Odyssey Teams Blog

Pets in Virtual Meetings: Welcome Distractions or Wildly Misunderstood? A slightly biased study on the power of pets during the pandemic-induced work-from-home setting. Recently, during an internal virtual teambuilding activity, Allison’s cat bounded onto her screen. She apologized and quickly...

Scrambling to pivot from an in-person meeting to hybrid or virtual programs? You’re not alone—and you’re not out of options. At Odyssey Teams, we understand the pressure of last-minute changes, shifting logistics, and the need to keep your team engaged,...

A Guaranteed Epiphany - Bob Petrello With more than thirty years experience consulting with leadership teams at Disney and other massive brands, Bob is quite frankly, The $#!+! As a trained psychologist he transferred his understanding of human behavior to the...

Today I woke up with a new perspective of ROI. Return On Inspiration. I know ROI is a common business term referring to Return On Investment, but have we ever tried to measure the Return On Inspiration? We all know...

Effective Teamwork Is Powerful We’ve all witnessed the magic of effective teamwork. Whether it’s a championship-winning sports team or a high-performing organization, their success rarely hinges on individual brilliance alone. Instead, it stems from the ability to align diverse skills,...

  Employee engagement is the emotional commitment an employee has to their organization and its goals. Having emotional commitment means employees genuinely care about their work and the company they work for. They don’t just work for a paycheck or...

Embraced by the world’s best teams and leaders, the Build-A-Hand® program continues to make virtual teambuilding more virtuous and in-person events life-changing. 60,000 prosthetic hands have been funded, built and donated to amputees in over 80 countries through the award-winning...

As trainers, facilitators, and Leadership and Development managers, we are always looking for ways to make an experience more relevant, engaging, and memorable. Experiential learning offers a powerful framework for doing just that—by anchoring curriculum in the dynamic interplay of...

School Is In Session - Mike Walsh In this episode of You Go First, Lain Hensley sits down with Mike Walsh—a lifelong advocate for public education and a visionary leader in school governance. The conversation explores Walsh’s personal journey, what...