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Smells like team spirit ; Companies are discovering a few groovy team-building activities that ensure some serious fun.
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Business Today
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July 13, 2008
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Google India's 50-strong HR team was in for a surprise during
their team building exercise at a resort in Coorg recently. Armed
with percussion instruments, the corporate educator and his team
were exhorting the Google team to take part in a samba performance.
Initially taken aback, the Google band was swaying to samba beats
in unison within a couple of hours. It was serious fun.
Intrinsically, for Google, work is both challenging and fun. It
fitted perfectly into our work philosophy, says Narasimha Prasad,
People Programs Manager, Google India. Team Google's idea of serious
fun was one of the 15-odd short duration (2-4 hours) modules of
Catalyst India's innovative teambuilding programs. ...
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