Outback Team Building & Training Blog
Actionable tips, expert advice, downloadable guides, exclusive interviews, and more on team building, training, coaching – and everything related to employee engagement
Tailoring Recognition and Rewards to Employee Interests
There is no “standard employee,” so why would you have standard forms of recognition or reward? Discover different ways to motivate individuals on your team.
Three Different Styles of Training – How Are They Different?
Find out about three different styles of training – knowledge-based, fun skill-building, and leadership consulting. Which style is right for your group?
Outback Cares: Supporting PowerPlay Young Entrepreneurs
Forget lemonade stands, the “PowerPlay Young Entrepreneurs” have a real passion for business. Watch them in action, and find out how we’re supporting their success.
Top Team Building Trends of 2016
Trend #1 – More Customization and Personalization Over the last year, organizations have partnered with us to create hundreds of custom challenges and different custom events. In fact, requests to customize activities were up by over 30 per cent in 2015 compared to the previous year. We’ve seen some very creative requests for customization that are […]
New Group Activities Available in 2016
Going Live Transform into a news team and broadcast a report in a high pressure setting. Each team communicates key messages around the theme of your choice. Random Acts of Kindness A fun philanthropic activity strengthens teamwork and gets teams competitive doing good in the community. Team Pursuit Team Pursuit is a high energy team […]
Does Team Building Really Work?
As part of the "Peer to peer: Team building must have a purpose" column, Philip Keen answers, “What team building activities have proven to be highly effective?
How to Groom and Develop Entrepreneurial Employees
Learn how to develop self-motivated entrepreneurial employees who can proactively solve problems and implement productive solutions to help your team succeed.
Ten Creative Ideas to Bring Your Company Holiday Party to Life
1. Pick an unexpected theme The theme you choose for your company holiday party sets the tone for what’s to come. If you go with something unexpected – think along the lines of togas and 80’s dance parties – your team will know to be ready for anything! 2. Crowdsource the DJ playlist Everyone has […]
Three Charity Events That Made a Difference
A Non-Profit Organization Gets Involved in Their Community You don’t need months or even weeks to plan your next charity team building event – we often work with companies who only have a matter of days to pull together an activity. That was the case for a team from Project Lead The Way, a non-profit organization based […]
What’s the Difference Between a Manager and a Leader?
For one global technology company, their executive retreat was the perfect opportunity to transform their front-line managers into effective leaders. The tech company worked with our coaching and consulting facilitator to develop a "Leadership Regardless Of Title" custom program for their retreat.