Make this year count: Get the whole team together for a spectacular offsite that goes beyond icebreakers and remote work. Use the event to significantly boost team morale, well-being, and creativity.
You’ll be on trend by doing so, as offsites are booming. Team travel bookings increased 73% on Navan between July and August 2022. And while corporations are eager to get team members together in person for face-to-face team-building activities, onboarding boot camps, and real-time brainstorming, organizing company offsites is a nuanced art.
Virtual teams have developed a sense of comradery and banter among coworkers thanks to regular video conferencing and Zoom calls. Therefore, the goal of offsite meetings isn’t necessarily to introduce remote team members but rather to shift their perception of company culture and work. It’s an opportunity to drill down into teamwork that’s not possible with screen shares or Slack and reward employees with more than online games and virtual events.
With smart technology like the Navan Team Travel Solution, event organizers can access suggestions on potential destinations that work well for all invited employees. For example, the Navan marketing team has colleagues in California and Berlin, so New York would be a realistic meeting point for the two groups. It’s a good idea to cater to guests’ locations so that everyone travels for a reasonable amount of time.
One option is to create moments for breakout rooms, where remote employees can feel like they’re joining the offsite event in a smaller group, which lends itself to easier communication and conversation. Another idea is to integrate games like quizzes, in which remote employees can answer questions before the in-person event and be a part of the activity even if they’re not there in person.
While no single template works for every company or department, event planners will better understand what works well for certain cultures and kinds of teams over time.
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