Not every company retreat has the same purpose. Sometimes your employees need a break from the city while other times they need to exercise those grey cells. Depending on what your aim is, picking the right activities for your work offsite will determine how successful it is. But we’ve got your back! Here are 5 types of activities for company retreats that can guarantee good results.
1. Outdoor Fun
After days of sitting in the office, use your corporate offsite to give your employees a chance to stretch their legs. Arrange for a fun obstacle course on a lawn like the expansive one in SaffronStays Minerva, to spark some friendly competition. You can follow it up with a scavenger hunt, to get those mind-wheels turning as teams of people work together to complete challenges that range from doing crafts to making skits. Sprawling estates like SaffronStays Casa Del Palms with abundant greenery and plenty of chic outdoor seating areas, are perfect for such team building activities! Use the lush lawns and wide open spaces to let your team blow off some steam with an exciting nerf battle or instead let them find some peace of mind with a calming session of group meditation.
2. Nature Activities
As working remotely has increasingly become the norm, it is crucial that your employees find time to step outside. Spending time amongst flora and fauna will not only give your employees renewed energy but also provide stimulus for new ideas and ways of thinking. You’d be surprised how much you can learn from the simple farm experience of milking cows and feeding them. A session of paddy farming as a group is a unique bonding experience you won’t find elsewhere. At SaffronStays SanvinaFarm you can get all this and more on the vast farm estate where ducks, geese and the resident dog Simba, are your only companions. Other activities like boating, horse riding and trekking on private farmhouses in Mahabaleshwar like SaffronStays Aatman, are also a great way to enjoy the serene beauty of nature while getting in some exercise. Don’t forget the lip-smacking farm-to-table meals as well as the opportunity to wrap up the day with stargazing!
3. Indoor Games
Want to reward your employees for all their hard work while also giving them an opportunity to learn something new? Give them a refreshing break amongst luxury surroundings at private villas for rent and organise a range of fun activities for company retreats — as a way to foster good professional qualities. Dumb Charades and Two Truths and a Lie are great ice-breakers to get people comfortable. Within the large, airy rooms of villas like SaffronStays Gardenia, you can follow up with game show style trivia quizzes as a nice brain teaser or focus on trust exercises with games like Minefield (where a blindfolded person must avoid obstacles while being guided by a partner’s verbal instructions). Use the quirky decor in the rooms of SaffronStays Urja to set up a mind-boggling escape room challenge that will force the team members to work smart and work together.
4. Water Sports
Water sports in lakes and rivers are super fun activities for company retreats that your employees will definitely thank you for. Spending time together and making happy memories while taking dips in the lake is an ideal way of bringing your team closer together, particularly while staying at resort-like villas like SaffronStays Foresta By The Lake. At riverside private villas like SaffronStays Glistening Waters, you can Indulge in an exhilarating hour of kayaking or river rafting or river crossing and feel the adrenaline pumping through your veins or sit back and relax with the team while boating and enjoying a tour of the gorgeous landscape.
5. Poolside Pursuits
Of course, some corporate offistes are more focused on goal setting seminars and conferences. But even those weekend long events need fun-filled breaks to keep spirits high. And what’s more fun than pool games? Even an hour long game of pool volleyball — perfect for open sky pools with a surrounding lawn like at SaffronStays Estella — is enough to instill a positive mood that will last all day. After serious discussion and reviews, water balloon fights and pool relays or races will spark energies up again. Expansive pools like the one at SaffronStays Moira are most suitable for games like these. You can even try a transparent bottle challenge where transparent bottles are filled with pool water and thrown in the pool. The team to find the most bottles wind! Nothing like some friendly competition to boost morale, isn’t it?
Whether it is zoom calls or sitting in a chair for hours, constant work has a way of stifling the mind and the body. As the new financial year rolls around, it’s time to give your employees a well earned offsite with some exciting activities for company retreats!
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