Employees’ Day Out: A Trip to Camp Wild

Jack is an office worker

Jack is a workaholic

Jack never plays and doesn’t have fun

Jack leads a monotonous life

Don't be like Jack!!!

I guess, none of us would like to be like Jack. The reason is simple, all work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy. The monotony of life can be very boring. Further, being a serious workaholic can adversely affect your mental and physical health.

The current lifestyle has converted us into robots, working from 9 to 6, glaring at the screens. The stringent routine follows, and we just keep on drowning ourselves in the ocean of work and forget how many interesting things life has to offer us.

For instance, there is a cheat day for the people who regularly gym or diet. Likewise, people who are glued to their office jobs also need a cheat day, once a while. And what could be better than a day out? Turacoz Healthcare Solutions, being a medical communication company, understands the importance of fun and adventure in an individual’s life. Turacoz believes that both work and relishing are equally important in a person’s life.

So being an employee-friendly company, as we are, Turacoz planned a day-out at “Camp Wild” to start this new year with high levels of energy and fun. The team outing was full of fun and adventure. Enjoying the ride to the camp together, singing, laughing and dancing- every person was all about smiles and excitement.

There were various set-ups at the camp like rope walk, hanging bridge, etc. And different games were played after distributing the employees into 2 teams. The games played were oriented towards team-building.

Team activities help in enhancing team bonding by development of mutual understanding amongst the employees. Team work holds a great importance for any organization. Every individual is different and varies on creative aspects and work abilities and skills. It is only when you gel-up with all the differences and convert it into your strength, that you succeed.

The camp guides were very focused on team activities that help strengthen the mutual understanding and team co-ordination. The games were fun and at the same time helped employees work with each other in a different set-up, thus, helping them build a trust and understanding for each other.

Why are team outings important?
Team outings can bring some of the most unexpected results and discoveries. When restricted to the work place, an employee has various restrictions and protocols to follow and might not reveal many positive traits or skills about himself/herself. The informal environment gives them the freedom to express themselves as an individual rather than just an employee, thus generating a better chance for showcasing of various hidden aspects. Thus, importance of team outing cannot be overlooked.

Mentioned below are some of the advantages of team outings, which are out of the blue:

• Unveiling the concealed talents of employees: The participation in fun activities help team improve on the areas like communication and association. It gives the chance for the team lead to access the hidden talents of his/her team members. Many potential skills and abilities may be unleashed by being part of these activities. Like a person from finance department might solve problems and riddles quickly and then someday you might think of him for any particular problem, where his quick problem-solving skills might be of help.
• Provides employee with the much needed mental-break: As said, fun is very important in a person’s life and continuous work gives rise to various problems. A short trip can also give employees the break that they need and help improve their mental health. Always surrounded by work, employees might fall prey to stress and restlessness. This break would result in increased productivity of employees.
• Enhanced creativity and potency: Every team goes through this phase of lack of innovative ideas or find creative ways to complete tasks. Team outing helps in developing skills which can help in-office tasks. It serves as a fresh breeze for the employees.
• Inspires employees to work towards mutual goal: Employee motivation can be a challenging task and such team outings help in smoothening this task as it helps in team building and cooperation. Through various team activities, the employees learn to work in harmony to achieve mutual goals. This helps employees to perform better in a team while working towards a shared goal.
• Team connect made easy: Any team where the internal relationships of the employees are not good, cannot fair well. Team bonding is very important. A well-connected and coordinated team emerges as a strong team and it is more productive, competent and willing to work. Team outings serve as a platform where the team leaders can get in touch with their team members and get to know them and learn about their skills and capabilities and bring them together, eliminating the differences.

Turacoz Healthcare Solutions understands the importance of team building and strengthening and realizes that it is very important for an organization to give its employees some time out of office to relax. The rising levels of stress today are contributing to serious mental and physical problems. Team outings like this help employees release their stress and enjoy with the colleagues out of the workplace and develop a better bond and better communication skills.

This not only benefits employees but also the organization. Being in the healthcare domain, Turacoz understands the value of such team outings and will continue to practice this routine.

Turacoz Healthcare Solutions is a medical communication firm offering medical writing services such as publication writing, regulatory writing, pharmacovigilance support, clinical trial support, real world evidence and advisory board meetings support.

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