When you’re planning your company events calendar, make sure you don’t leave out a team away day. It’s an easy way to get your team together for a couple of hours, outside the office. They usually require minimal planning and can make a huge difference in team morale. Some companies choose to do them quarterly or bi-annually. Some plan a day of team building exercises followed by drinks at a pub and others skip the daytime program and instead opt for booking an activity bar after work. It doesn’t matter what your day looks like, the benefits of a team away day are huge. 

Planning a Team Away Day

If you’re looking to plan a team away day, VenueScanner can help. We have extensive knowledge of the best venue rentals and can help find one that works for you and your team. It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for a meeting room to host a company offsite or a pub or activity bar. We can pair you with a great venue. All you have to do is get in touch!

The Benefits of a Team Away Day

Everyone has a different idea of what a team away day looks like, however the benefits remain the same, no matter the format you choose to go with. Companies that have regular team away days have a better company culture than those who don’t. They can help avoid burnout, give team members the chance to bond outside of the office, and ultimately help to improve communication. There are so many amazing benefits of a team away day so we’ve rounded up a few of the best to share with you.

Avoid Burnout

People work hard these days. With remote and hybrid working, it can be hard to switch off at the end of the day. Burnout is often inevitable when this starts to happen. One way to help your employees avoid burnout is to plan regular team away days. This could be a company-wide event or even just one for individual teams. Whatever you decide, getting your team together outside of work to do something fun is a great way to take some of the stress away. 

Team Building

There’s no better way to work on team building than getting out of your comfort zone. We find that teams thrive when they’re able to work together on something other than their everyday tasks. Team building activities are also a great way to get people working together across departments. So whether your team away day includes a hackathon or a competitive team based activity, you’ll end up with a stronger team in the end. 

Boost Morale

Sometimes you just need to take a step back from the mundane, day-to-day tasks to boost morale. Your employees will need a bit of motivation from time to time, so why not treat them to a team away day? One of our favourite ways to do this is to get the team together at an activity bar where we can participate in something fun that gets our minds off of work. 

Strengthen Company Culture

You’ll see a lot of companies go on and on about their company culture but many can’t tell you what’s special about theirs. Company culture extends past hybrid working, flexible hours, and snacks in the office. Good company culture also means that you care about your employees so actively planning things outside of the office and taking note of what people need is really important. Planning regular team away days can help bolster your company culture.

Improve Communication

There are so many benefits to team away days and one of the greatest ones is improving communication. When you host a team away day you’re giving your team the opportunity to communicate with people they may not have a chance to in their regular day-to-days. Try to pair people up with others that are not on the same team. You can participate in icebreakers if you’re starting your team away day with a day of workshops. If your event is taking place at a bar or restaurant, seat people next to someone they don’t spend a lot of time with. You’ll find that by giving people the opportunity to chat with each other, communication will start to thrive across the company. 

VenueScanner Can Help!

Remember that VenueScanner is here to help you with all of your venue finding needs. Whether you’re in London, Birmingham, or even New York, we’re here to assist you. We know the best spaces for conferences, meetings, summer parties, Christmas parties, and more.