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3) Not Having Interesting Activities to Do Too many "Free & Easy" slots in your itinerary can be too boring for the group. When it’s "Free & Easy" everyone may be doing their own things - so where is the "bonding"? Organizing interesting activities can prove to be a challenge for some. Yes you can't please everyone but it IS possible to have activities that everyone can enjoy. If you have a big group and would like to organize lots of cool activities for the group - get an experienced team building facilitator or choose a venue that have tons of interesting recreational activities for your group to do. 4) Having Too Many Activities to Do In a Day On the opposite side of the spectrum - do NOT cram too many activities for your group to do in one day. Meetings in the morning and team building are best done either half day or full day - don't squeeze in more games for them to do the next day and at night! That will be too much for anyone to handle. Part of the plan is to get your team to relax - remember? 5) Not Choosing the Right Speaker for the Meeting When organizing an Offsite Meeting, its great to invite a speaker that can motivate and inspire your team. Choose a lousy speaker - and the whole event can fall flat. Choose one that is engaging and can get the crowd going - the idea is to empower and inspire! 6) Organizing the Offsite Over the Weekend or Public Holiday Having the Offsite over the weekend or public holiday can prove to be quite disastrous as resorts are normally crowded over the weekends. Not mentioning the higher weekend rates for the use of accommodation and facilities. Always do your best not to cut into your staff's rest day/weekend time with their families unless your team is a young crowd with no family commitments - a lot of people may back out from going. 7) Not Getting Feedback from Your Team After each Offsite Meeting - always gather feedback from your team. What did well and what not so well - how can you improve on the next one. Not being able to follow through with what was discussed during the Offsite Meetings is also another "no-no". The idea is for people to be able to work better together AFTER coming back from an Offsite retreats. So get to work and implement those ideas, fast!
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