Foster Your Best Corporate Culture in the Great Outdoors

Marshall Mosher
Jul 10, 2017 · 3 min read

Reinvigorate Your Team with Epic Adventures Out of the Comfort Zone

You’re familiar with signs of burnout — the lagging productivity, rise in bad attitudes and a loss of passion for work. In such times, corporate leaders turn to team-building in hopes of recharging batteries by adding a little fun and togetherness into the workweek. But too often, the typical go-to activities like happy hours and leadership retreats do little in the long-term. That’s because their level of engagement is both superficial and temporary.

Now imagine an entirely different scenario: Taking your talented team on an epic outdoor adventure that forces them to step outside of their comfort zones. One that requires them to truly get to know and rely on one another. What might such an adventure be? You name it. From rappelling and caving, to rafting and hiking along a mountain trail, such adventures foster a culture of impactful shared experiences to bring your team together and let them (both literally and figuratively) breathe some fresh air. Visualize yourself speeding down a cliff with your heart in your throat, your team above you, guiding your descent, or the cold splash of water in your face as your group works in tandem to conquer the river rapids.

At Vestigo, we offer real-world adventures like these that create an environment of risk and reward — our real-life version of the “trust fall.” Our outdoor quests rely heavily on teamwork to forge lasting bonds through the emotional connections team members develop with one another. Traditional methods, on the other hand, attempt to encourage team-building but lack this real focus on the relationship aspect.

Through our customized outdoor experiences, we aim to develop authentic company cultures by way of building deeper relationships. Your team can take the experience and lessons learned back to their indoor environment to engender a more genuine and energetic daily work life.

Here are a few more compelling reasons to take action toward your own outdoor adventure today:

- Shared outdoor experiences and consistent wellness opportunities have shown to decrease sick days by 28 percent and foster 64 percent higher workplace fulfillment.

- Consistent outdoor experiences promote a healthy lifestyle that can reduce healthcare costs by $136 per month per employee.

- You’ve worked hard to recruit top talent, and you know what it costs to replace them. Why not take the extra step to ensure you retain your remarkable talent by building a powerful team lifestyle?

Major corporate brands, from The Home Depot to Techstars, have entrusted our team to deliver outdoor adventures. We bring their employees back from our experiences better than we found them — more focused, re-energized, and most importantly, more closely bonded so they can proceed as a stronger team in all of the work they do.

Here’s what Michael Dukes, partner at Atlanta accounting firm Bennett Thrasher, has to say:

“Vestigo is helping us build bonds, ignore traditional hierarchy and come together as a ‘life team’ not just a ‘work team.’ At Bennett Thrasher, we firmly believe there is no limit to what we can accomplish together. With Vestigo, we’ve been able to build bonds, give back, and tackle life as a team.”

Shared experiences build an exciting corporate culture and nurture powerful inter-team relationships, bringing people together in ways the office never could. If you’re interested in learning more, we’d love to chat with you about your team and the challenges they face daily. Learn more by visiting https://www.vestigocorporate.com/ or email our team at marshall@vestigo.co.

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