5 Reasons to Book a Corporate Retreat

It’s no secret the corporate landscape has changed significantly over the last few years, with many businesses now adopting a more flexible hybrid working approach. However, with limited time spent IRL as a team, maintaining a collaborative and enthusiastic working culture can often be a struggle.

With that in mind, here’s 5 reasons you should book your next Corporate Retreat in the New Forest.

1. Workable Lessons

Many skills adopted through Corporate Retreats are translatable to a variety of industries, sectors and fields. For example, precision and attention to detail are required for archery, two-way steering is perfect for enhancing communication, whilst cocktail making is great for improving one’s calculations and foraging for resourcefulness. The list is endless. Not forgetting they are extremely fun to do and challenge team members in ways not normally explored during the working week.

2. Collaboration

Encouraging your team to take a moment away from their ever-mounting to-do list, lengthy email chains and virtual teamwork by re-energising their collaborative spirit can do wonders for team productivity and creating a positive working environment, whether at home or in the office. Strengthening team bonds by encouraging collaboration in ways not typically explored is a brilliant way of understanding differing ways of working and where team members strengths and weaknesses lie.

3. Wellbeing & Morale

Changing the pace of a working week is a quick and easy way of keeping team members engaged and willing to work. It’s well known the great outdoors does wonders for your health, yet most of your professional time is spent inside. That’s why a day spent away from screens and monitors, allowing your brain time to rest and your passion time to recentre is extremely important in maintaining a healthy team culture and working environment.

4. Improved Culture

Showing your team you are actively investing in them is a key way to improve your organisation’s culture. Employees will return to offices on a similar wavelength of energy, tired but energised, and potentially more engaged in upcoming projects because of their strengthened bond with one another

5. Employee Marketing

Broadcasting your recent Corporate Retreat is a great way of showing potential employees and prospective candidates you are committed and engaged with your team. You are willing to invest in your team and your work environment is exciting, motivational and values experience based learning.

New Forest Collection offer two unique Corporate Retreat packages; Taste of the New Forest and Outdoor Adventures. These are available at Burley Manor, Bartley Lodge, Beaulieu Inn and Forest Lodge, where you can learn from our trusted New Forest partners; Naked Jam, Chocolate by Miss Witt and New Forest Spirits. Or embrace your inner adventurer with New Forest Activities or The Team Building Company as you kayak down the Beaulieu River or tackle the Crystal Maze on our New Forest estates. Whatever your perfect activity, rest assured you’ll be in safe hands. We’ve crossed the T’s, dotted the I’s, leaving you will ample time to have fun!