A nice day out

One of my favourite jobs over the last couple of years has been an annual 'corporate away day' at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire.

I like it for a number of reasons; its local (10 mins in the car), they are a great bunch of people and it is normally something that everybody enjoys. It's nice to take photos of people enjoying themselves!

The day normally starts with a bacon buttie (never a bad thing) before everyone is divided into groups and goes through a series of activities. These normally give people plenty of opportunities for making themselves look silly, often with me standing nearby with a camera ready.



I know from past experience that days like this are often one of the first things to go when the budgets are tightened. Having seen first hand what it can mean for a team to get out of the office and spend time together I'd say that it is a false economy. I'm sure you would find that productivity goes up once people have stopped talking about it in the few days after it. If I had the time I'm sure I could dig around the interweb to find the stats to prove it, but for now you'll just have to take it from me!



You know what, even if it wasn't a sensible commercial decision these type of team days might even be worth doing just for everyone to let off steam every once in a while...

R.