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Inspire and Motivate Teams With A Corporate Getaway

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With more than 2 years since the COVID-19 outbreak, most workspaces have efficiently adapted to the new style of working in a hybrid model, with complete or partial work from home and partial work from office. But on days when you think in-person communication would have eased the process of understanding, there is a unanimous appeal for team-bonding sessions. A one-day corporate getaway in and around the city that collaborates professional goals with personal bonding can work wonders for a team’s productivity. If you are considering where and how to go about planning a corporate getaway around Mumbai and Pune, we have some ideas for you.

Welcome New Joinees Into The Company Culture

SaffronStays Summer Salt in Alibaug
corporate getaway

If your company has welcomed a set of new employees in the last few months, then host a one-day retreat to induct them into the work culture. It is a significant way to include them in the larger team, communicate your expectations of them, help them know their coworkers, and forge connections. A one-day corporate getaways as a welcome will leave a lasting impression on the first go, especially if you choose luxury and uber-luxe private villas in Alibaug like SaffronStays Summer Salt, SaffronStays Casa Del Palms and SaffronStays Hacienda By The Sea, Alibaug. Located close to beaches, these pool villas flaunt stunning outdoor spaces like gazebos, well-manicured lawns, verandahs and balconies surrounded with thick greenery, that make for the perfect spot for bonding sessions.


Mix Business With Pleasure, Literally!

Other than getting away from the confines of conventional conference rooms, you need to have refreshing activities where the team can forget about their work, at least for a few hours. You need not decide what the team should do, but let them make the most of their time. At stunning private villas near Mumbai like SaffronStays Juniper, Lonavala, SaffronStays Carpe Diem, Lonavala & SaffronStays Amaltas, Nashik, it will be difficult to choose between pool time, a game of cricket on the lawn, downtime in the gazebo and the crossfit/gym workout. Make this one-day trip near Mumbai an experience of not just work meets leisure, but where work meets luxury!


Craft Your Next Strategy By The Pool

SaffronStays Kaia Waters by Kosha Villas in Pawna

Enough of Zoom calls to lay down your strategies, it’s time to change that approach. Picture a blue poolside for your presentations, which eliminates the redundancy of just another meeting. Or hold your training sessions in open spaces which inadvertently fuel an openness to learn in the attendees. Our beachside and waterfront Signature villas like SaffronStays Sundowner, Karjat, SaffronStays Waters By Kosha Villas, Pawna, and SaffronStays Gardenia, Kihim have spacious pools for the ideal pool-with-a-view workation. The spacious properties can accommodate about 20+ people to sit together and attend the presentations, while cool breezes and the soft sounds of nature refreshes them by the side.
Also Read: Steps to planning a successful corporate offsite.

Making A Well-Planned Corporate Getaway

A corporate getaway that communicates goals and collaborates efforts is a well-planned retreat. But certain things have to be considered- distance, strong internet connection and facilities for enjoyment. SaffronStays Foresta By The Lake, Kamshet, SaffronStays Kairos, Karjat and SaffronStays Reva Infinity & Beyond, Karjat are ideal for every kind of corporate holiday near Mumbai and Pune. Be it hosting select top leaders or a larger team gathering, these spacious, well-connected homes have lawns to host your meetings outdoors. Your work presentations can later turn into fun parties, with the mini-bar setup by the pool. 

So, be inventive and plan a one-day corporate retreat with SaffronStays where colleagues bond as friends and come back reenergized to tick off their goals highly motivated.

The evolution of the office cubicle

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Do you ever wonder how your seating style affects you? It affects your spine’s health, your mood and more importantly, your interaction with your colleagues. However, somewhere down the line, we take seating for granted. And so, even as we negotiate on our salaries, work hours, and leave policy among other things, very little or no attention is paid to the way we sit at work. 

Imagine, if we were given a choice on how we’d like our seating, what would we choose? Cubicle? Community table? Private room? A cushy recliner? Or just too petty an issue to be discussed? Each style caters to different work cultures. Take, for instance, the office cubicle. It was chaos that gave birth to the idea of a cubicle. Before this, there were open office spaces with no definite arrangements.

Originally designed to offer privacy to the employees, today, ‘being cubicled’ is almost seen in a negative light. Over the years, the office cubicle has seen a paradigm shift based on their office dynamics. Let’s take a look at a few of them…

Organisations, Reorgranised

break the chains of office cubicles

Open offices: If cubicles had a first cousin, this would be it. 
Back in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, this arrangement was prevalent at German offices and was known as the office landscape. For firms like ad agencies, start-ups and tech companies that rely on dissing hierarchies and are all for having clear communication, this one’s ideal.

Standing desks A rebel love child of the cubicle, stand up as a mark of respect to your health.
The smartest way to revisit your sedentary job is by introducing a standing desk. Introduced in the 60s, these are a hit even today. As of now, while there’s no policy that Indian workplaces follow, it’s a managerial-level practice at some organisations. 

Community tables – this one’s the NRI niece of the cubicle. 
New-age companies come with newer styles of working space. With hackerspaces/ makerspaces revolutionising the way people work – collaborating and using other people’s skills to flesh out a concept – the trend of using community tables has become rampant. This style of seating encourages conversations and discussions. For an organisation that runs on brainstorming, exchanging ideas, eating and chatting, workspaces are no lesser than hangout zones.

coffee break? chai break? or permanent break from the office cubicle?

Google offices – That one-sided affair the office cubicle once had.
When it comes to designing creative workspaces, no one does it better than Google. Or did we state the obvious? Mostly mirroring the city’s vibe in its offices – be it the amusement park- themed office at its Chelsea headquarters; the global headquarters in California with scooters, climbing walls; jungle-style set-ups in Dublin, Ireland; and an office full of hammocks in Zurich… discussing their seating arrangement is a touchy topic and deserves a different article altogether. 

Coworking spaces This is the cubicles ka Casanova, who can’t make up his mind. 
Co-working spaces have seen a phenomenal rise in the last few years. It’s a beautiful collage of different types of organisations coming together. So, there are small conference rooms for meetings, media rooms for entertainment, cosy couches, bean bags…. In short, spaces that help in enhancing creative thinking. With their perks and vibrant decor, they are ideal for freelancers, start-ups, small companies, and large companies that enjoy state-of-the-art facilities. 

Brainstorming for the future

While organisations have tried making workspaces employee-friendly by propping up a cool table, posting some funny, motivational quotes, throwing in some lights, adding coffee machines, and stocking up refrigerators with goodies – there’s still a long way to go. 

And so, how would you like welcoming your new employees at a private villa over a barbecue session, brainstorming in a pool with mountain views for company, a hearty meal, and some refreshments? What would you like better – a launch party at a banquet hall or an intimate, exclusive get-together in the lawns with finger food and music of your choice? Our new vertical – SaffronStays for Corporates – encourages these and other such initiatives for corporates. 

This April, the office cubicle will complete 56 years. Let’s give it early retirement (or a break at one of our homes, at least).