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

Allison Willis2022-11-29T12:16:10+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 Willis2023-03-22T10:43:32+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 Willis2023-03-22T11:17:28+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 Willis2022-06-30T17:28:47+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 Willis2023-03-22T11:43:04+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 Willis2022-11-15T17:06:07+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 Willis2022-06-30T17:27:28+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 Willis2022-11-15T17:07:07+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 Willis2022-09-14T07:24:18+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

Featured In Entrepreneur: “Building Up Teams — And Communities”

Odyssey Teams2019-08-09T14:16:41+00:00January 30th, 2019|

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 ... Read More

What Our Teams Accomplished in 2018

Odyssey Teams2019-12-04T22:36:13+00:00December 20th, 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 ... Read More

Featured On Fox Business: Corporate Social Responsibility

Odyssey Teams2021-04-29T12:31:31+00:00December 5th, 2018|

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 ... Read More

Odyssey’s Approach to Corporate Team Building I Podcast Feature

Odyssey Teams2021-04-29T12:29:40+00:00September 17th, 2018|

"Lain Hensley and Odyssey Teams are redefining the typical corporate team building program. And it came out of a need to bring people closer together, with a common purpose, and to make a positive, lasting ... Read More

Join The Odyssey Teams Ambassador Referral Program

Odyssey Teams2021-04-30T04:23:54+00:00July 30th, 2018|

Why did you hire Odyssey Teams? Was it a snazzy ad, a convincing salesperson, or was it a friend or colleague who said, “Odyssey will help you drive purpose through your team as you work together ... Read More

The Helping Hands Project – Kansas

Odyssey Teams2022-09-14T07:18:35+00:00January 17th, 2017|

Community Building Through Teamwork. The Kansas Department of Corrections enjoyed a 2-day retreat where they constructed a Build-a-Hand Team building kit through Helping Hands, a corporate team building program designed by Odyssey Teams. After four years ... Read More

How to Win With Organizational Development

Odyssey Teams2021-04-30T03:37:10+00:00April 21st, 2016|

Any company or organization that sees efficiency of production, a collaborative culture and high-levels of employee engagement have figured out how to win with organizational development. If these things are not happening, it might be ... 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