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Purpose Driven Work: How to Find It, Manage It, and Lead It.

Allison Willis2022-05-12T23:38:37+00:00May 9th, 2022|

‘Purpose driven work’ is a phrase that has found its way into the lexicon of business speak. It hasn’t always been in the conversation of board rooms, marketing rooms, or HR rooms. This might surprise ... Read More

4 CSR Teambuilding Activities to Improve Team Efficiency

Allison Willis2022-04-06T21:16:36+00:00April 4th, 2022|

What is Corporate Social Responsibility? According to Business News Daily, Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR, is a form of self-regulation that reflects a business's accountability and commitment to contributing to the well-being of ... Read More

How Does Skiing Relate To Being a Leader?

Allison Willis2022-03-10T16:29:58+00:00March 9th, 2022|

It's the beginning of March and part of our Odyssey team is hitting the slopes in beautiful Lake Tahoe, California. General Manger Jonas Herzog, Director of Client Success and Sales Extraordinaire Kim Clary, ... Read More

Do People Walk in Your Mind With Their Dirty Feet?

Allison Willis2022-02-17T18:07:22+00:00February 16th, 2022|

We have all heard some of these negative statements: “The meeting is going to be a waste of time”, “Kids today are selfish”, “This isn’t going to work”, “A virtual team is naturally disconnected", “You ... Read More

Are Pets Welcome Intruders During Virtual Business Meetings?

Allison Willis2022-02-02T22:19:11+00:00January 27th, 2022|

Are Pets Welcome Intruders During Virtual Business Meetings? A slightly biased study on the power of pets during the pandemic-induced work-from-home setting. Recently, we were on an internal virtual teambuilding activity when Allison’s cat came ... Read More

Scrambling to Pivot From an In-Person Meeting to Virtual, or Hybrid?

Allison Willis2022-01-18T23:27:59+00:00January 17th, 2022|

Are you scrambling to pivot from an in-person meeting to virtual, or hybrid? Don’t be discouraged. Odyssey Teams has been helping their clients organize and deliver virtual programs with as little as a few days ... Read More

Planning a Fun Teambuilding Event May Be Short-sighted

Allison Willis2021-10-13T23:31:35+00:00October 12th, 2021|

The Subjective Nature of Fun I’ve yet to run a full marathon, though have done many ‘half’s’. I know at the starting line the run ahead may not be ‘fun’. It is the feelings of ... Read More

What’s Inspiring Employees During These Unprecedented Times?

Allison Willis2021-09-01T22:11:08+00:00August 31st, 2021|

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 ... Read More

Team Building Is Not The Aim

Allison Willis2021-08-06T18:49:43+00:00August 6th, 2021|

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEnmHeNIwO0 Effective teamwork is powerful. We have all seen great sports teams and organizations rise above - not because of their individual skills, but their ability to align those skills in a direction ... Read More

Featured Media

5 Steps To A Successful CSR Program

Odyssey Teams2020-04-07T21:05:21+00:00January 31st, 2020|

Originally published by Northstar Meeting Group on Jan. 31, 2020 by Lain Hensley, Head Dream Chaser at Odyssey Teams Corporate social responsibility programs connect your meeting's goals to the larger community for the greater good ... Read More

‘You Go First’ Podcast: Episode 2 with Bill John, CEO of Odyssey Teams

Odyssey Teams2020-04-23T20:51:12+00:00November 7th, 2019|

Nov. 1, 2019 - The second episode of the You Go First podcast by Head Dream Chaser, Lain Hensley, is now out and features Odyssey Teams' CEO, Bill John. Bill and Lain literally went first ... Read More

Are Your Co-workers Making You Moody? // How To Get Along With Co-workers

Odyssey Teams2020-02-13T20:11:52+00:00August 1st, 2019|

By: Todd Demorest, CFO and expert facilitator at Odyssey Teams You Don't Pick Your Co-workers Unless you're the hiring manager, you most certainly did not choose your co-workers. And yet, you spend more time with them ... Read More

How To Motivate Employees With One Simple Trick

Odyssey Teams2021-04-30T03:43:05+00:00July 11th, 2019|

Wondering how to motivate employees? We've found that employees who are unmotivated fall into two categories: Not challenged - People enjoy feeling needed and challenged, but rarely do people hunt for more work to do. Lacking ... Read More

4 Ways To Increase Productivity At Work During Summer

Odyssey Teams2021-04-30T03:39:40+00:00June 27th, 2019|

How To Actually Increase Productivity At Work During Summer June 21st marked the official beginning of the summer season, though you may have been feeling the heat for weeks now. The next few months promise ... Read More

Team Building ROI & Why You Should Ask Why

Odyssey Teams2021-04-30T03:16:49+00:00June 2nd, 2019|

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 ... Read More

6 Tips For Team Building Events

Odyssey Teams2022-02-03T18:09:56+00:00April 29th, 2019|

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 ... Read More

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

Odyssey Teams2021-04-30T03:42:23+00:00March 12th, 2019|

-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 ... Read More

Building Bikes For Kids With Life Cycles

Odyssey Teams2021-04-30T03:17:29+00:00February 6th, 2019|

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 ... Read More

“Odyssey Teams left us with a common language in which our company can build upon to achieve greatness.”

Pete Brunner, BCSI

“Thank you very much for your help in making my meeting so successful and connecting the dots to all of my key messages in such a meaningful way.”

Tracy Tannenbaum, Heritage Homes

“Much to our delight, our participants had a terrific experience with the Helping Hands activity… and spent the remainder of the conference talking about it! The program that Odyssey Teams has developed is by far the most memorable, fulfilling, and moving “teambuilding” experience we have participated in.”

Brandy L Szever, Vanguard

“Thank you and your team for two great days of training. I couldn’t be more pleased with the training team you assembled, the content and how the material was received by the participants. You listened to our challenges and geared a program that got right to heart of some of our key management/organizational development issues. It was amazing to sit back and watch the light bulbs go on for our managers. I look forward to them taking the learnings back to the work place and applying them.”

Christine Stout, Premier Retail Network

“So many employees have approached to say how moved they were by by the bike build. It was such a positive lesson on working together and asking for help. The afternoon left a mark on everyone who participated in such a positive way.”

Cindy Silva, Ariat International Inc.

“Thank you for putting together and facilitating a fabulous collaboration exercise in Orlando. We’ve done a lot of different team-building activities and other types of exercises through the years, but this one was simply extraordinary. I have lost count of how many participants have grabbed me or emailed me to tell me how impactful it was to them on a professional and personal level. I was showing my kids last night the pictures we took on our iPhones, and they were amazed.”

Elana McFann, United Healthcare

“Odyssey Teams touched our team members, and our team members are taking that feeling and making positive action.”

Gretchen Chismar, Honeywell

“We really had an opportunity to know each other better and to have some fun together in a way that increases our commitment to work together effectively. But the biggest payoff of all was the combined feeling of having accomplished something with such an impact to people around the world.”

Jean E. Deering, Wells Fargo

“Odyssey Teams touched 970 people who are at an impressionable point in their lives. I’m confident that the wisdom and emotion Odyssey shared will positively impact their entire careers.”

Jenna Ballestrino, Microsoft Academy for College Hires (MACH)

“Our team unanimously voted the 3 hours with Odyssey Teams was the most beneficial part of our entire meeting.”

Julie C., BCD Meeting & Incentives

“The Helping Hands event structure + the personal connection to the prosthetic hands have left a lasting impression on our team. Many people still reference the event 90 days later.”

Megan A. Westman, GE Lighting

“The mosaic exercise is one of my favorite things I’ve ever done in Corporate America! What a beautiful outcome from such a simple but effective exercise.”

Jen Matlock, AbbVie

“Mission accomplished! The Odyssey Teams session exceeded every expectation I had. It created a unity with our teams and connected people in meaningful and thought-provoking inner-soul searching ways.”

Michelle Stokes, Merck

“Odyssey Teams wowed everyone. Feedback from executives to new team members has been phenomenal and the lessons learned will be lasting.”

Ralph S. Henderson, AMN Healthcare

“We found that working together for a worthwhile cause gave us perspective on new ways to use our talents to use for the good of others while learning important lessons about our own capabilities. Thank you, Odyssey Teams.”

Tim Somers, Pernod Ricard USA

“In my opinion, Odyssey Teams’ keynote and facilitation set the foundation and tone for an impactful two-day, staff retreat—I’m not sure we would have gotten to that level without Odyssey Teams kicking it off!”

Megan Moser, University of Pennsylvania

“Odyssey Teams provided the perfect foundation and jumping-off point for what our meeting was designed to accomplish. Helping Hands became the metaphor for how our team aspires to work together.”

Julie Person, Shire

“We’ve sung Odyssey Teams’ praises to everyone we know. Odyssey Teams has the unique ability to impact a group at the core with the right amount of humor.”

My-An Le, Kaiser Permanente Great Los Angeles

“Since the program, I have caught myself being myself and working on being a better person, husband, father, co-worker and friend. Perspective is everything…”

Dan Link, SDCDA

“Having experienced team building events all over the world, I must admit that nothing will top the experience we had with Odyssey Teams. Building unity, teamwork, collaboration – seeing real people, extending beyond themselves to help others, has been priceless.”

Kristen Muckleroy, Fiberlink Communications