Boosting Skills and Spirits: A Team-Building Adventure on a Boathouse in Alleppey
In my capacity as the HR Manager for our dynamic and innovative team from the technology sector, I tried to search for ideas on how to help everyone grow personally and how to bring everyone closer together. When planning the next trip, which took a few months, we discovered the perfect spot for the next outing- and that was a boathouse in Alleppey. This scenic boathouse was indeed a training on the water with the right dose of team building to boot, all accompanied by the scenic natural beauty of backwater country, Kerala. With the serene location and colorful boat with Alleppey as our base, our team was all set and ensconced to learn and innovate.
Setting Sail for a Unique Learning Experience on a Boathouse in Alleppey
On our arrival in Alleppey, the general setup could be seen as the team congregated near the dock where the boathouse was to be found. Our hosts at BookMyBoat welcomed us kindly and we immediately got to tour inside the lovely boathouse and its comfortable interior and a large sun deck. The boathouse selected for our proposed sessions at Alleppey provided enough comfort for relaxation and equally adequate space for interactional activities and workshops.
Once people were comfortable, we started off the day with different activities to sharpen the skills. The morning was sunny but not boiling hot, so training on the boathouse in Alleppey proved very pleasant. In the first session, a detailed explanation of the number of technical skills like programming languages and frameworks was presented in quite an interesting manner. It was free from normally noisy and disruptive office distractions and therefore set a perfect learning tempo for the rest of the day.
Skill Training and Soft Skill Workshops
Sailing through the calm water of the traditional backwaters, our venture boat house at Alleppey extended its backdrop for the next phase of demonstrations. As such, we transitioned to the so-called soft skills training with topics covering communication, collaboration, and Scrum master facilitation. The general environment of the boathouse provided an excellent background for our innovative ideas on CSF and leadership. Participants interactively discussed ideas in a friendly and comfortable atmosphere with beautiful scenery in the background.
After having a beautiful breakfast on the boat, we did a little workshop on efficient planning and time management on the deck. After visiting numerous significant places in Tamilnadu, Alleppey was the most appropriate place for a calm boathouse to support us for our internal strategies such as the Pomodoro technique and goal setting. Before the end of this session, it was apparent that learning in an improved environment with a background view of nature in the boathouse helped in enhancing understanding of the content to be taught.
Exploring Alleppey: A Speedboat Ride and Local Sights
This was followed by the usual energetic learning that ended in the afternoon, and therefore it was time to discover the beauty of Alleppey. Our opener began with a speedboat ride and everyone was clapping at the finish of it. While it was relaxing to travel at a snail’s pace over the backwaters, a fast ride was fun for a change, and our boathouse in Alleppey was comfortable.
After that, we went to the other attraction sites in Alleppey such as the beautiful Alleppey Lighthouse. The lighthouse provided the right ambiance and failed to disappoint, the backdrop of the picturesque Arabian sea provided a backdrop for several team photos. After some time, we went back to the boathouse to travel the rest of the canals where tourists can see and appreciate the neighbouring villages, and the fishing boats which provided an antique atmosphere to the cruise.
Sunset, Team Bonding, and an Evening to Remember on Our Boathouse in Alleppey
It was getting late and the sun started to set, painting the water a beautiful orange color and we all just stood still for a while. Paddling further into the house of the boathouse in Alleppey many of them started soaring into the mood of mindfulness sessions generated by the surrounding environment. Eating sweets at sunset provided an opportunity to focus on the simple task of watching two suns set and it helped calm the team and bring more balance into it.
Thus, having the evening, we had a local dinner at the boathouse in Alleppey which was cooked by the crew using local products. All of us are looking forward to our extra-curricular activities, the first of which was a team talent show, which will probably be one of the highlights of our tour. Praise and laughter were heard through the night as members of the teams performed their talents singing, dancing and even telling stories. The next part of the event was an exciting quiz session on more about the company, its projects, and exciting facts about Alleppey which was a great leveler since everyone engaged enthusiastically with the team.
The Magic of a Night on the Boathouse in Alleppey
Many of us for the first time enjoyed a night in a boathouse at Alleppey. On the rising of the stars, we walked to the deck to have a little stargazing and listen to the sounds of encircling nature. The boathouse still rocked with the movement of the water making it quiet and dusty which made everyone comfortable and relaxed to appreciate the beauty of the night.
The next day we also got ready early in the morning to start our final workshops of the camp. I can safely say this outing in a boathouse in Alleppey was beyond everyone’s expectations by the time we docked back on shore. In addition to offering technical and soft skills training, it also gave us a great journey that can movingly unite the team.
For those teams that would like to associate further personal growth with team spirit, there could be nothing better than a facility in Alleppey – a boathouse. Sailing with BookMyBoat was not just a drive, but a process of developing something, as well as establishing interpersonal relations and having some fun. Finally, when we were out of the boathouse near Alleppey, each of us had a renewed mind and a deeper friendship statically firmly knit; and I would remain particular to carry a memory which will take long to fade away.