Team Building in a Treehouse September 24, 2011
Posted by James Coakes in team building.Tags: conference, team building, team building activities, treehouse
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Up in the trees - a treehouse
There are treehouses at several conference venues around the UK and they are great meeting places for smaller groups. Most comfortably take up to a dozen people although some are larger. They have all the facilities of a typical conference room with meeting tables, flipcharts and electrics – but there the similarity ends.
Treehouses are built in quiet wooded areas in most venues and you feel completely away from the hustle and bustle and your usual work environment. Surrounded by a wood construction and looking out on green trees unleashes creativity and helps you to see things in a new light. They’re great as bases for team building activities as well.
Call us for information on venues with treehouses.
Team Building Activities & Communication August 2, 2011
Posted by James Coakes in team building.Tags: communication, team building activities
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Event the simplest team building activities can have genuine business-linked benefits, for example encouraging good communication. Good communication requires clarity, appropriate detail and checks to ensure that what has been said has been understood.
The key to making a success of events with a business focus is to ensure that they remain enjoyable and that the learning isn’t laboured. People generally enjoy communicating and learning how to do things more effectively, so combined with fun activities it can be very powerful.
Health & Safety September 16, 2010
Posted by James Coakes in Health & Safety, team building.Tags: health and safety, team building activities
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Just because it’s fun it doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be safe. It amazes us that huge companies with the most stringent health and safety standards will hire event companies without checking health and safety, risk assessments and even whether they are covered by adequate insurance.
Team building activities can be fun without being risky. Often it’s the illusion of risk that gives an activity an edge, particularly for participants who do not regularly experience outdoor pursuits.
It’s easy enough to get this information. Good companies will have a few documents to hand that can be emailed and kept for due diligence purposes.
Event industry support for students June 11, 2010
Posted by James Coakes in team building.Tags: progressive resources, students, team building activities
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It’s easy to understand why many students choose to focus on team building and events for their coursework and dissertations. It’s a fun and interesting subject and makes a difficult task a bit lighter.
Progressive Resources is committed to supporting students with their work. We’ve had 9 long term placement students over the years spending nearly a year each with us and countless shorter placements and work experience students. We also have a student zone on our website offering support and information to students.
Quad Bikes October 6, 2009
Posted by James Coakes in team building.Tags: leadership, quad bike, reward, team building activities, teamwork
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- Enjoying quad biking
You can give a business justification for many team building activities; whether it’s improving teamwork, promoting leadership or encouraging communication. With quad bikes it’s hard to come up with any serious business outcome to link it to without being spurious.
So, there it is, quad bikes are a fun event and that’s the end of it. The company you work for thinks enough of you to book an activity purely for your enjoyment. You feel valued, rewarded and return to work motivated and more productive.
That’s quite a justification.
Fun Team Building Activities May 8, 2009
Posted by James Coakes in team building.Tags: team bonding, team building activities
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There are hundreds of team building activities available from a host of excellent suppliers. Many people are concerned that if they ask for teambuilding they will end up on a mountain cooking wildlife for survival. Most people simply want a fun activity that will lead to natural social team bonding within their group.
