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Home Learning In this period of isolation because of the Coronavirus, the world of culture and entertainment rebels in its way to the rules imposed by emergency measures. Indeed, it’s moving on the virtual world, the network. All over the planet, singers organize live concerts......

TeamWorking’s team in Italy has been experiencing this lockdown and quarantine condition for a few weeks now so we feel like we have some experience in this field! Putting jokes aside, in these difficult days for all of us, we of Teamworking have often thought about......

In today’s global business environment, international teams have become an essential part of corporations and organizations. A team of people from diverse cultural backgrounds can have tremendous benefits like knowledge of different markets and culturally sensitive customer service. Of course, that’s when things are running......

WHAT IS FAMILY DAY? The word Family Day was born in 2007 after a particular event that took place in Italy organized by traditional Catholic groups. This people started to fight against DICO (in italian Diritti e doveri delle persone stabilmente conviventi) law proposal of......

What is Corporate Social Responsibility and his origins? The European Commission has defined the Corporate Social Responsibility as “the voluntary integration of social and environmental concerns of the company in their business operations  and with their relationships with the interested parties”. Later the EC, editing......

In an increasingly globalised, complex and interconnected world it is necessary to handle and promote the diversity of employees. Each company has his own identity and culture that has to be interpreted to ensure that diversity and inclusion become a vehicle of social and business......

Just as diversity is present in the society even in the world of work. Indeed, the employees of a company are different on the basis of gender, ethnicity, religion, culture and many other aspects. The underestimation of a such important aspect could lead to a......

  Diversity and Inclusion are two fundamental themes related to corporate and workplace culture. Through the years, these aspects became important goals for a strong business strategy. What do diversity and inclusion really mean? What is the best way to understand this subject? Diversity is......

Bleisure, evolution of incentive tip Have you already heard the word BLEISURE? We did and got very curious… unless discovering that we have been doing bleisure for years without knowing it! It is explained as Business Leisure, to say a business trip that offers also time......

There are a lot of beautiful places to visit with an Incentive Trip or a Corporate Team Building in Switzerland: the Lakes offer many water activities that will let you spend nice time with friends or colleagues and improve your Team Work abilities. Let’s discover where we......

Switzerland is a beautiful place to visit, with its mountains, lakes, wild nature and peaceful way of living. It can be chosen as destination for a trip with family or friends, or for a corporate incentive trip. Let’s start from the mountains. Swiss Alps are one of......

Discovering Italy: Incentive in Cinque Terre Italy is rich in beautiful spots; but not many of them have the same charm as the Cinque Terre. Literally “Five Lands”, these are five little cities in the Italian region of Liguria. All around is a protected territory, so that the landscape......

Many Italian cities are famous for their Carnival. The most famous are in Venice, Viareggio and Ivrea; but also smaller towns offer sometimes very fun and original ideas. For example, in Valle d’Aosta, in the mountains, carnival is celebrated on the snow. Thus, floats turn......

The bad weather on Italy continues. Because of the rain, the first procession of Carnival of Viareggio, which had to be Sunday 5 of February, was delayed to Sunday 12 and will start almost at the same time with Carnival of Venice. This means that we have......

One of the world’s most famous opera houses, La Scala Theatre (or, in Italian, Teatro alla Scala) attracts tourists from all around the globe. It’s an esclusive destination that can represent an original evening event for a private tour, but can also become part of a......

The most mysterious between Italian towns? Of course it is Turin, esoteric city par excellence, located at vertex of two “magic triangles”. It is in fact part of the “triangle of white magic” with Prague and Lyon, and part of the “triangle of black magic”......

Last week has been a week of adventures for TeamWorking! We had three different Team Building activities, and all in just two days. Our chief and founder, Giovanni Gambardella, wanted to be present in all of them, so for him it was a true week......

TeamWorking offers some Team Building activities linked to the world of cinema: Movie Making, Urban Movie, City Game Film… but movies can help our team even if it’s not us who create them! We found for you 6 movie to motivate your team to work.......

Bruno Ferrin is 79, but he has the enthusiasm of a boy. In 1969 he opened his restaurant near Treviso, Osteria Ai Pioppi, and since then he never stopped working. It’s not the osteria itself that gives him much work, though, but a project suitable for......

Discover Italian wine regions! Val Tidone region, also called Colli Piacentini or Hills of Piacenza, is one of the most known Italian wine regions. Every year the Valtidone Wine Fest brings tourists and lovers of wine up to the hills, to discover local varieties of grape,......

Let’s take inspiration from a text by Chuck Cohn, who makes a list of 5 characteristics of a good working team. We’re sure that there’s more about that… but now let’s list the 5 features Cohn found.   1. Vision Every company has a mission,......

Milan is our city and we love it! In the last few years it has been developing quickly, with new districts and skyscrapers growing up every day. Now Milan is a city rich of various views: from ancient Roman columns in San Lorenzo square to......

Do you ever have to fix something that’s broken? Maybe you’d like to create your own tools or little objects for everyday use? Or simply you’re away from home and suddenly you need a tool to fix things?.. The problem is that you always need......

In previous opportunities we have talked about ecologic team building activities that are useful to work on the office relationships and help (and stimulate) the preservation of the environment. In the 21st Century is not only important to create a conscience about the current situation......

Having a good relationship with your co-workers is not always easy and it requires work, apart for the one that they are paying you to do, but is equally important, if not more. Why? Because it has been proven that a good work environment can......

How does the ordinary becomes EXTRAordinary?   Extraordinary is a compose word, is two words that put together become something else than ordinary, beyond ordinary…   One person can surely achieve great results, but an organised group of people, with hard work and persistence, can......

Do you fell like your team needs a push in the right direction?   Perfect! We have the solution…   Great teamwork helps to achieve solutions for the most difficult situations and encourages people to perform more effectively.   If you are looking to build a......

For the past few days we’ve been talking about leaders and their employees and how one or the other ought to be in order to achieve success. But what about how a team should be? We certainly know a bit about team working, not only......

In search of a Guinness Record   For Italians, saying Naples means saying pizza! In this city in 1889 for the Bourbon Queen Regina Margherita was baked the first Margherita pizza, named after the queen. And today, Naples is trying to beat the record of the world’s......

  In previous articles we have talked about the qualities that an employer must have in order to make a company succeed. We made emphasis in the fact that companies like Google do not search for the highest G.P.As but look for the person with......

  In the XXI century Google is one of the biggest companies in the world (if not the biggest) and it revolutionises not only in the field of technology, but especially in the approach they take towards human resources. The American point of view of......

  Intercultural studies is a discipline that has been developing in the last few years and it’s now recognised and accepted as an interdiscipline that accepts and welcomes an range variety of humanities and social studies. But what does interculturality have to do with team......

Team Building Could be killer!     If you are having trouble holding your workplace team together, and if there is a lack of communication, it may lead to a feeling of mistrust between your team members. Murder Mystery Dinner is the perfect form to organise......

  Team building is a strategy that has been used in the United States for decades as a way to consolidate a group into a team that cooperates and works together in order to achieve the objectives in a more efficient way.   Building an......

Last week we were at Riccione, Emilia-Romagna, working on a Movie Making Team Building for one of the biggest multinational medical devices company. What can we say about the experience? The weather was magnificent, not too cold and not too hot, ideally to film…  ......

    So… What is team building? Is it just a strategy to build a team? We think a better question is: what does team really mean?   A smart-written article published by Eric T. Wagner in Forbes Magazine in 2012, called The 10 Secrets of......

Art is life. Art is passion.   Most of all is a way to communicate, so let’s do it rhythmically! “Just beat it, beat it, beat it”… Is not only a tune sang by the famous Michael Jackson but is the direction Giovanni Gambardella, CEO......

The Spirit of Individuality   After the cloudy weather passes, the sun will come out and the hot summer days will be all around us. Do you know what you are going to do when the time arrives? We do and we’ll share it with......

  Italians and Olive Oil, tradition or quirk?   Olive oil is synonym of Italy and as proven by the Università Campus Bio-Medico of Roma and Università degli Studi of Teramo, in collaboration with the Università degli Studi of Camerino and Karolinska Instituted of Stockholm,......

Expectations vs. Reality… That’s the dilemma.   How many times have you find yourself with someone that sets impossible tasks? Our solution: communication.   Communication is the commanding rule in an office where everyone has different personalities, ideas and backgrounds. How do you get your point......

  In previous articles we have talked about the importance of the ecological aspects of a team building activity and we’ve mention body percussion as a way of making music ecologically and all the same fun!   Surprisingly, we are not the only ones who......

  In the perspective of the social aspects of team building there are two macro categories that we can identify: the environment and the people. How can we combine these aspects?   A “slow” experience In a factory the procedures are different from the industrial......

In a previous article we started talking about plastic, a precious material, derived from petroleum that we used in our everyday life. The bad news is that plastic is harmful for the environment: it pollutes our oceans and puts at risk the survival of entire......

Our Aid to Mother Earth We frequently talk about team building activities, but why not stop for a minute and concentrate on the impact that all the materials we use affect our planet’s ecology? One of the most used and common materials is plastic, a matter......

  Nowadays group interactions are not just a subject that concerns big corporations, it is also becoming a field of interest in Psychology. Francesca Gino, in coollaboration with Julia Lee of the University of Michigan, Don Cable of the London Business School and Brad Staats......

More like miscommunication… There’s a way to communicate and in the office the mail is always an effective and useful tool, but sometimes it can get repetitive, inconclusive, confusing and some are just redundant -like your mom sending you every “cute” little thing, people asking for money, medicinal ways to improve......

  Is it possible to organise a teambuilding activity for the different national headquarters of a multinational… at the same time? … For Teamworking everything is possible! We have vast experience in similar activities; the latest one was a Crossword Teambuilding for the headquarters of Rome and Milan......

An illuminating contribution has recently appeared on the New York Times Magazine: “What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team”, by Charles Duhigg. We’ll present you with the highlights, because it’s clearly linked to our main interest – the teambuilding.    ......

What are the qualities of good leaders? What makes them successful? Think of some of the greatest leaders of all time. Successful leaders are able to influence others....

Basing on our expertise (over 10 years in the sector) we design events that fit our clients’ needs. We have international experience (Italy, France, Switzerland, Spain, Dubai) in managing small, medium and large groups (to about 500 persons) We offer dozens of Team Building Incentive......

Beer is one of the most common product of the Western gastronomic culture. Spread throughout the world, especially in Europe, this drink has become an international icon, present in numerous occasions such as concerts, culinary events or simple parties among friends. Its production has long since acquired an......

With today appointment of the incentive destinations in the vicinity of Milan we remain in the Ligurian Coast with “Le 5 Terre”, one of the most uncontaminated natural areas of all the Mediterranean. In fact, not only has the zone not been ruined by the industrial development,......

With today appointment of our column about the incentive destinations in the vicinity of Milan we continue to see the beautiful Ligurian Coast, turning our attention to a place along the easternmost part of the Gulf of La Spezia: Lerici. Near the estuary of the Magra River,......

Genoa: the Republic of the Magnificent Genoa: the Republic of the Magnificent is the center of incentive destinations along the Ligurian Coast. Full of charm and culture, the city has been defined in many ways, like the Superb, the Door of Europe, the Dominant and the Republic of the Magnificent. Its history......

This week with our column about the incentive destinations in the vicinity of Milan we want to see some locations along the beautiful Ligurian Coast. The coast was not touched by the industrial development during the last century, and thus appears as a landscape completely uncontaminated,......

With the next appointment of our column about the incentive destinations in the vicinity of Milan, we see today another outstanding location, become legendary in the car racing world: Imola. The city is located between the banks of the Santerno River, where the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines meet......

One of the peculiar characteristics of Nord Italy is the presence of a mix between tradition and innovation. Wherever we go we find magnificent palaces, castles and villas together with roads, factories and state-of-the-art installations, with a harmony between Nature and Technology unparallel in the world.......

Imagine a lake made of crystal water which stretches for miles. Imagine it surrounded by valleys and mountains in a breathtaking scenery. Imagine numerous castles and medieval villages around the basin, details that do nothing but add more charm and beauty to our painting. It......

David Lynch is about to arrive in Italy, at the Bologna’s photographic exhibition “Mast” which is taking place at the end of September. The event promises to be outstanding: 124 photos in black and white shot between 1980 and 2000 of some of the most ......

Even this year the Monza Grand Prix has given us many emotions and a fantastic Formula 1 show. But what about the city hosting the event? Lesser known than other cities like Venice or Parma, but not less important in historical and cultural terms, Monza......

To open this year’s edition of the Venice International Cinema Festival there is another great work bearing the signature of the Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu: the Birdman. The cast is what best we can wait from a movie such as this: an extraordinary Michael......

This time with our column about the possible incentive destinations around Milan we see a peculiar location: Parma. The city is renowned all over the world for its extraordinary gastronomical heritage. Many are the delicacies belonging to its menu, like the famous Prosciutto di Parma.......

Imagine a city where the roman past goes side by side with the Middle Age, where the structures from the different historical phases blend together in a particular architectonical mixture found nowhere in the world, a city whose beauty and fascination are so famous to......

A great event is about to take place within a few months, one that no company can risk to miss: the Expo 2015 in Milan. The event will be the showcase for numerous groups, eager to show their products and boost their business. Many will......

Top 10 summertime activities     June is almost over and the air-conditioning wars have been dividing even the most affectionate colleagues for a while, holidays are still far away but the work deadlines are, on the contrary, incredibly close… We like overcoming such paradoxes......

Looking for amazing venues in Tuscany? TeamWorking Participants at conventions in any region of Italy find fully-equipped centers and beautiful venues, often in particularly prestigious places and which are efficiently organized. In fact the options for venues are so numerous as to be quite unique the......

  A Culinary Extravaganza that Challenges Teams to Win Loyal Customers!     What’s cooking in Hel’s kitchen?!   All the thrills of a ‘Hell’s Kitchen’!   Teams are transformed into “brigades” of Chefs competing to create the greatest culinary masterpieces to Michelin standards from......

Create a delicious dish and enhance Team spirit!     For years food and food-related events have been creating relationships between participants. Based on this principle we developed our Team Building format.   Finger Food Team Cooking is the tool which allows participants to know each......

“Coming together is the beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.” Henry Ford   Managers across the world will argue this point back and forth to no end. Ultimately We believe the answer is quiet simple, but first we need to ask ourselves......

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play, then in a year of conversation Plato   In today’s world, service quality is a given. At least in our mind it should be.   A recent article has alerted us about the reality......

A fun day at the beach!   Learn to build sand castles in teams – you’ll be surprised at how you can do that like professional sand sculptors!     Team Building With Sand   Sand Castle Team Building is a great way to boost......

TeamWorking  new outdoor formats   Workmates will stretch their minds and their bodies (don’t worry, only slightly) to experience Total OutDoor Team Building! Team Working: Outdoor from Team Working on Vimeo.   TeamWorking  has an exciting new teambuilding experience that brings out the sense of fun,......

Stress is a major obstacle to our well-being and our job performance . Often anxiety affects us respect the attention needed to achieve our goals and maintaining a serene and relaxed in the office.     Managing stress level   Relaxation techniques are natural activities......

  The Survival Series   The Survival Simulations are designed to teach teams how to improve problem solving through learning the interpersonal (people) and rational (task) skills and behaviors that lead to successful teamwork. Each simulation presents a scenario, such as being stranded in “the......

How did it all start?   Orienteering, originally named Orientation Run was born in Scandinavian countries, where has become a national sport. Since then Orienteering  has gained in popularity in recent years, as a meaningful tool to boosts team spirit.   Team Building Adventure  ......

  Let’s start constructing!   While the children were excited to see new “The Lego movie,” parents now have the chance to play in the office with LEGO. With LEGO Team Building your hands will allow you to view abstract concepts and foster interpersonal relationships.  ......

Face the Challenge of War Game! Watch your staff tackle the game zones head on. AirSoft is a game where strength and speed are not nearly as important as strategy and communication.   Perfect Team Building Activity   Tired of the same old activities you’ve......

Sport as a Team Building format   What characterizes a rugby team and what are the metaphors with management training ?     Rugby Training as a Corporate Outdoor Teambuilding   Sharing goals and values Sharing rules and method Building, managing and developing team spirit......

Why Team Building   Bring everyone together over a task that makes a real difference!     You have a great company and fantastic staff, but it is a tough climate out there at the moment and many employees are looking for new challenges to......

World Expos   The UAE has wone to be the host to the World Expo 2020 in Dubai under the theme “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”.   The Story of World Expos   The Great Exhibition, held in London in 1851, inaugurated World Expos as the hallmark......

Welcome to Dubai, the city where exotic Arabia is served witha 21st centuary twist; where East meets West and where a visionary future meets carefully preserved heritage.   Why Dubai?   Choosing Dubai means choosing a genuine Global Brand. Dubai embodies excellence, opportunitity, advancement and partnership.......

Abu Dhabi An enchanting combination of true Arabian hospitality, modern design and cosmopolitan vibes.     Team Working has choosen Abu Dhabi as its leading destination for organising luxury format events. Designed specifically to address leadership training, communication skills, or as an employee reward or incentive,......

  What is the return?   According to a Wirthlin worldwide survey, 18% of those who received a cash reward do not remember what they spent it on, showing the importance of a memorable reward.  48% of travellers agree*, wanting a trip with substance and......

Wine Travel in Tuscany Italian vacation farms, called “agriturismi” in Italian, are wonderful places to stay if you’re interested in wine. An agriturismo is a farmhouse or large estate home that offers both guestrooms and information about the products grown or made on the property.......

Photo Novel Team Building is a new format of TeamWorking inspired with a photonovel.  It’s a powerfull tool  to create rapports between colleagues and build collaborating teams in the atmosphere of a type of book, adapting a film or television episode and using film stills instead of artwork along......

  A Photographic Treasure Hunt is an activity that involves groups finding interesting things and capturing them using a camera.  A simple yet fun way to promote teamwork and bonding. Given a time frame, a mission, tools, clues, and a playing field, your team will communicate,......

  Slovenia is the only country in Europe that has the Alps and the Mediterranean, the Pannonian Plain and the mysterious Karts. The changebility of the land-scape will suprise you time and time again. You can see the sea, and yet there are mountains behind......

  Located halfway along the western coast of the Arabian Gulf, the State of Qatar acts as a bridge between East and West welcoming visitors from around the world. At the crossroads of economic, cultural and natural heritage, the strategic location of the country has......

  Located just 25 minutes from Abu Dhabi, a jewel of the desert with picturesque mangrove-fringed islands, clear waters and eternal sunshine and only 50 minutes from the buzzing city of Dubai, guests will discover worlds within worlds as they explore the various charms Yas......

  Escape the meeting room and head to the emirate’s Abu Dhabi  city, to experience aventorous team building, with two exciting  activities we have prepared for you:  photographical Tresure Hunt or exploaring creativity while buiding your own carbon boat.   Adventure is waiting for YOU!   With......

Escape the meeting room and head to the emirate’s Abu Dhabi desert for adventorous team building, with two exciting Arabian Nights Team Building activities in Abu Dhabi:  Survival Team Building and Cooking Team Building.   Can YOU face the challenge?   Abu Dhabi is a jewl of the......

Situated on the bank of the Arabian Gulf, Doha, the capital city of Qatar, is one of the most “IN” destination to travel. Teeming with activity, Doha has for long been known as one of the most “eventful”  pearl fishing villages in the South East Arabia......

The World Cup 2014 is approaching us in a big wave. As Brazil becomes a new hit destination this summer, many of us wonders what will our favorite team do! Here at Team Working, a big discussion has started. Who will be a next Champion! Since......

  In just over 50 years, Abu Dhabi has been transformed from little more than empty desert inhabited by nomadic tribes into a thriving 21st century society, which remains strongly attached to its culture roots. Abu Dhabi is becoming a global culture center with the......

GIBTM 2014 opened strongly as regional destinations build towards hosting mega-events with widespread infrastructure development.   Raising the bar   The Gulf meetings industry is in its most buoyant state since the financial crisis of 2008, following a period of intense infrastructure develompent and several......

  Dubai is one of the few cities that has undergone such a drastic transformation. Today,it represents a touristic, logistic and trade hub and has earne itself a reputation of being a gateway between the east and the west.   One of the most cosmopolitan......

Making your own chocolate pralines?   Another chapter dedicated to chocolate lovers! We started kitchen activities including cooking formats which offer the great opportunity to experience kitchen in a very original way, making every kind of preparations with team colleagues: from Pasta Cooking to Cake Design to Choco Making. Speaking of chocolate, we have selected......

We are looking for a dynamic and reliable person that will help us in Marketing Activities and Event Organization in Italy, Switzerland, Russia and Dubai. As a teambuilding company we propose events and incentive travel all around the world with particular focus on Europe and the Emirates.......

The IV edition at the starting blocks! There is great expectation on the fourth edition of the Daman Hercules Trophy in Dubai, an event attracting every year thousand of professionals from about 70 leading companies of United Arab Emirates. The event will take place on March 22nd......