There’s no denying it, we are all waiting to see if 2021 will fix what 2020 has broken and secretly fearing it won’t. By now, however, we should have learned that years, however much evidence we might collect to the contrary, do not have...
Team Building
Lockdown is hard, even tragic in many ways, and it has altered our lives more than we could ever have imagined. And yet we can’t deny it has had “lighter” and funnier consequences as well. The abrupt shift from traditional office meetings to...
Christmas team-building sessions are one of our favourite traditions. At the end of a year’s work, we feel the need to get together with our co-workers and strengthen our bonds. After a year like this, the need for connection is even...
The pandemic has changed the way we travel, the way we work, the way we interact with our colleagues. As we figure out this much-discussed “new normal”, we have to negotiate the limitations that come with Corona-related security measures. And...
Why should a company invest in team-building activities or an incentive trip during a global pandemic? This is a legitimate question and, before we address it, let’s make one thing clear: whatever your choices in terms of incentives for your...
One of the great discoveries of 2020 is that we don’t really need to go to the office after all. We do need to work, but most of us can do that at home: all we need is a computer and a broadband connection. Or is it? While it is certainly true...
In recent months we have learned about remote team building and acknowledged that it follows rules that are very different from those that apply to traditional team building. We know that, in the coming months and years, brands will have to...
Lockdowns can be hard in multiple ways. They are hard on each and every one of us, as we are deprived of all the shared experiences that make life amazing. And they are hard on the economy, particularly for a country like Italy, which relies...
These are dark times and it feels odd to write about anything but the current crisis. And yet we all feel the need for levity, we want to connect and bond with our friends and colleagues, which is particularly hard right now. Things can get...
Business travel requires focus. A team travelling abroad to attend a trade show or a conference, or to meet with a potential client or partner will often encounter more trouble when it comes to staying in the right headspace and communicating...