with his or her words.
Perhaps you've already heard of the Climate Fresco? These are fun workshops to help you understand climate disruption. Using maps taken from the latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report, the game helps you get to grips with environmental issues. This can be an interesting way of approaching your organization's CSR policy. Employees will appreciate your commitment to these issues. A study published by CSA in 2021 reveals that, faced with the same job offer, 78% of employees prefer to join a company committed to the ecological transition.
If you're staying in a large, characterful mansion during the seminar (we know a few!), you're going to have a large family kitchen at your disposal. At The Oasis House, we provide recipe kits for teams to prepare dishes as if you were in the finals of Top Chef (but without the interminable wait for the jury's score). Our tip: mix up your staff so that people who aren't used to working together get to know each other better.
Are your teams city dwellers? Are their feet more likely to be treading asphalt and subway stairs than peaceful country paths? The virtues of walking in nature are numerous. And we're not just talking about the physical side. Incorporating a hike into your program will benefit creativity and productivity during work sessions. Start by taking a gentle route suitable for all types of walker.
Let us guide you if you lack inspiration for a seminar near Paris. Just two hours from the capital, the Perche region has some lovely surprises in store for you, thanks to its natural park inhabited by centuries-old trees and its authentic villages. The Fontainebleau region also has a lot to offer: a royal castle listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a forest of over 22,000 hectares to explore on foot, by bike or on horseback. And if you've got time to spare, why not extend your tour as far as Nemours?
The practice, which has three million followers in France, has multiple benefits. It promotes concentration, as we have to think about the balance and correctness of our postures. It's also known for the calming and relaxation it brings, thanks to attention to breathing. In our fast-paced daily lives, when we're juggling meetings and e-mails, we often forget about our bodies. At a time when we're talking more and more about mental health in the workplace, offering your employees a moment of relaxation is no incidental matter.
After a great day of exchange and interaction, you might consider a relaxing activity for the evening: a screening of a cult film and popcorn for everyone. And if you want to link the end of the day to the theme of your team building, maybe you can watch a documentary on a key topic for your organization?
"I'll fetch your soul, in the cold, in the flames..." If you've got nothing against Céline Dion, a karaoke night is a great idea. There's no better way to reveal your colleagues' personalities than to watch them strain their vocal chords to their favorite song. Good humor and laughter guaranteed!
Have these suggestions inspired you to take your colleagues on an original team-building activity? Yoga, karaoke, cinema, coaching, hiking - it's now up to you to come up with the cocktail of activities that will appeal to your employees.
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