Outback Team Building & Training Blog
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WATCH: 100 Philips Employees, One Escape Room Experience
100 Philips employees were able to have oneEscape Room: Jewel Heistexperience – without leaving their hotel venue. Watch the video case study to find out what happened.
PODCAST: Pro-Tips To Plan Your First Team Building Event
Planning a team building event can be complicated, especially if it’s your first time doing it. Listen to this 15-minute podcast to get free expert tips on how you can plan like a pro.
5 Awesome Rope Courses for Team Building Around Vancouver, BC
Rope Courses -- An Exciting Team Building Activity for Your Work Group!
PODCAST: How Do You Engage Millennials in the Workplace?
How do you engage millennials in the workplace? Listen to the 15-minute podcast for engagement tips from professional facilitator, Lyndon Friesen.
Introducing: Five New “Outback Cares” Initiatives
Discover five new ways Outback Team Building Training is giving back with our charitable program, Outback Cares. Each initiative will help our team support philanthropic organizations across North America that are important to our customers and employees alike.
Customer Spotlight: Why Travel Services Has Partnered with Us for Three Years
Find out why Travel Services, a destination management company in Puerto Rico, has trusted us as their team building provider for three years in a row.
CASE STUDY: Custom Change Management Program for the Royal Canadian Mint
Employee training that is custom-made for your organization can make the difference between an effective program and a waste of company time. Find out how a series of custom development sessions that our team facilitated in Canada helped the Royal Canadian Mint discover the tools to manage a large change within their organization.
CASE STUDY: Why PlentyOfFish Continues to Choose The Amazing Chase for Their Retreat
When searching for an exciting team building solution for their annual retreat in Whistler BC, PlentyOfFish discovered the perfect fast-paced, hosted event – The Amazing Chase. Find out why they continue to partner with our team and have chosen The Amazing Chase for their retreat four years in a row.
CASE STUDY: Coca-Cola Tries Team Building Right in Their Meeting Room
A group from Coca-Cola wanted a fun and collaborative team building activity they could try right in their meeting room. Find out why a portable “escape room” experience was the perfect solution.
CASE STUDY: A custom charity event for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
As a philanthropic organization, the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation is familiar with giving back. Learn more about the unique charity event their group participated in, and how our team customized the experience for them.
CASE STUDY: A Perfect Group Activity Organized in One Business Day
With only one business day to organize a team building activity, a financial group from Conexus Credit Union contacted our team in search of a quick and easy-to-run solution. Find out how they found the perfect activity for their event with help from our team.
CASE STUDY: From Inquiry to Custom Call in Under 30 Minutes
Learn how our team connected Black McDonald with one of our dedicated employee training facilitators within 30 minutes of their initial inquiry.
How Pokémon GO Can Help You Plan a Team Building Event
Discover three reasons why people can’t stop playing Pokémon GO and how these findings can help you plan your next technology inspired team building event. Pokémon GO is everywhere. And if the massive groups of people flooding the streets, local neighbourhoods, and parks aren’t proof enough, multiple news and media outlets have released reports with […]
CASE STUDY: Delivering Team Building for Charity in Under One Week
Discover how the international company, Accenture, partnered with our team to bring their Charity Bike Buildathon team building activity to life in just six days. Socially conscious team building for one of the world’s most innovative companies As a global leader in the professional services industry, Accenture has appeared on FORTUNE’s list of “World’s Most […]
CASE STUDY: How One Group Made Their Outdoor City Tour “Amazing”
Find out how one corporate group enhanced an outdoor city tour with a custom Amazing Chase. Teams loved the fun challenges and called the race “perfect.”
Why Teams Need Competition in the Workplace
From cavemen to businessmen – discover why collaborators want to come out on top, and how team building can appeal to our need to compete.
Mission Incredible: A Top Notch Team Reward Activity for Any Destination
Mission Incredible is a reward to help your team get the most out of any destination. Find out how one group took on unique and location-specific challenges in Hawaii.
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.
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 […]