The Nature Works

A Team Off-Site is a special team experience where a group comes together outside the usual work environment. This event provides a unique opportunity to strengthen work relationships, foster creativity and motivation, and pursue strategic goals in a relaxed and often inspiring setting.

­ Off-Site Meetings can focus on workshops, team-building activities or planning sessions.

Are you wondering what the ideal location for a Team Off-Site might be? In nature, away from the usual work environment, new ideas can be developed creatively, and strategies can be planned outside the daily grind.

Stepping out of the familiar workplace allows the team to gain fresh perspectives. Individual and collective skills are enhanced and further developed, ultimately contributing to improved team performance. At the same time, greater trust can be built, leading to better communication. A Team Off-Site can therefore make a significant contribution to employee satisfaction and boost overall performance.

Working together in nature promotes:

• Resilience and mental health
• Clarity and focus
• Creativity
• Intuition
• Appreciation
• Trust & collaboration
• Prosocial behavior

A Team Off-Site can focus on various objectives. Often, the goal is to strengthen team development and foster cohesion. In a preliminary discussion, we will refine the objectives for your team Off-Site.

Here are a few Off-Site topic suggestions:

• ­Off-Site “Conscious Leadership”
• ­Off-Site “Management”
• ­Off-Site “Sustainable and Purposeful Alignment”
• ­Off-Site “Mindfulness and Resilience”
• ­Off-Site “Culture, Cooperation, and Communication"

For companies, a successful team Off-Site means employees return with renewed energy and fresh ideas. Off-Site events strengthen employee engagement as they signal appreciation and investment in the personal and professional development of staff. In the long term, this can lead to a stronger company culture and improved team performance.

The impact:

• Encounters on a human level beyond roles and functions, in and with nature
• Self-awareness and team experiences
• Strengthening team resilience and making it usable for a more conscious team culture and collaboration, especially in challenging situations
• Enhancing the team’s synergy effects
• Building and deepening fair collaboration and trust
• Supporting team processes implicitly by allowing participants to get to know, understand, and appreciate each other better.

Based on my extensive experience as both a leader and an executive coach, the following are key success factors for sustainable Off-Site events, team-building measures, and team events:

• Clear objectives for the Off-Site event (defined in a preliminary discussion)
• Choosing the right location 
• Careful pre-planning to ensure stress-free travel
• Leveraging nature as a success factor: shared time and multi-sensory experiences in nature
• Balanced agenda: structured workshops paired with phases of free interaction
• Shared team activities, such as walking discussions and group interventions ("walk-together" experiences) 
• Ensuring transfer to daily work: deriving concrete action steps
• Ensuring sustainability: follow-ups and post-event discussions to reflect on results through online sessions

Digital Detox. I would like to recommend that you spend our shared time outdoors without your phones, or at least in airplane mode, so you can still take photos. Sometimes it’s necessary to inform your family or arrange for proper backup at work in advance.

What To Bring:

• Please dress appropriately for the weather (weatherproof clothing). 
• Sturdy shoes – your footwear might get dirty 😉
• A snack for breaks. If you’re staying at a hotel, a packed lunch will usually be provided.
• Sufficient drinks. I recommend bringing a thermos with warm tea and additional water.
• Possibly a dry T-shirt to change into (this is optional and depends on personal preference).
• Optional: A small notebook and pen. Participants often find they want to jot down insights or thoughts.