Under the Sun of Faro: Teambuilding with a Difference
Sound of the sea instead of keyboard clatter. Palm scenery instead of screensavers. Cocktail bar instead of coffee kitchen. For the team of
Team Metallbude went on vacation together
Chilling by the pool with colleagues and even your own bosses, and enjoying the hotel buffet? For many, it's unimaginable and for us, it was a completely new experience.Sharing a workspace, good food, and (more or less) good music in the office is one thing and standard at
What do we take away from this time?
After four days of cool-down and team building under the sun of Faro, the team
- The world does not end - and neither does the company - if you leave your laptop at home and just go (mostly) out of office for a few days. (Also: The emails don't just run away, they still await you in your inbox after the "time out.")
- Team building is only useful as long as it is individually and personally tailored to the team.Simply following rigid methods and prescribed measures is little to not at all effective. In our case, it started with the choice of circumstances and environment.
- It makes no difference what gender you belong to, how old or young you are, and which department you represent in the company - because everyone pulls together and believes in the same vision. This made this shared experience all the more beautiful and valuable.