Fresh Tracks Team Talk
"To
party or not to party?" - our Christmas survey results
Results from our Christmas party survey are still flooding
in. It seems that people either love them or hate them!
Our results show that 88% of companies are planning a Christmas party of some sort and that, unsurprisingly, 92% of these are held in December.
This
is great for venues, but may mean that you are not getting the best value
for your money. If you hold your party in January, for example, venues
are quieter which means you may get a better deal - plus it gives your
staff something to look forward to after the Christmas buzz has passed.
It appears that the 'Christmas party' has become a little predictable with 38% of people commenting that their party 'is the same thing every year'.
When asked 'How do you feel about your Christmas Party?', just 46% of individuals responded that they were 'excited and looking forward to it', but a whopping 53% of people felt 'indifferent' or that it was a case of 'grin & bear it'!
Not great results considering that significant investment in terms of time and money is spent on such events.
Unfortunately this may be down to the fact that individuals feel that they are not being listened to and that they don't have a say; in fact, 58% of respondents said that their employer 'does not ask for ideas from staff' prior to arranging their Christmas party.
Our advice: to see benefits in the workplace listen to your staff and colleagues, don't plump for the predictable, and provide an experience that will be the talking point for years to come. Be bold - try an alternative Christmas event; you may be pleasantly surprised with the results.
To spice up your event
this Christmas click
here to check out our evening entertainment programmes.
Here are the results from our alternative Christmas events poll. For further
information on any of these activities, click on the links below:
1st
place Wine/Champagne
tasting
2nd place Cooking
up a Storm
Joint 3rd place Chocolate
Challenge Party
Joint 3rd place Treasure
Hunt - Christmas themed
5th place The
Carbon Positive Challenge, tree planting
If you would like
to take part in our survey, you still can. Click
here and we'll send you a treat to say thank you.
| After Party Remedy | |
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It's common knowledge that a hearty breakfast and a long walk can help with a hangover. However, here's one we haven't heard before: rubbing lemon slices under your armpits! Sounds like a joke, but this is supposedly a top holistic hangover cure. The theory is that lemon juice helps you retain fluid which guards against dehydration, thereby staving off hangover headaches. |
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| Wellbeing - what a laugh! |
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Over 50 invited guests took part in a half-day workshop in early November exploring the impact of wellbeing on productivity in the workplace. Leading Cognitive Behavioural Therapist Dr Brian Marien received exceptional feedback for his presentation highlighting the importance of humour to our physiology. Client testimonials
from the event: Next Wellbeing
event - May 2008 |
| Book Review - Allan Leighton on Leadership, Practical Wisdom from People Who Know. |
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When Allan Leighton left his position of CEO of Wal-Mart Europe he coined the phrase 'going plural'. This he did and now chairs Royal Mail, Bhs and Race for Opportunity as well as serving BSkyB, George Weston and Selfridges & Co as a non-executive director. His broad experience
of turnaround leadership has been captured in a characteristically
straightforward book entitled 'Allan Leighton on Leadership, Practical
Wisdom from People Who Know.' Using friends and contacts including
Stuart Rose, Rupert Murdoch, James Dyson and Patience Wheatcroft,
Leighton has crafted an easy to read handbook, free of jargon and
formulas yet packed full of common sense and backed by years of
genuine experience. Well worth adding to your Christmas list, priced
at £8.99 from Amazon.co.uk, click
here Click here to tell us your common sense leadership lessons in 50 words or less and you could win a signed copy of Allan Leighton on Leadership. Closing date for entries 21.12.07. |
Some recent
Fresh Tracks events
Quad
Safari - Four-wheeled fun for Avio Diepen
Team
Tasks - Activity-based learning for Defra
Enigma Code
- Team challenges for Which?
Lights,
Camera, Action - Filming fun for Vodafone
Chocolate
Challenge - A tasty business simulation for South Oxfordshire District
Council
Facilitated
Team Tasks - Activity-based learning for Southern Housing Group
Lights,
Camera, Action - Filming in the style of a well-know TV programme
for Discovery Europe
Cooking
up a Storm - Culinary team building for Attiva
SDI
& Mud,
Sweat & Gears - Full throttle learning for ATIS Real
Film-based
Treasure Hunt - A treasure hunt with a difference for Intralinks
Chocolate
Challenge - A tasty business game for ICAEW
Lights,
Camera, Action - Pop video filming for Turtlewax
From
all at Fresh Tracks, we wish you a very merry Christmas.
You will be hearing from us in 2008,
but if you need us in the meantime please don't hesitate to call us on
01920 822 220
Fresh
Tracks
"Creating better workplaces"
Team Building, Motivational Activities, Event Management Solutions
Web: www.freshtracks.co.uk
Tel: 01920 822 220
Email: mail@freshtracks.co.uk
‘teams that play together, work together’
to buy the book.