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
12 Connection-Building Icebreaker Activities for Work
Professionals all around the world are feeling unsatisfied with the amount of social connection they have at work, but icebreaker activities can help.
19 Boss’s Day Activities and Gifts for In-Person and Remote Teams
This Boss’s Day, show your leaders how much you appreciate all their hard work, support, and dedication with these Boss’s Day activity and gift ideas.
37 Unbeatable Virtual Happy Hour Games for Workgroups
Looking for fun, engaging, hilarious, and high-energy virtual happy hour games for your team’s next get-together? Here are some ideas your colleagues will love.
118 Check-In Questions for Meetings with Teammates
If you want to get the most out of every meeting and get a gauge on your team’s engagement and well-being, incorporate these check-in questions into the conversation.
12 Awesome Onboarding Activities for New Team Members
Whether your team works together in person, in a hybrid environment, or fully remotely, onboarding activities are crucial in getting new team members engrained with your organization and ensuring they truly feel like part of the team from the outset.
Everything You Need to Know About Planning the Ultimate Company Retreat
Your company retreat should be just as exciting for employees as it is useful for your business. Check out this online guide to get free planning tips.
The Anti-Generic List of Company Swag Ideas for 2022
Boring generic branded swag often gets stuffed in storage, forgotten about, or thrown away. But fun, creative, and utility-driven company swag ideas will be appreciated, put to use, and achieve the desired outcome. Here are 21 ideas to consider.
How to Develop an Employee Volunteer Training Program
Volunteering has been shown to improve employee wellbeing and strengthen workplace relationships, but it's not always easy to facilitate volunteer opportunities for your people. That's why creating a volunteer training program for your team can help guide your decisions and get people engaged. In this guest article from Grace Lau of Dialpad, you'll learn how to create a volunteer program and get employees' buy-in.
9 Benefits of Team Fun for Workplace Mental Health and Culture
Team fun might seem counterintuitive to productivity but in fact, it has the opposite effect. It offers a ton of big benefits to team morale, culture, and mental health.
The Best Free and Paid Zoom Games to Play with Colleagues
If you’re one of the 300 million daily meeting participants on Zoom, you’ve probably wondered about Zoom games to play with colleagues during virtual social time. Look no further! We’ve got you covered.
22 Team Bonding Activities for Workgroups [That Are Actually Fun]
If you want your organization to be successful, it needs to be made up of strong teams and engaged employees—and that all starts with the right team bonding ideas.
5 Ways a Diverse Workforce Impacts Employee Training and Development
Diversity is a key component of effective employee training and development. And, in this guest article from Derek Jones, you'll learn how diversity impacts employee training and development as well as how to ensure a successful inclusion and diversity program.
Accessing Mental Health Support for Business Leaders (Plus The Top 5 Apps)
Senior business leaders are often overlooked when it comes to mental health awareness and support but in reality are often at higher risk. Here are five ways to access mental health support for leaders.
27 Fun Getting to Know You Activities for Work Teams
Strong personal bonds between colleagues have been proven to boost employment fulfillment and engagement, making getting to know you activities a vitally important activity for every team.
Remote Onboarding Checklist: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Employees Up for Success
The professional world is embracing hybrid work but it’s also making the process of welcoming new staff more complex, meaning a thorough remote onboarding checklist is a must for HR pros across all industries.
Why Failing to Embrace Remote Work Kills Your Organization’s Competitive Edge
As The Great Resignation shakes up the working world, offering remote or hybrid work is becoming a make-or-break point for organizations.
5 Effective Ways To Reduce Training Costs Without Sacrificing Quality
For organizations of all sizes, proper employee training is a key part of business success. In this guest article from Jenna Bunnell, you'll learn how you can reduce the cost of employee training without losing out on quality.
The 22 Best Leadership Books You Need to Read in 2022
In the midst of a complicated and challenging time, leadership books are a vital tool for learning to navigate difficult situations, better manage your people, and get the best out of your teams to support organizational success.
7 Reasons to Do Off-Site Team Building Activities
After two years of separation and remote work, hosting an off-site team building activity is a great way to get your team together in person and to help them get re-engaged.
The 20 Most Important Project Management Skills in 2022
Project management can be a stressful and challenging endeavor. But, with the right project management skills and tools, you can lead your team to success on every project you take on.
4 Reasons Your Employees Are Unproductive [Plus 4 Ways to Fix It]
For organizations and leaders, ensuring employees are productive and engaged is a top priority. But in order to do so, they need to understand what causes productivity to dip as well as some strategic solutions they can implement to mitigate it.
The Psychological Benefits of Gaming in the Workplace
While some organizations might frown on entertainment during office hours, many others experience the benefits of gamification at work. Why do some companies back the idea? This guest article from Ann Yurovskikh explains.
12 Tips for Writing a Work-From-Home Policy
As remote and hybrid work continue to become the norm, many organizations struggle with how to write a work-from-home policy. This guest article from Jean Wilson Murray breaks down 12 tips you can use to create yours.
The Top Trends in Team Building and Training for 2022
With year three of the COVID-19 pandemic approaching, our team weighs in on the team building and training trends we can expect to see in our newly reshaped working world.
16 Team Building Case Studies and Training Case Studies
Check out our team building case study round-up of 16 corporate teams we helped to improve morale, collaboration, and relationships.