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Team Building ROI & Why You Should Ask Why

Team Building ROI & Why You Should Ask Why

Why You Should Ask WHY Do you ever ask yourself why you do what you do? At Odyssey Teams, we ask and are asked this question daily. Why do we spend our days creating and delivering philanthropic corporate team building...

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6 Tips For Team Building Events

6 Tips For Team Building Events

Planning a virtual, hybrid or in person corporate or academic team building event? Here at Odyssey Teams, the team building industry leader, we have a few tips for team building events that will ensure your team receives the maximum impact....

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Build-A-Hand® & Give Confidence with the Helping Hands Program

Build-A-Hand® & Give Confidence with the Helping Hands Program

-Personal Odyssey about the Build-A-Hand® Program by Bill John, President / CEO / Co-Founder of Odyssey Teams March 11, 2019; South Africa - We had the most AMAZING day yesterday fitting hands on three people and leaving 15 hands for...

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Building Bikes For Kids With Life Cycles

Building Bikes For Kids With Life Cycles

The story "Eugene Blueberry Breeder Surprises YMCA Kids With New Bikes" first appeared on January 23, 2019 in The Register-Guard by Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa: During every Life Cycles program with Odyssey Teams, participants not only spend time building bikes for kids...

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Featured In Entrepreneur: "Building Up Teams -- And Communities"

Featured In Entrepreneur: "Building Up Teams -- And Communities"

This story first appeared in the February 2009 issue of Entrepreneur by JJ Ramberg: Lain Hensley has always had a passion for helping those in need. In 2001, he saw the opportunity to do just that when he was hired...

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What Our Teams Accomplished in 2018

What Our Teams Accomplished in 2018

What We Accomplished Together in 2018 Thanks to our 23,350 fantastic partners who participated in an Odyssey Teams LIVE or DIY program this year. Together, we racked up some pretty impressive numbers with these charity activities: 6000 - Prosthetic hands...

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Featured On Fox Business: Corporate Social Responsibility

Featured On Fox Business: Corporate Social Responsibility

How Small Businesses Are Engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility This story first appeared on March 22, 2012 in FOXBusiness Lain Hensley spoke with Fox Business for their "Small Business, Big Ideas" segment in 2012 about the importance of corporate social...

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Featured in Training Magazine: A Holistic Approach Team Collaboration

Featured in Training Magazine: A Holistic Approach Team Collaboration

This story appeared on August 10, 2018 in Training Magazine: President and co-founder of Odyssey Teams, Bill John, spoke with Training Magazine about why, in the corporate world, a holistic approach is critical to successful training, learning, and team collaboration....

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Team Building For Remote Staff

Team Building For Remote Staff

You probably won't be surprised to know that remote working is now affecting over half of the country's workforce. And while there are undeniable benefits of allowing employees to work offsite, there are also challenges to this new working environment,...

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