Team Building at its Finest
Over the weekend of June 12 – 13, 2021 our Omaha location had a massive team-building campout with hopes of further-building team spirit, and teamwork amongst those working at their location. With some work and fun activities they achieved a weekend of fantastic comradery and a positive work-environment away from the typical work environment.
Mark Golden, Operations Manager at the Omaha location, led the charge to increase a positive work-attitude in a separate environment during this campout, preparing the various activities the employees participated in. He had a lot of great ideas and carefully laid out plans to best achieve their goal. See below what sorts of things they did to help build, and bring out, that team mentality.
“We gathered for a team building camping trip over the weekend, we pitched our tents at Oldham’s Recreation Area in Soldier, Iowa. The day started at 9:00 am when we picked up the teams in our companies Mercedes van supplied by Shane Keizer. The teams were chauffeured by Service Manager Mike Albright on an hour and a half back road drive through the loess hills. When they arrived Our parts manager Jenni Blum had planned and set up an outstanding camp site with loads of fun, food and prizes. In between we had smores, floated in the swim area, fished and hung out listening to Operations Director Mark Golden play guitar. Dinner (8oz fillet’s and Baked Potatoes) was served by the managers and was enjoyed by all.”
Seeing with Another’s Eyes
We started with a blind folded drawing game where the partner had to explain to the blind folded team member a description for them to draw while blind folded.
A (Classic) Sack Race
Second was a good old fashioned sack race.
More Brains are Better Than One
Third each pair were given a box of random items and had to build a self propelled boat from the items without communicating verbally to each other.
A Good Manager Trusts Their Employees
Fourth the teams had to build a Hammock from duck tape that would support the Operations Director
Bravery in the Face of Fear
Fifth parts manager Jenni Blum had set up a projector screen movie of Friday the 13th with a surprise guest appearance from her brother Rob Farley dressed as Jason.
Prizes and Fun
Every event was a team building event where the teams had to work together to achieve a goal, at the end of that event they were given camper bucks to buy select prizes. In between we took breaks at the swim area, Fishing and just sitting around listening to music. On Sunday morning breakfast was served, teams helped each other clean up the campsite and load each others gear and everyone returned home refreshed, safe and Happy.