Corporate retreats can be a vital part of your company’s success. Whether a business or non-profit, retreats are a great way to foster team-building, enhance culture, provide training, or communicate new ideas. Many times, corporate retreats are planned for the winter months, either at the end of the year or the start of a new one, to do a year-in-review or kick off a new concept. But holding a retreat in the second quarter has benefits as well!
Reasons to Have a Corporate Retreat in the Spring
If you’re thinking about hosting a mid-year retreat, here are a few reasons to make it happen!
- Weather. Unlike the winter months, you don’t have to worry about snow or ice making it treacherous to attend or possibly canceling your long-planned retreat. The warmer weather of spring (before it’s unbearably hot and humid) also makes for a nice opportunity to have parts of your event outdoors, such as lunch or breaks.
- Flexibility in Scheduling. Your team is more likely to be available, without the demands of the winter holidays and before the peak summer travel season begins.
- Embrace the Mid-Year Wins. Spring is a great time to celebrate some of your company’s wins for the year and energize employees to keep the momentum going through the coming months. It’s also early enough in the year to allow for recalibrations and goal adjustments to stay on a course for success for the rest of the year.
Planning Tips for a Spring Corporate Retreat
When it comes to planning a corporate retreat, the first thing you need to consider is the location. Figuring out where you will have your retreat early on can allow you to make reservations and get it set on everyone’s calendar before time slots get filled. A few things to consider when choosing a venue include location and service provided. You will want something that’s convenient to your team, to make it easy for them to attend. Also, check with the venue ahead of time to make sure Wifi, support services, and flexible meeting spaces are available.
Once you’ve got the location nailed down, it’s time to start planning the nuts and bolts of your retreat. To get the most out of the time together,r it’s important to have a clear objective. Rather than trying to accomplish everything all at once, focus on one type of learning. It could be skills training where you have workshops and classes, culture building with lots of team activities, or a leadership development seminar with facilitated discussions and a keynote speaker.
Other planning tips include:
Setting a schedule. Keep in mind nd people’s ability to focus diminishes after about 90 minutes. You’ll want to make sure each session is only an hour to an hour and a half long.
Include unstructured time. Breaks between sessions, meals, and other downtime allow for conversations and networking to happen organically.
Catering options. Check with your venue ahead of time to plan out meals and snacks throughout the day.
Include time for a team-building activity. Even if your main objective is leadership development or skills training, it’s important to take advantage of the time out of the office to get to know each other.
Make Legacy Stables & Events Your Next Corporate Retreat Location
Legacy Stables & Events is the perfect place for your next corporate retreat. Our venue is flexible enough to accommodate both large and small groups. We can set up spaces for smaller, breakout sessions, as well as utilize outdoor spaces to take full advantage of the beauty of the spring in North Carolina.
The support provided at Legacy Stables & Events works well for people planning corporate retreats. We offer catering, as well as technical support, including Wifi and state-of-the-art lighting and staging. Green rooms are also available for speakers, performers, or special guests.
Our turnkey services help make planning easy for all types of corporate events. Call today to schedule a tour and explore all Legacy Stables & Events has to offer for your next corporate retreat.
