Seven team building activities for retreats

Retreats (aka conferences and offsites) often start with a get-to-know-others activity (See my post of Sept ... a dose of team building. Here are some examples from my consulting experience. Team cooking (such as by Team Cuisine in Massachusetts) lets members of a law department do something together [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 16:53:05

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London DCSB: Catholic Students Raise Funds for Service Trip to Monte Christi Orphanage

Written by John Borst on February 11, 2009 – 4:00 am#3 in the OCSTA “Good News in Ontario’s Catholic Schools” seriesThe St ... students have participated in numerous activities including a team building dinner, a Christmas tree sale fundraiser, and a spiritual retreat.  Other activities planned for the Mission Program include [more...]

Date: 2009-02-11 04:00:17

Transitions: Building relationships

26 September 08 at 5:57 pm | In Transitions, youth ministry | A couple of months ago, I posted about my impending change in ministry ... . Her parents were in my Sunday School class. Her cousin was part of the Bible quiz team. She sang ... of road trips, activities, retreats and whatnot behind [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 21:57:56

What’s Your Team Building Budget? - Creating and Recognising Team Building Opportunities

Original image courtesy of http://www.mainevents.co ... creating a better team. Awkward corporate retreats, contrived team building activities, hokey trust ... to team building is effectively zero, the attitude seems to be – “team building require budget, that’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 12:51:54

Chateau Royale, Sports and Country Club Inc.

In the heart of Batangas and just an easy 2-hour drive from Manila, lies Chateau Royale Sports & Country Club ... for relaxation, retreats, team-building activities, weddings, seminars, and almost all business or leisure [more...]

Date: 2008-08-31 10:40:59

Former Civil Service College Chalet

In 2006, SLA offered up for tender the site of the former civil service college chalet ... retreats for the conduct of team building, leadership or motivational activities. This is to cater ... will be set aside for short term rental. Corporate retreats, bonding sessions and other adventure [more...]

Date: 2008-02-18 18:20:00

Hello!

Well, it has been far too long since I last posted and since I am waiting for a large file to download for an assignment, ... activities and homework. Last weekend I went on the TFC prayer retreat and enjoyed some time away ... for our organization's boating, food service, and skiing/winter activities, create an Incident/Accident Form [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 23:34:33

Rare Relaxing Residencies for Arts and Culture Managers

Always on the look out for programs that benefit arts managers, ... . Since you would theoretically go alone, it wouldn't be a staff retreat where you engage in group strategizing or team building activities. It might be beneficial for administrators to mix with creative [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 05:13:12

Cruise Holidays As Incentive For Employees

There are 2 main reasons for an employee incentive program. You would want to reward your good performers ... your staff. It is also becoming very popular as a mean for teambuilding and for a management retreat ... the fine dining, five-star service and the many activities onboard. You will appreciate the price tags [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 17:30:47

The Simpsons: Burns and the Bees

The Simpsons: Burns and the Bees Posted on December 8, 2008 by rkproject Season 20, Episode 8: ... into a healthy collection. In the meantime, Burns attends a Billionaires retreat where they enjoy food fights, swimming and other “financially constructive” activities. After winning a basketball team [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 12:43:14

How to Engage Employees--For Free

Employers can build employee morale in countless ways. The most effective, though, are often overlooked because they're not as glossy as others ... employees with "team-building" activities--at least not the traditional team-building ... at the annual retreat simply is not sufficient to build any kind of team?  And why not?  If it's not obvious [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 03:15:38

Protea Hotel Clarens - Bloemfontein - Clarens

Searching for accommodation in Bloemfontein then search no more ... location for conferences, corporate functions and team building exercises alike. Activities ... . This artists’ haven is a tapestry steeped in history and rich in legend.This retreat is at the foothills [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 17:28:02

Leadership has retreat on Thompson Island

by Matt Berkowitz Students in the Leadership class came back from a retreat with a new sense of unity ... involving trust and communication. After completing teambuilding activities, we ate lunch [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 21:51:20

2008 Annual Retreat (and looking good doing it!)

Every year Pottawattamie County has an annual retreat in the beautiful Loess Hills of Southwest Iowa. Everyone has a great time participating in team building activities, listening to informative speakers, and enjoying the outdoors. It has started to become a tradition to have 'retreat shirts [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 02:41:01

Monday Mayhem - College Retreat

We had an awesome weekend on the College Retreat! My hubby is the college minister at our church, ... drugs were involved...)We also did some team building activities, like this paper maze. Hubby already ... , played TONS of card games, football, bocci ball, and had some incredible sessions of worship [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 13:04:00

Voice Recognition Software

One of the activities I sometimes do at our facilitated team building events is to ask people what productivity and time-saving tools they have ... that makes their job easier but often don't get an opportunity to share these ideas with other team members. At the last retreat I ran for the University of Newcastle one of the participants mentioned [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 22:22:00

Retreat

I am told that work retreats are supposed to combine team building, learning about the company, fun and getting to know your co-workers ... ...and it suited our purposes nicely. Our theme was Hollywood North and the team building activity involved them [more...]

Date: 2007-09-22 23:06:00

All-ASA Leadership Retreat Trains Next Generation of Community Organizers

President Obama has made community organizing a hot topic these days ... leaders from the community on effective organizing, as well as group activities on team building [more...]

Date: 2009-02-13 21:45:22

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