Dear People,
A gun show in the massive Pontiac Silverdome just before hunting season - how could it be so boring? Yet, it was.
I don't hunt by the way, my husband and I are target shooters. There's a gun club south of us to which we belong. As a good team building activity, every couple of years, we take anyone on our TechSmith staff who wants to learn to shoot to a "learn to shoot" day. We use balloons for targets, closely supervise the activities and give staff an overview of responsible gun use. This year, we have so many people who want to attend that we will likely schedule two days.
Team building activities in our company are important, even as we have grown to over 60 people. This summer, we sponsored a company dinner and evening in a sky box at a Lansing Lugnuts baseball game (minor league local team - fun if you've never been.) Staff bring their families for a fun evening.
Next, we held a company picnic at a local park and supplied the food and drink. Our sales manager held a barbecue at his home to say good-bye to two staff members who are moving to Boston and Spain.
Additionally, we attended three staff weddings this summer and mingled with the many others who were invited.
Stretch your imagination. There are so many ways to build the team. And, if you do it outside of the work day, just make sure it's voluntary, fun and that the activities are diverse.
Visit our company: TechSmith. (We're the developers of multimedia screen capture software.)
Warmly,
Susan
2:40:54 PM
Team Building Targets 
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