We frequently work with someone in an organisation that is arranging their first team event. That first phone call is often peppered with doubts on the organisers part; usually expressed as, ‘This is a really smart team so it can’t be anything frivolous!’ or, ‘Will it be yourselves there on the day?’.
It makes us wonder just what kind of experience they’ve had in the past that have left them so shell-shocked. Especially when you think that arranging a team day should be a very positive experience for the organiser and the participants.
I’m thinking of making the following available to our prospective clients, I’m hoping it will put some minds at ease:
WHAT YOU’RE DREADING WHAT EVENTUS PROVIDE
AN EXPERIENCE THAT…
Only engages certain members of Involves all participants with a
the team, variety of roles
asks for participants to humiliate in a sophisticated activity
themselves in front of their colleagues, worthy of their time
is run by hired staff instead of the run by our professional,
people you’ve been speaking with, experienced staff who are in
contact with you before the
event, deliver on the day,
and follow up afterwards
is poorly organised, leaving your professionally organised and
team standing around thinking, delivered in an engaging and
‘now what?’ fun style
and bearing no relationship to the culminating with an opportunity
office environment for a review of the team’s
performance as it relates to their
work environment
AND LEAVES YOUR TEAM…
Exasperated Enthused
Wishing they’d stayed in the office Having had a brilliant time and
seeing the value of the activity
Vowing to be sick the next time With identified learning points to
an event is arranged take forward to the workplace
