Are you looking for unique, affordable ways to motivate staff, award employees who met their sales goals, or encourage cohesion, communication and camaraderie among your team members? If so, you may have already discovered that many team building and employee incentive options are rather expensive and may not fit your budget. This is particularly true during the current economic crisis, which has forced more and more companies to get creative when searching for ways to reward or motivate their team as the funds for these types of activities shrink. And, as luck would have it, when team building and employee appreciation budgets are getting tighter due to dropping profits is exactly the time when you need your team to be more motivated and cohesive than ever.
Thankfully, there are plenty of affordable options available that will allow you to create an exciting team building experience or incentive for less than $200 per person.
Here are some examples:
• Organizing ride-alongs for employees to experience the exhilaration of a stock car racing around a track • Scheduling full- or half-day white water rafting trips • Arranging one- or two-day customized nature or outdoor adventure programs at a local wilderness area • Finding a local company that offers bungee jumping
It is no secret that not every staff loves team building exercises, events and travel. Once they have attended the same old team building workshops or participated in their twentieth trust exercise, some folks will understandably balk at the announcement that yet another team building experience has been added to the calendar. It is up to the person planning the team building or incentive experience to find new, enticing ideas that will appeal to employees and get them excited about the upcoming event.
This is actually much simpler than it may sound, particularly once you begin to explore the wide variety of options now available for incentive and award programs, corporate entertainment events and team building opportunities. Stock car tracks and racing schools are a prime example of just how exciting incentives and team building can be, and are a fun option that can be customized to fit your needs. Whether you are looking for a half-day event or a multiple-day program, taking your team to the track is sure to provide them with an exciting new experience with opportunities for everyone to participate.
Stock car racing schools offer ride-along programs for folks who may not be ready to get behind the wheel, classes to teach your team how to drive race cars and pit crew activities that offer a whole new take on team building.
When opting for adventure travel for team building, there are several factors to keep in mind. First and foremost, it is absolutely essential to choose an adventure travel option that is accessible to all of the members of your team. Differing levels of physical fitness, disabilities that may require accommodation, dietary restrictions and religious affiliations should all be considered when determining the type of adventure travel that is an appropriate choice and will meet your needs.
Since the point of this type of travel is to encourage your employees to work together and to build team spirit, it is exceedingly important that no one will feel left out or will have to decline the experience due to one of the abovementioned factors. While it is true that team building adventure travel should push employees to leave their comfort zones and for the team to find and rely on the different strengths each of member, there is a distinct difference between encouraging a loner to participate and putting someone in an extremely uncomfortable position that alienates them from the rest of the team due to physical characteristics, abilities or beliefs.
Considering these factors during the selection process will assist you in ensuring that you do not waste resources on an ineffective team building experience and will help you avoid the pitfall of setting your team up for failure, rather than success.
Don't let the competition take your top producers. A new research report from Deloitte reports, for the first time since initiating its longitudinal study of global talent trends and strategies in January, those executives surveyed are more inclined to believe the worst of the economic crisis has passed.
At the same time, there are many companies at risk for not implementing talent or innovation strategies required to seize the opportunities presented by a recovering economy. Here are highlights from the study:
• The worst may be behind us. For the first time since this study was launched in January 2009, more surveyed executives now believe the worst of the economic downturn is over, as opposed to impending, by a decisive 31 percent to 7 percent margin.
• Reducing headcount is secondary to training and retention as a top talent priority.
• Less than half (48 percent) of surveyed executives reported layoffs in the last quarter, down from 61 percent in May. Surveyed executives are ramping up retention initiatives to keep key leaders and high-potential employees on board.
• Nearly one-in-three executives surveyed (31 percent) reported they are increasing career path opportunities—a jump of 11 percent from January (20 percent).
So what are you doing to keep your most talented producers in the game?
Universal's Studio's (Burbank, California) Special Events Department provides a variety of event locations and services, which create a unique and creative environment for any incentive event. At Universal, dreams and imaginations become a reality. Immerse your attendees into the mystique of Hollywood by hosting your event where movies are actually made. No other type of venue can entice and enchant visitors with the intrigue of motion pictures, the history of Hollywood and the stars who made it famous. It is a fabulous team building experience.
ACTION! The “Make Your Own Movie” teambuilding event allows your guests to write, act, and direct in their very own film on sets used in actual Hollywood blockbusters. “Make Your Own Movie” is a fun, creative day for corporate teams and other special occasions and events.
Universal Accommodates:
There are a variety of event locations to choose from, and several can be combined to create a larger, more diverse environment. Please contact Special Events for more details.
Backlot Locations: Various backlot movie sets to accommodate small intimate groups or large extravagant affairs for up to 2500 guests.
Why not make your next corporate team building event, an exciting Hollywood movie event!
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