Benefits of Being In Person
Benefits of Being In Person
BoomPop Team · 8/14/2024
Company offsites aren’t just a nice-to-have—they’re a powerful tool for making a lasting impact on your business and your employees.
Whether your team is remote, hybrid, or sees each other regularly at an office, coming together in a new environment opens your team up to unique experiences with each other. When you make new connections and memories, this builds trust. Trust for your colleagues and a new found understanding of the company and its goals.
At BoomPop, we have seen this happen time and again. Clients have shared the impact their time away had on employee morale, relationships and team culture and how much they look forward to planning their next offsite.
Our client Allie M. at AppOmni shares, “The positive feedback we heard [from colleagues] definitely validates the value of bringing everybody together, especially for a remote-first company.”
Deciding if you want to allocate a budget for your team offsite? Let’s discuss the benefits.
Engagement and Team Culture
When colleagues are enjoying themselves, connecting with colleagues from different departments, celebrating successes or getting energized at brainstorming sessions, they are becoming more engaged.
When colleagues are more engaged and feel like they belong, they are more likely to care. Care about their team culture and the company's mission.
Data shows that businesses with high employee engagement are 21% more profitable than those without it. Having new conversations out of your usual work paradigm allows for new and creative ways of being with colleagues, which allows for each person to see where they fit into the narrative of their team culture.
A well-planned offsite filled with strategy sessions or unique activities in a new environment, may be just what your colleagues need and just what the company needs to continue to grow.
Aligning on Company Goals
Your team may be excited to jet set off to a new location and see everyone in person, but that new location is more impactful than they realize. This retreat is their time to step away from the day-to-day workflow and focus on the company’s big picture in a way that is energizing.
It’s not just another meeting, it’s an experience, in a new place, with refreshing talking points.
In the relaxed atmosphere of a retreat, away from the usual distractions, teams can dive deep into discussions about where the company is headed and how each department can align with its vision.
Gathering colleagues for strategy sessions, break out groups, presentations and team building exercises ensures everyone is crystal clear on how they will play their part.
Then, as colleagues head home from the retreat after time well spent, they have a new sense of clarity about what is important and what to focus on. When everyone at the company is in alignment with the big picture, they are more likely to make choices within their role that add value to the company’s vision.
While there is dedicated time at your offsite to set goals and think big about the company's future, valuable problem-solving often happens during informal moments.
You may find teammates from different departments coming up with solutions to work problems while having dinner, bowling, snorkeling, or participating in any other activity you’ve planned for the week.
Because when you plan an offsite, everyday is a watercooler moment for inspiration to ignite.
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