strategic team building

A team building retreat is more than just a break from work-- it's a chance for your team to align on larger goals, build trust, and address challenges and opportunities.

We design retreats that blend engaging activities with strategic goals, so the experience is not only fun but also relevant to your workplace.

Through a balance of meaningful conversation, reflection, skill-building, and trust-building activities, your team will return to the office energized and equipped to perform at their best.

Stronger team

Through a HappyTeams team building process, your team can:

Be aligned on team goals, vision, and action plan

Appreciate each other's strengths and contributions

Address conflicts in a safe environment

Evaluate and improve existing work practices

Collaborate effectively across different functions and issue areas

our retreat packages

We offer three options for team building that address real issues in the workplace. Through engaging and expertly facilitated conversations, we help your team to understand their strengths, increase collaboration, and rejuvenate purpose.

power up team strengths

Using a team roles assessment (Belbin Team Roles), team members will gain a deeper understanding of their own strengths and work style, and explore how they could work more effectively with each other based on a strengths-based approach.

break silos

For organizations that are fragmented and want to become more aligned, this program helps organizations cut through silos, build a sense of common purpose, and explore collaborative ways of working.

rejuvenate purpose

For organizations that may be a bit stuck in established ways of doing things, but want to become more nimble and adapt to challenges, this program focuses on rejuvenating a sense of purpose and alignment on goals.

example 1: power up team strengths

The session: A 2-day retreat for the management team of a company that works remotely

Issue: The company was in a transition from being a founder-centric startup to a more mature company. The management team had never met in person and was having difficulty connecting with each other. They had been reluctant to address issues and underlying conflicts.

Method: They shared stories about the important events in their lives and personal passions. Then, using results from the Belbin Team Roles assessment tool, they examined their strengths and weaknesses, and considered how the team could combine their strengths most effectively.

Result: They were able to have a frank discussion about the management team's strengths and gaps in team roles. They came up with an action plan, and more importantly, developed a sense of trust and connection with each other.

example 2: break silos

The session: A 2-day retreat for 30 staff of an international organization

Issue: Because the team was fragmented, with each person handling different aspects of the organization's work, there was a lack of understanding of each other's work. They needed to explore possible synergies.

Method: After activities to get to know each other, they did a "show and tell" of their work, in relation to the organization's wider goals. They created a Team Interdependence Chart, which identified high-priority areas for collaboration. They ended with a creative activity to explore metaphors for their organization and stakeholder relationships.

Result: They had a better understanding of how their work fits in the wider organization, as well as possibilities for collaboration.

example 3: Rejuvenate purpose

The session: A 1.5-day retreat for a 30-member citizens' commission

Issue: The group had been suffering from complacency and a lack of focus, after a series of disappointing events. They needed to regain their motivation and find a new way forward.

Method: They conducted a Historical Scan of the commission's activities, a retrospective of significant events in the community and wider trends in the country. As a group, they shared stories of important turning points in the past and renewed their commitment to their purpose.

Result: The commission made a decision to restructure their organization to better focus their efforts on their original mission.