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Learn how to choose the right venue, plan and run successful off site events and engage and motivate your team with helpful articles written by our experienced event planners.

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What is Team Building?

15th October, 2024

Team building is a big part of the activities that we organise at Events Made Simple. But what is team building, and why is it so important in business in particular? T…

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Psychological Safety in the Workplace

1st October, 2024

Psychological safety at work is a key factor for an organisation's success, employee well-being, and productivity. A psychologically safe workplace means employees feel…

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Dysfunctional teams and the Lencioni model

16th September, 2024

Building a successful team is more than just gathering talented individuals. It requires cohesion, trust, and effective communication. However, many teams struggle with…

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Meetings and conferences: What's the difference?

2nd September, 2024

Meetings and conferences are both gatherings of people with a shared purpose - normally that of sharing or disseminating information. However, they serve distinct roles…

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Effective Facilitation Skills: a Manager's Guide

31st July, 2024

Running team-building events is partly an exercise in facilitation. Years of experience have given us at Events Made Simple the knowledge to know when to step in…

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Team Cohesion and High Performance

23rd July, 2024

Team cohesion should be the goal for any people manager wanting to achieve high performance and smash their targets. Without a cohesive team, business goals can be diffi…

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Planning a Team Building Event: Top Tips for Success

23rd April, 2024

These days many companies have a pot of money set aside for staff activities. But we all know how this money is sometimes spent. One of the sales guys organises a ‘te…

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What is Workplace Happiness & Why Does it Matter?

4th January, 2023

  Workplace happiness is about more than just mood or how your team feel on any given day. When we talk about happiness in a work context, what we’re really talking…

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5 Tips to Motivate Your Team During the Busy Holiday Season

9th November, 2022

With Christmas fast approaching and a list of seasonal events in the diary over the next few weeks it’s easy for team members to get distracted and start to lose focus…

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