Posts by Paul McKeon
Why Your Team Building Event Should Be More Like a Roller Coaster Ride
I bet you remember almost every roller coaster ride you ever took. Why? You were TOTALLY engaged, and the experience played on a wide range of your emotions. Most types of team building event fail to engage people’s thoughts and emotions. Think about the anticipation you felt when you first strolled through the amusement park gates.…
Read MoreLady With a Mandoline
No it’s not Allison Krauss or the title from a Vermeer painting. This is our friend Joy from Arbor Springs. She was so excited (and prepared) for her Atlanta team building event with her neighborhood gourmet club that she brought her own mandoline–and knives too. So, we knew she was a good cook, and she…
Read MoreCompany Team Building Events Build Engagement: "Millennials Want To Be Part of Something"
Here’s a great article from the New York Times on the growing market for company team building events, off sites and other meetings where employees engage with each other and their managers. According to the article, as the job market tightens, businesses are seeing the need to keep younger employees engaged while getting top performance…
Read MoreCompetition Adds New Twist to Wedding Rehearsal Dinner
Here Comes The Guide, one of the top websites for wedding planners and brides, just ran a feature article describing a unique event here at Team Building with Taste. Mary Allred faced a common dilemma that most groom’s mothers know all too well; where to hold a rehearsal dinner for her son’s wedding? But Mary did more than…
Read MoreMultiple team building MVPs…but only one chef's hat
At the end of each Team Building with Taste event, we ask the competing teams to nominate an “MVP” for their team. Frequently it’s the best cook. Other times it’s the best “project manager.” Occasionally, it’s the person that stays out of the way. The one constraint is that we only have one chef’s hat…
Read MoreAlumni Event Ideas That Make Reconnecting Fun
If you were in a sorority, fraternity, a graduate, or were a workshop attendee, chances are you’ve been invited to an alumni event. Perhaps you’ve been asked to plan an alumni event of your own. Maybe it’s a struggle finding original and different alumni event ideas. If you’re looking for some ideas on where to…
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