Your team is stressed and tired. They need something special that’ll rejuvenate and unite everyone together while rewarding all of their hard work. It’s time to give them a much-deserved company retreat!

A company retreat is a great way to get your whole team out of the office and into a new environment in order to refresh, strategize, and re-inspire passion back into your employees and their work. These retreats are designed to help employees take a step back from their normal work priorities and allow space for discussion of new ideas, strategic planning, team building, and some relaxation.

Get the most out of your company retreats with these 6 Ways to Make Your Company Retreat More Productive:

1. Do Team-Building Activities

Team building activities can be a great way to teach your team unique ways to work together and accomplish something in a positive and fun environment.

Try including a canoe trip or whitewater rafting trip on your company retreat. Navigating a river is an excellent team-building activity and a great way to make some fun memories!

2. Make Space for Strategic Planning

Company retreats provide the perfect environment to get away from the normal workday and think ahead! Allotting specific blocks of time throughout your retreat for strategic planning is a great way to let your team explore new ideas and have time for discussion and planning.

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3. Get Out into Nature

There's nothing more refreshing than being in the great outdoors! Being away from all the normal hustle and bustle, emails, notifications, and visual noise creates a great environment for creative thinking and a more productive atmosphere.

Take your team on a hike or horseback ride, get out and enjoy the scenery, breathe in that fresh air of the great outdoors, and come up with your next big idea!

4. Include Group Problem-Solving Activities

Plan to include multiple problem-solving activities throughout your company retreat.

If you're staying near a National Park or large outdoor space try doing a massive scavenger hunt. This not only helps create opportunities for your team to think outside of the box and work together but is a fun and easy way to get everyone involved!

5. Spend Quality Time Together

There's no better way to get to know your employees and co-workers than to spend quality time with them! Company retreats help build stronger relationships through shared experiences. It builds comradery, opens communication, and ultimately encourages a more enjoyable work environment.

6. Put Your Company Retreat on the Company Calendar

Book your company retreat annually, bi-annually, or quarterly and put it on the calendar. Build up the company retreat beforehand. Make it a BIG DEAL because it is a big deal!

Give your team something to look forward to on a regular basis. Recurring retreats help bring up fun stories from past company retreats which build up the excitement!

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BONUS: Book a Private, Trusted Company Retreat Location

Whether your company is big or small, you’ll need a trusted place to host a memorable company retreat. If you’re looking for a place in the southeastern United States, look no further than Laurel Fork Rustic Retreat! You’ll get a secluded, gated property with a wide variety of cabins for business owners and managers, just like you, to plan successful company retreats.

Our cabins are all within walking distance of each other so booking out several cabins at once is an easy way to accommodate your team, no matter the size. The retreat is also located on the border of the Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area and is also close to Pickett State Park, Daniel Boone National Forest, and the Upper Cumberland Region which has the same views as the nearby Smoky Mountains but without the crowds or expensive costs.

Our unique location gives you full access to a multitude of outdoor activities including Hiking, Horseback Riding, Mountain Biking, Whitewater Rafting, and ATV Riding! Book now and give your team an experience they’ll look forward to over and over again. Your team will be happy, productivity will increase, and sales will go up. Book now!