Team Building in Burnley
Burnley Team Building Ideas
By incorporating team building in Burnley into your event you will be able to immerse yourself into something beneficial for your employers and employees alike. Whether that be something indoors and creative or perhaps you want to be outdoors and get active. Whatever you end up doing during your team event in Burnley it will increase your employees morale and improve staff retention along with all of the vital soft skills you will find you use in the work place.
Over the recent years we have seen business bonding events gain a huge popularity in Lancashire. We think that it’s important to ensure that everybody can enjoy an away day experience no matter where they are. Which is why team building in Burnley is so useful! Situated 21 miles north of Manchester and 20 miles east of Preston, this small Lancashire town is perfect.
Depending on what kind of experience you’re after, we can tailor a vast variety of our events to you and your workforce and Burnley has a range of different places you could host your event in if your office isn’t located there or you just want to get your colleagues out!
With an incredible history that has transformed this town into what it is today, and receiving an Enterprising Britain award from the UK government back in 2013, a Burnley team building event will provide you and your staff with a unique and equally as impressive experience.
Top 10 Team Building Activities in Burnley
1. Smartphone Pub Treasure Hunt
Explore Burnley in a unique way as you split into squads, hunt down clues, complete pub trivia and challenges from a smartphone device and pop into a few of Burnley’s best pubs along the way!
2. Chain Reaction
This challenging and entertaining activity will encourage cooperation and communication in a fun and unique way as your employees work in groups to create one long and faultless chain reaction.
3. Challenge 100
Put your employees' intelligence, common sense & mental agility to the test as they split up into various groups & battle it out across various tasks in a race against the clock to be the fastest group.
4. Retro Showdown
With a selection of games that your colleagues could get involved in from Bullseye to Wheel of Fortune, make sure everyone is having fun in this quick and easy icebreaker.
5. Taming the Throne
Transport yourselves to the magical land of Westeros and unleash your competitive side as you go against each other in a series of medieval-themed games and challenges!
6. Qubed
Take on a host of physical, mental and skill-based challenges in this fantastic experience, inspired by the popular ITV series.
7. Crystal Challenge
Bring your workforce together in a unique way as they compete against each other in a variety of minigames that test physical, mental and problem-solving skills with an inflatable dome finale!
8. Master of the Tasks
Challenge yourselves as you split into small groups to compete in a host of weird and wonderful tasks and challenges, inspired by the popular TV series.
9. Den of Dragons
Work in groups and get thinking to create, market and pitch your product idea as effectively as possible to be in with a chance of winning.
10. Commercial Teambreak
If you are after a bonding event that is equally as fun and unique, then why not get your staff out of their comfort zone as they create a commercial?
Are Food & Drink Activities Good for Mixed Groups?
Nothing brings a company together quite like some food or an after work drink. So incorporating these into your bonding event is a no brainer really. It’s easy to arrange this yourself by booking a table for a restaurant around the corner from the office but is it as engaging and rewarding as a food or drink related activity?
Most of our activities can provide some healthy competition as well as ensuring your colleagues are enjoying themselves, getting creative and bonding as a collective.
How Effective Are Indoor Team Building Activities?
Although we sell both indoor and outdoor team building activities in Burnley, our indoor are definitely the most popular. Especially when it comes to all of our locations around the UK for the main reason of the weather.
As everybody knows the weather here is unpredictable so by being prepared and planning your event indoors you will be able to ensure you have a successful event from the moment you book it. Another extremely effective event is our virtual team activities!
What are the Advantages of Outdoor Activities?
If like most businesses, your business is inside an office for 8 hours, 5 days a week, an outdoor event might be just the thing they need. It gives you all a chance to use your communication skills in a totally new environment.
Outdoor activities are also usually a bit more active which is great for a workforce who are usually sat at a desk. It will ensure to lift everyone’s spirits and encourage them to have some fun together.
What Will Team Bonding Activities Achieve?
With a variety of bonding activities available, you will be able to ensure your employees work together to build and encourage a variety of different skills available. It will take your staff out of the usual working environment and into a new experience.
Communication
Key in all activities, but also an essential key soft skill to have in the business. All our experiences are built to encourage communication between co-workers in a fun environment.
Collaborative
Working together is important in everything we do, so look for activities that you can really get the whole workforce involved with and enjoying their time together.
Problem Solving
Solving issues within a fun, energetic environment is the perfect balance between working under pressure while still having fun and seeing how well your employees develops in the process.
Productivity
We know a workforce would fall flat without productivity, so make sure you’re consistently developing this skill across your colleagues with positive actions and activities.
Work Ethic
Effective and engaging away day means stronger work ethic, which then breeds productivity and in turn will create loyalty for the company within the work place.
Plus many other key soft skills worth noting – Loyalty, Leadership, Innovation, Wellness, Dynamics etc.
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