How to Plan a Corporate Retreat: The Basics

Why do you need a corporate retreat?

The quality of the relationships between employers and employees, as well as the relationships among the employees themselves, have a more of impact on employee morale and how well they deliver. A good company thrives on teamwork and innovativeness. Both of those things are highly impacted by the value of the relationships within the company.

Sometimes a company has to go out of its way to improve these relations for progress to be realized. Corporate retreats are one of the most essential tools used to cement relations. Most organizations have a retreat at the end of each business year. When you’re planning such a big event, there are a number of things you need to consider…

Location

The location of your corporate retreat is a prime factor to consider. The regular work environment of your employees is often characterized by the busy, urban life. This can get really exhausting. Therefore, the perfect getaway is one that gets your employees away from all that chaos. Pick a location away from town, Make sure there is enough room that everyone can stay at the same venue.

Chalets, cottages, or summer homes are good options. Places like that offer the peace of mind that is needed in a retreat. It allows people to share in a calm atmosphere which provides improved perspectives about each other and the tasks ahead.

Transportation

Your location in terms of accessibility will determine the means of transportation that will need to be used to get there. Remote places may necessitate the use of a jeep or another strong, 4-wheel-drive vehicle.

There should always be a balance between comfort and sturdiness in the means of transportation. Depending on your budget and location, you could have a ton of fun with this.

Accommodations

Many people from all over your company come together in a corporate retreat. All these may have different preferences in regards to a number of things such as accommodation facilities. Nonetheless, a little compromise is necessary, so long as it does not put too much strain on one’s preferences.

Make sure to keep in mind any specific needs some of your employees may have, such as physical restraints.

Meals

The destination of your corporate retreat may provide meals and, at times, the group might choose to bring their own meals or have them catered. Whichever the case, the choice of meals will be determined by what works best for your group as well as the length of time to be spent on the retreat. Make sure to keep any of your employee’s dietary restrictions in mind.

There is certainly more than that in planning a corporate retreat, but these are just the vital basics. How do you plan your corporate retreats? Which one has been the best you’ve had?

If you have questions or would like more information, I’d be happy to help. Please leave a comment below, and my team will get in touch with you!

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Cameron Herold grew up in a small town in Northern Canada. When his father, an entrepreneur, figured out that Cameron wasn’t going to fit into what they were teaching in school—because of his severe ADD—he taught him to hate working traditional ‘jobs’ and to love creating companies that employed others.

By 18, Cameron already had 14 different little businesses and he knew he loved money, entrepreneuring and business. And by 20 years old, he owned a franchise business painting houses and had twelve employees. He spent his twenties and early 30’s heading up 3 large businesses and coaching over 120 entrepreneurs. He was also the COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, and during his 6.5 years he took the company from 2 million to 106 million. 

Knowing that every CEO needs a strong COO then led Cameron to start the COO Alliance in 2016. He noticed that there were no peer groups for one of the most crucial roles in the company—the Chief Operating Officer/2nd in command.