Team building at Sopwell House, St Albans
For most people the run up to Christmas break can be hectic and this year it was especially so for us – our second website www.teambuildingawaydays.co.uk went live on yesterday. As you are probably aware, this process can at times seem to take over ones life! We were fortunate though, to have the support of Matt Willson (www.willsonwebdesign.co.uk). Something we really liked was his idea of us explaining what we do to him, and for him to then write the copy for the website from the client’s perspective. www.teambuildingawaydays.co.uk has been designed to work in conjunction with our other...
Read MoreIdentifying and acknowledging excellence
One of the fantastic benefits (or should that be privilege) of running a team building session is being able to identify and acknowledge excellence. Of course we design a session so that there many such opportunities but such examples are harder to find in everyday life, so when we come across an example of excellence, we believe it is worth talking about. Such an opportunity occurred last week. I am in the fortunate position that I drive the car of my dreams, a 1982 Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia X In it’s day this car was the top of Ford’s range and even today still has a level of comfort and...
Read MoreA quick turn round
At the end of the working day in mid October we received this email. “I am organising a company away day (15 people) at Whipsnade Zoo on 1st Nov. Am looking for a motivational slot. Are you able to help and if so at what cost?” We were able to get back to our client first thing next morning with the idea of using our ‘Facing up to New Challenges’ circus skills session to start their day. Not only was this seen as a perfect fit but Sandra also commented on also how quickly we responded and how good it felt to keep things local. On the first, we arrived nice and early, chatted...
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