A break from the daily routine. Fully focused on each other, new ideas and the future of your organisation.
A business retreat provides the space to work together on strategy, connection and development. Away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, space is created for conversations that often get left on the shelf at the office. This is precisely why a growing number of organisations are choosing a business retreat or team retreat.
Whether it is a management team, board of directors, sales department or project team: a retreat brings people closer together and helps to look ahead collectively.
In a FREE session we will discuss your ideas and wishes and translate them into a concrete plan.
Sometimes you need some space to get closer to each other.
In daily practice, meetings, deadlines and operational challenges follow each other in rapid succession. There is little room to dwell on larger issues or to genuinely engage in conversation with one another.
A business retreat creates that space.
It provides the opportunity to:
A well-organised retreat provides new energy, fresh insights and a stronger team.
A successful team retreat is not just about the content of the programme. The environment plays just as important a role.
Therefore, we are looking for venues that contribute to the purpose of the meeting. Venues where participants step out of their daily environment and experience space to think differently.
Consider, for example:
From Portugal and Spain to the Veluwe or South Limburg, the destination is always part of the concept.
A business retreat doesn't have to consist of days of presentations in a boardroom.
It is precisely the combination of content and experience that creates impact.
That is why we regularly combine strategic sessions with activities that get participants moving. Literally and figuratively.
Remember:
This creates a programme that stays with people and sparks conversations that continue long after it has finished.
Organising a business retreat requires more than just booking a venue.
At goMICE, we develop and organise retreats from A to Z.
We provide support with, among other things:
Everything with a single goal: creating a retreat that suits your organisation and genuinely sets things in motion.
Would you like to organise a team retreat for your organisation?
We are happy to collaborate on a programme that aligns with your objectives, culture and ambitions.
With our Stretch method, we ensure that events come to life. Not only at the moment itself, but also beforehand and afterwards. We involve, inform, and enthuse your target audience. This makes it easier to get the most out of business events, group trips, and meetings.
Every event, every incentive trip and every meeting is a unique occasion from which you want to get the most out of it. Our Stretch method has been developed to inform, inspire, enthuse and engage your target audience well before the LIVE moment – but also during and after. In this way, you will remain top of mind with your relations or employees for a longer period.
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At goMICE, it's all about bespoke solutions, creativity and quality. We listen, collaborate and organise everything: from the initial brainstorm to the final drinks. With our experience, fresh ideas and international partners, we ensure your corporate event is perfect from start to finish.
Whether it's a compact team day or a multi-day adventure, we'll arrange it. With the right attention to atmosphere, experience, and detail.
Whether your corporate event takes place in the Netherlands or abroad, thanks to our strong international network we know our way around anywhere. We know the exceptional venues, the local possibilities and the right partners to make your event spot-on down to the last detail.
With our unique, self-developed Stretch method, we bring your event to life well before the LIVE moment. In a fun and interactive way we excite and enthuse your target group and all other stakeholders.
At goMICE we do everything we can to take care of your event down to the last detail. We think through the entire process, help you get goals clear and articulate your message clearly to achieve your goals.
We use different digital tools around your trip or event to inform, activate or enthuse participants in the complete process around your event.
At goMICE, we are all about sustainability. Organizing unforgettable events and trips with minimal impact on our planet, it is very possible!
We like to think along with you about the sustainable use of your LIVE moment. For example, we can fully offset the emissions of an event and, if required, we work with sustainable venues, suppliers and products.
A business retreat is a multi-day business meeting outside the daily work environment. It revolves around strategy, reflection, collaboration, leadership or team development. The power lies in the combination of content, peace and quiet, experience and time spent together.
A business retreat is suitable when a team or organisation needs to delve deeper. For example, during strategy formulation, growth, change, leadership development, culture issues, international cooperation, or a new phase within the company.
A strategy session is often more compact and focused on a single strategic or organisational issue. A business retreat is usually broader and lasts multiple days. Alongside working sessions, there is also room for relaxation, reflection, informal conversations and shared experiences.
Business retreats are suitable for executive boards, management teams, project teams, international teams, scale-ups, departments and organisations that want to take time for direction and connection. Particularly teams that collaborate a lot but have little genuine reflection time derive value from this.
A business retreat often lasts two to three days. One day can be too short for depth, whilst longer than three days is not always necessary. The ideal duration depends on the purpose, the distance, the group size and the intensity of the programme.
That is possible in the Netherlands or abroad. What is important is that the location offers peace, comfort, privacy and inspiration. Think of an estate, boutique hotel, nature reserve, coastal location, mountain environment or city with thematic relevance.
A retreat can consist of strategic sessions, workshops, break-outs, inspiration sessions, walks, dinners, coaching, team activities and moments of reflection. The balance is important: too much of a programme makes it heavy, too little direction makes it lacking in commitment.
Often so. A facilitator helps to keep discussions focused, monitor energy and move the group from insight to action. Particularly with strategic or sensitive topics, external guidance is valuable.
By setting clear goals in advance. What should the retreat achieve? Which choices need to be made? What needs to be different afterwards? If every component contributes to that goal, the retreat remains relevant to the business.
Yes. An international business retreat can have extra impact because participants literally distance themselves from their daily environment. goMICE then arranges the destination, flights, accommodation, transfers, local partners and programme.
Sufficient free time is important. The value of a retreat is created not only during sessions, but also during informal conversations. At the same time, the free time must fit within the structure. goMICE helps to find the right balance.
Yes. Team building can be a good part of a retreat, as long as it suits the group and the objective. It doesn't have to be forced or school-like. In fact, natural moments, shared experiences and good conversations strengthen the team spirit.
By locking in concrete actions, ownership and follow-up. That can be done with a catch-up session, report, action plan or internal communication. A business retreat is only truly valuable if the insights continue to resonate afterwards.
goMICE can handle the complete organisation: venue, accommodation, transport, programme, facilitators, catering, activities, technology, communication and guidance. Everything is designed around the objective of the retreat.
Because a business retreat demands more than just a lovely location. goMICE ensures that content, peace, experience and organisation reinforce one another. This creates a retreat that not only feels pleasant, but also delivers direction and momentum.
With the goMICE STRETCH method, we ensure that a trip, meeting or event delivers more than just a great experience. We create targeted points of contact before, during and after the programme. In this way, we build up the right energy in advance, strengthen connections along the way and ensure that the impact lingers afterwards too. The result is an experience that gets people moving and contributes to your organisation's objectives.
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