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