The Importance of Curated Experiences for Your Team
The right team building experience can be the difference between sprinting into Q1 under the wire and dragging the office over the finish line on your back. You’re going to need a lift, and there are lots of off-the-shelf corporate options out there providing basic team-building experiences to get some bounce back in your stride.
Now, we’ve done our homework, and if we’re honest? Some of them are pretty good.
But your team isn’t “pretty good”.
They’re fantastic, and they deserve the best. That means giving them personally-tailored, highly curated experiences that gets them energized and synergized.
The Problem with Off-the-Shelf Team Building
Every team is as different as the market they serve, and their working challenges are just as unique. When you deploy a generic, off-the-shelf solution instead of engaging team-building professionals who deliver curated experiences for your people, you’re definitely going to be hearing one of these common team-building complaints.
This Is a Waste of Time
It may seem like a catch-all dismissal from joyless office cynics, but they’re actually telling you something critically important.
“You don’t really understand our problems, so you’re punishing us with funny hats.”
That’s not team building, it’s soul crushing. We guarantee the crew you’re making participate knows exactly what their problems are, and it takes team-building experts who will have the skill and sophistication to tease those threads apart and stitch together the right experience.
“Approximate” can be the difference between meaningful and constructive, and making it ten times worse. Never settle.
Misunderstanding Cause and Effect
So productivity is down. That means you’re less competitive, and your team needs to become more competitive, right?
Wrong.
Your business needs to be more competitive. Your people may just resent that you started buying generic pre-ground “coffee” instead of the craft roast from the amazing place down the street in exchange for working 60 hours a week, and it’s symbolic of a larger trend. They’re exhausted, churlish, and they feel like nobody listens.
The solution to that problem is not to scroll through a list of pre-packaged team-building exercises involving foam bats and shoulderpads to get their competitive juices flowing. You need an experience that helps everyone listen and feel heard to get the numbers back up, and that starts with a seasoned team-building firm that can navigate the difference between cause and effect.
Back to Business as Usual
Believe it or not, it’s actually pretty easy to get people to have fun. Go to a comedy club. Everyone will laugh. But if nothing actually improves, who cares?
Basic team building products are very good at making people feel like they solved a problem because they participated in an activity that produced a measurable effect. You tick some boxes, people talk about it for a few days, and by the end of the week it’s back to the same old problems again.
Team building is not about ticking boxes, it’s about what makes your people tick, and that’s why off-the-shelf experiences are a waste of dollars and time. They’re superficial.
Problems on the outside come from the inside, and if you want to solve them you need curated experiences that take a deep dive into the pinions and gears that make your business tell the time.
The Benefits Curated Experiences
Team building can run into the thousands of dollars, and there’s no point in spending that kind of money to deliver a yawn-fest that leaves everyone feeling flat.
Fortunately, you don’t have to. The Triangle Sessions is committed to creating bespoke corporate wellness events for your team that are uniquely developed and expertly curated.
Experiences that are exceptional bring people together in ways they could have never imagined. The Triangle Sessions will work with you to get it right—for everyone—with an exciting portfolio of live activities and virtual events that unite your team and enhance their individual well-being.
Here are a few examples of the types of activities The Triangle Sessions can enhance for your curated experience in team building.
Blowing Off Steam
If you’re itching for action, we’ve got you covered. After being cooped up in the office for months on end, some time outdoors can do wonders for team spirit. It can be as simple as a group activity in a local park, as quizzical as a trip to an escape room, or as robust as a Spartan obstacle course.
Taking A Deep Breath
Yoga workshops are incredibly beneficial for minds and bodies that are worn down by screen time and long hours. Retreats to zen centers invite an environment of tranquility and peace that can reground perspective and tease out stress.
There are also plenty of webinars and workshops to get everyone breathing easy again. The possibilities are endless!
The Finer Things
Wine is transportive, and sometimes your team just needs a little stopover in wine country without leaving town. From the spicy, fruity earthiness of an Australian shiraz to a bubbly prosecco from the Venetian terroir, the elegance and decadence of a wine tasting will have your team raising glasses and toasting their future together.
Of course, wine is excellent on its own, but paired with food? Magical. Whether it’s a 3-Michelin-starred meal or a tour of street food, the cuisine is as haute as your team’s imagination.
The Perfect Fit For Your Team
There’s simply no substitute for curated experiences when it comes to team building, and The Triangle Sessions has the expertise and experience to get it exactly right. You don’t deserve average—you deserve the best. Period.
Visit us today for more information about creating perfectly curated, custom-fitted experiences for your team.