Forced icebreakers, peel-and-stick name tags and massive bowls of wilting lettuce.
Company retreats, off-sites and conferences make us want to gag ourselves with a plastic spoon (except we can’t because there’s not enough utensils for everyone, so can someone please send an intern to get more spoons?!).
So when we heard about the new office trend of “micro outings,” we finally had an excuse to step away from the cat videos expense reports and listen up.
Think of a micro outing like a mini book club within your corporate sphere. How it works: Grab three to five co-workers (Karen in H.R. has been begging you to go get happy hour drinks, so she can come, too) and set up an out-of-office event. It could be dinner, a spin class or just a stroll to grab coffee. The small group size—say, six people, max—helps the event feel less stuffy and more relaxed. It also facilitates a casual dialogue (think things that you actually enjoy that people you work with genuinely enjoy as well).
