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

CASE STUDY: How Outback Improved Employee Engagement by Over 100% in Just One Year
Is it possible to drastically improve employee engagement within a single year? Read this case study to find out how Outback’s leadership team increased our employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) by more than 65 in under 12 months.

How to Increase Employee Engagement in the Workplace with 3 Simple Strategies
Have you noticed that employee engagement at your workplace is suffering and that your team is often negative, unfocused, or dissatisfied? Here are three common issues that are often overlooked, and the easy solutions to help you increase engagement within your organization.

Why Employee Engagement Matters & How You Can Track It
If monitoring employee engagement isn’t high up on your company's priority list, it should be. Find out how effectively tracking it can have a significant impact on your bottom line.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Uncovering Your Company’s Core Values
Looking to develop guiding principles that can help take your organization to the next level? Use this free guide to create effective company core values, and implement them throughout your business in an impactful way.

The Top 10 Company Core Values
From Coca-Cola to Amazon, here are 10 of the most creative and inspirational core values that companies have created.

6 Core Values That Helped Outback Become a Multimillion-Dollar Company
Always put customers first, be self-accountable, take action, pay great attention to detail, be open and honest, and be improving. Find out how these six core values have helped Outback build great relationships, a strong team, and a multimillion-dollar company.

How to Launch Your Core Values and Make Them Stick
Has your leadership team developed incredible core values but employees have no idea they exist? Find out five things you can do to launch your core values and make them stick.

Creating Your Company Core Values in 5 Easy Steps
Help your team become more aligned and find greater success with clearly defined core values. Find out how to create ones that are specific to your organization and provide the most impact for your employees.

5 Clear-Cut Reasons Why Company Core Values Matter
Why bother with core values in the first place? Here are five of the biggest reasons why companies invest time and energy into creating them.

CASE STUDY: How Loblaws Employees Raised Over $18,000 for Charity with the Help of Outback Cares
Looking for ideas to make your next company fundraiser more exciting? Check out this case study about how Loblaws used a free team building prize to motivate employees.

The Ultimate Guide to Team Building
Welcome to The Ultimate Guide to Team Building! This directory offers tips for before, during, and after your activity, making it an ideal resource for new or first-time planners.

What You Should Do One Day, One Week, and One Month After Your Team Building Activity
Keep the feeling and spirit of team building alive long after your activity is over. Here’s what you should do one day, one week, and one month after your event.

How to Run Your Team Building Event Like a Pro
With so many moving parts, it can be easy for something to go wrong on the day of your team building event. Check out 10 tips and tricks from professional Event Coordinators to help you make sure everything runs smoothly.

How the Right Team Building Activity Can Make or Break Your Event
Don’t let the “wrong” team building activity ruin all of your hard work as a planner! Find out how to select the best solution for your group to ensure that your event is a success.

How to Build a Successful Sales Team That’s Collaborative, Not Cut-Throat
Is it possible to build a thriving, competitive sales team that also works well together? Find out five ways you can encourage your sales representatives to reach company targets without making them feel like they need to “take down” their colleagues.

CASE STUDY: How Invision Communications Supported Hurricane Relief With Charity Team Building
“Everyone loved the activity, and it aligned very well with Agios’ culture of giving back. It was a fantastic way to start the meeting, and they are already talking about doing something like this again. So, we may have set a pretty big precedent…We’ll see if we can match it next year!” – Sarah Gregory, Associate Creative Director, InVision Communications

10 Best Reads on Leadership from Outback’s Leaders
Looking for resources to help your managers and executives become better at what they do? Check out the top 10 books that Outback Team Building Training’s leadership team recommends.

Why Having an “Open Door” Policy with Your Remote Employees Is Critical
Want to know how to build a strong team of remote employees you can trust? Find out how an “open door” policy can help you maintain successful working relationships with employees you don’t regularly see in person.

The Top Training and Consulting Trends for 2018
Want to know what’s on the horizon for employee training and management consulting in 2018? Find out the trends you should be paying attention to, and the best programs to help your team grow and improve this year.

A Shockingly Simple Perspective on Great Leadership
How can you become more than just a manager? Team coach and management consultant Joe Britto shares his shockingly simple view on what it takes to evolve into an effective leader.

Introducing Outback Team Building & Training
It’s official! Our company name has changed to Outback Team Building Training to better reflect our service offerings.

The Top Three Team Building Trends for 2018
Get started on your team building ideas for 2018! Find out what activities are predicted to be hot this year, and hear insight on the latest trends from Murray Seward, President of Outback Team Building Training, by listening to our latest podcast episode.

CASE STUDY: How Vision Credit Union Successfully Merged Two Different Leadership Teams and Workplace Cultures
“I think now, the managers are trying to communicate better with their branch staff. They’re recognizing that they weren’t the only ones affected by the merger.” – Carolin Robinson, Manager of Risk, Vision Credit Union

CASE STUDY: How Principia Built a Stronger Company Culture Even With Its Remote Employees Working Hundreds of Miles Apart
“It worked. We found that we were more aligned than we thought, that we had some common-rooted interests…Lyndon helped us really work together to build our business this last year.” - Lou Rossi, Managing Partner, Principia

CASE STUDY: MD Financial Discovers an “Incredible” Charity Activity
A corporate group from MD Financial was looking for a unique charity activity to help them give back this holiday season. Find out what they did, and how they were able to make such an “incredible” donation to the local veterans’ foundation.