Teambuilding : One beat

We are witnessing a new evolution of corporate “retreats” that could (and should) be labeled corporate “CHARGEs!”. What is coming out of these circle-the-wagons meetings can only be defined as refreshing.

No one is denying that the meetings + conventions and destination management industry saw many challenges last year. It may also be too soon to call a new trend, sustainable. What we know is that there appears to be a sea change of those unwilling to wait to see what “survives”–instead they are defining how their organization THRIVES.

According to the recent RFPs landing at our doorstep, we can almost imagine executive teams around the world asking themselves, “What do our people need?”.  A nice percentage of answers must sound something similar to…”to know that we will continue to invest in education, training and development,” ” to know that we are committed to creativity in business,” “to know that we take our responsibility to the members of our team very seriously.”

One of the most primal ways in which this is being demonstrated is with the help of teambuilding programs such as The Drum Cafe. As a program opener, closer or mid-week spark, many groups are bringing in the global group (headquartered in the Texas Hill Country) to facilitate an atmosphere of cooperation. This carefully planned and executed program is not just one of performance art. The pre-conference interviews, work and customization which goes into each program had one executive remarking,”…he wove in more about our company than some of our employees understand.”

What the drumming teambuilding program demonstrates:

Breaking down of barriers to create a more open organization.
Alignment to a common goal, mission or vision.
Improved Communications through accurate feedback.
Accelerated Productivity by motivating staff and getting them to listen to each other.

Through a musical round-about exploration of leadership and diversity that one just must experience to understand, this thought-provoking and highly effective program aligns teams. “One beat” comes to signify the place at which all organizations must arrive to better define success….down market or not.

“Mission accomplished, tenfold.” -Global Oil Executive