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Typical team building activities became\u00a0over represented in a way, and\u00a0maybe even anticipated.
\nWhen team building comes up in a\u00a0conversation, employees already think\u00a0of paintball, bowling, weekend in\u00a0a spa center, etc., because they are\u00a0used to doing those activities.
\nTherefore it is up to companies to\u00a0come\u00a0across original team building\u00a0activities,\u00a0and give their employees\u00a0something\u00a0they don\u2019t expect.
Organizing team cooking
\nEveryone can take part, regardless\u00a0of their age and physical fitness,\u00a0because it requires no physical\u00a0efforts, like some other team building\u00a0activities.
\nCooking can be both indoor and outdoor\u00a0activity, depending on the number\u00a0of participants and the weather\u00a0conditions.
\nA team, or teams, get recipes for making\u00a0traditional meals they have to\u00a0prepare together. They have to delegate\u00a0responsibilities – who does the\u00a0chopping, who kneads, bakes, who\u00a0fries, and so on.
\nThis is an excellent way to see how\u00a0employees\u00a0function as a team, who\u00a0stands\u00a0out as a leader, and how much\u00a0time do they need to agree on\u00a0particular tasks. Participants do not\u00a0need to be professionals, considering\u00a0that a professional chef can supervise\u00a0the cooking.
\nOrganizing cooking as a multi-group\u00a0activity can be rather interesting.\u00a0For example, every group could get\u00a0a recipe for preparing the same dish\u00a0they would later on present to judges.
\nJudges could be either professional\u00a0chefs or previously selected team\u00a0members. Also, groups could prepare different\u00a0meals, and then other\u00a0groups could\u00a0evaluate it. Group whose dish wins\u00a0the most votes would\u00a0be a winner,\u00a0and win a certain award.
\nIf the cooking is organized for just\u00a0one group, members could define\u00a0the concept themselves, or they could\u00a0get recipes for preparing lunch\u00a0or dinner for the entire group.\u00a0This is a low-pressure version of the\u00a0event, since there is no single winner,\u00a0and it can be equally fun.
\nOf course, competitive mindset could\u00a0be completely ruled out, and groups\u00a0could prepare meals for pure\u00a0fun, and enjoy them together.
\nAnyway, after they put in their efforts,\u00a0participants will enjoy trying out\u00a0traditional meals they prepared from\u00a0fresh ingredients.
Ideally, they would savor these traditional\u00a0meals in venues or places that\u00a0are traditional for the chosen area,\u00a0should the weather conditions allow.\u00a0That way they could get to know both the culture and tradition of\u00a0a certain destination.\u00a0Besides from preparing meals, participants\u00a0could also prepare zimnica\u00a0(food stored for winter) or jams.\u00a0Upon completion of the task, participants\u00a0could bring a jar of zimnica\u00a0or jam as a souvenir.
\nJar sticker could contain information\u00a0such as the date, name of the company\u00a0or names of team members that\u00a0prepared it and it would be a reminder\u00a0of the wonderful time they spent\u00a0together and the team work they\u00a0invested.
\nRecipes for preparing meals can be\u00a0more\u00a0or less complicated.
\nSo, if participants go to a destination\u00a0in Serbia, they could\u00a0prepare gibanica\u00a0(multi\u00a0layered pastry), pogaca\u00a0with\u00a0kajmak\u00a0(bread with cream\u00a0cheese),\u00a0proja\u00a0(corn\u00a0bread), sarma,\u00a0barbecue,\u00a0apple\u00a0or cherry\u00a0pies\u00a0etc.
If the event\u00a0should take place in Croatia,\u00a0participants\u00a0could make manestra\u00a0(vegetable stew), brudet\u00a0(fish\u00a0stew),\u00a0sinjski arambasici,\u00a0orahnjaca\u00a0(walnut roll), and in Slovenia, their\u00a0cooking-task could be struklji (filled\u00a0pastry),\u00a0potica (nut roll), prekmurska\u00a0gibanica\u00a0(layer cake) or sausages.
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\nIn Montenegro they could make\u00a0kacamak (maize porridge),\u00a0rastan,\u00a0stuffed peppers or podgoricki popeci\u00a0(veal dish), and in Macedonia\u00a0they\u00a0could cook Macedonian Goulash,\u00a0turli tava (vegetable and meat\u00a0stew), or Macedonian pogacha (type\u00a0of bread).
\nIn Bosnia and\u00a0Herzegovina, team\u00a0members could try and make tufahije\u00a0(walnut-stuffed apples), kadaif\u00a0(sweet noodles), bosanski lonac (vegetable\u00a0and meat stew), etc.
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Whether your employees are experienced\u00a0cooks or amateurs, they are\u00a0going to find this to be a very interesting\u00a0activity.
\nCooking will provide your team a chance\u00a0to get to know each other better,\u00a0strengthen the team spirit, and enjoy\u00a0preparing and consuming local\u00a0specialties they prepared.
\nTeam members will surely have a\u00a0wonderful experience they will be\u00a0eager to repeat in another location,\u00a0and enjoy preparing area-specific\u00a0specialties.
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\n", "content_text": "Kitchen\u00a0can be the main place for organizing informal gatherings, and an excellent\u00a0place for the next team building everyone could take part in, regardless of their\u00a0age and physical fitness. Whether your employees are experienced cooks or amateurs,\u00a0they are going to find this to be a very interesting activity.\nTypical team building activities became\u00a0over represented in a way, and\u00a0maybe even anticipated.\nWhen team building comes up in a\u00a0conversation, employees already think\u00a0of paintball, bowling, weekend in\u00a0a spa center, etc., because they are\u00a0used to doing those activities.\nTherefore it is up to companies to\u00a0come\u00a0across original team building\u00a0activities,\u00a0and give their employees\u00a0something\u00a0they don\u2019t expect.\nOrganizing team cooking\nEveryone can take part, regardless\u00a0of their age and physical fitness,\u00a0because it requires no physical\u00a0efforts, like some other team building\u00a0activities.\nCooking can be both indoor and outdoor\u00a0activity, depending on the number\u00a0of participants and the weather\u00a0conditions.\nA team, or teams, get recipes for making\u00a0traditional meals they have to\u00a0prepare together. They have to delegate\u00a0responsibilities – who does the\u00a0chopping, who kneads, bakes, who\u00a0fries, and so on.\nThis is an excellent way to see how\u00a0employees\u00a0function as a team, who\u00a0stands\u00a0out as a leader, and how much\u00a0time do they need to agree on\u00a0particular tasks. Participants do not\u00a0need to be professionals, considering\u00a0that a professional chef can supervise\u00a0the cooking.\nOrganizing cooking as a multi-group\u00a0activity can be rather interesting.\u00a0For example, every group could get\u00a0a recipe for preparing the same dish\u00a0they would later on present to judges.\nJudges could be either professional\u00a0chefs or previously selected team\u00a0members. Also, groups could prepare different\u00a0meals, and then other\u00a0groups could\u00a0evaluate it. Group whose dish wins\u00a0the most votes would\u00a0be a winner,\u00a0and win a certain award.\nTeam building – Team cooking\nIf the cooking is organized for just\u00a0one group, members could define\u00a0the concept themselves, or they could\u00a0get recipes for preparing lunch\u00a0or dinner for the entire group.\u00a0This is a low-pressure version of the\u00a0event, since there is no single winner,\u00a0and it can be equally fun.\nOf course, competitive mindset could\u00a0be completely ruled out, and groups\u00a0could prepare meals for pure\u00a0fun, and enjoy them together.\nAnyway, after they put in their efforts,\u00a0participants will enjoy trying out\u00a0traditional meals they prepared from\u00a0fresh ingredients.\nIdeally, they would savor these traditional\u00a0meals in venues or places that\u00a0are traditional for the chosen area,\u00a0should the weather conditions allow.\u00a0That way they could get to know both the culture and tradition of\u00a0a certain destination.\u00a0Besides from preparing meals, participants\u00a0could also prepare zimnica\u00a0(food stored for winter) or jams.\u00a0Upon completion of the task, participants\u00a0could bring a jar of zimnica\u00a0or jam as a souvenir.\nJar sticker could contain information\u00a0such as the date, name of the company\u00a0or names of team members that\u00a0prepared it and it would be a reminder\u00a0of the wonderful time they spent\u00a0together and the team work they\u00a0invested.\nRecipes for preparing meals can be\u00a0more\u00a0or less complicated.\nSo, if participants go to a destination\u00a0in Serbia, they could\u00a0prepare gibanica\u00a0(multi\u00a0layered pastry), pogaca\u00a0with\u00a0kajmak\u00a0(bread with cream\u00a0cheese),\u00a0proja\u00a0(corn\u00a0bread), sarma,\u00a0barbecue,\u00a0apple\u00a0or cherry\u00a0pies\u00a0etc.\nIf the event\u00a0should take place in Croatia,\u00a0participants\u00a0could make manestra\u00a0(vegetable stew), brudet\u00a0(fish\u00a0stew),\u00a0sinjski arambasici,\u00a0orahnjaca\u00a0(walnut roll), and in Slovenia, their\u00a0cooking-task could be struklji (filled\u00a0pastry),\u00a0potica (nut roll), prekmurska\u00a0gibanica\u00a0(layer cake) or sausages.\n\nIn Montenegro they could make\u00a0kacamak (maize porridge),\u00a0rastan,\u00a0stuffed peppers or podgoricki popeci\u00a0(veal dish), and in Macedonia\u00a0they\u00a0could cook Macedonian Goulash,\u00a0turli tava (vegetable and meat\u00a0stew), or Macedonian pogacha (type\u00a0of bread).\n\nIn Bosnia and\u00a0Herzegovina, team\u00a0members could try and make tufahije\u00a0(walnut-stuffed apples), kadaif\u00a0(sweet noodles), bosanski lonac (vegetable\u00a0and meat stew), etc.\nRecipes\nWhether your employees are experienced\u00a0cooks or amateurs, they are\u00a0going to find this to be a very interesting\u00a0activity.\nCooking will provide your team a chance\u00a0to get to know each other better,\u00a0strengthen the team spirit, and enjoy\u00a0preparing and consuming local\u00a0specialties they prepared.\nTeam members will surely have a\u00a0wonderful experience they will be\u00a0eager to repeat in another location,\u00a0and enjoy preparing area-specific\u00a0specialties.\nThe post Team building – Team cooking \u2013 Unique activity for employees appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2015-11-19T13:20:57+01:00", "date_modified": "2017-12-18T12:05:48+01:00", "author": { "name": "Mirjana Novitovic", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/officebs/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/slika-.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/depositphotos31835811original-copy.jpg", "tags": [ "cooking", "team building", "team cooking", "MUST READ", "Team building activities" ] } ] }