Onsites are the new Offsites

Remember offsites, those annual gatherings to get the team together for high-level strategy and planning work — not to mention extreme team-bonding activities?

Now, in the hybrid era, when people aren’t always in the office — if ever — offsites are turning into onsites.

As Erica Keswin describes it in Harvard Business Review: “Professional development is critical to stemming the tide of the Great Resignation. A recent survey of over 2,000 employees found that 92% think having access to professional development is important or very important. “

Offsite, er, onsites, are great for professional development as well as culture-building.

Creating an intentional in-office day where the whole team gets together to hash out vision and simply socialize is a weirdly inspiring idea in these strange times, and one I look forward to seeing my clients jump on board with.