May 13, 2025
3 min
Team bonding
Why Employee Reward & Recognition Matters More Than Ever
In a world where half the team is on Zoom and the other half is in breakout rooms, there’s never been a more important time to bring everyone together, in real life to meet in person.
Whether your company is fully remote, hybrid, or back in the office full-time, one thing remains true: culture doesn’t live in a Slack channel. It lives in shared experiences, spontaneous laughs, and the kind of memories you make when you’re out of the office and off the clock.
Remote work isn’t going anywhere, but neither is the need to connect in-person
The rise of flexible working has brought undeniable perks. Fewer commutes. Better work-life balance. Dogs in meetings. But let’s not pretend it hasn’t also introduced a few cracks in team culture. Loneliness, burnout, and lack of collaboration are real challenges especially when teams don’t get the chance to bond beyond the to-do list.
Even for those back in the office, connection can still fall through the cracks. Between hybrid schedules, packed calendars, and the lure of lunch al desko, meaningful team time can be surprisingly rare.
That’s where in-person meetups come in. They’re not just a nice-to-have; they’re essential for trust, morale, and creative energy. The kind of energy that makes teams thrive.
So, what makes a great in-person team event in 2025?
Forget the awkward sit-down dinners and forced fun. If you want your team to actually engage, you need to get them doing something unexpected, exciting, and a little competitive. That’s where competitive socialising at BOOM BATTLE BAR changes the game.
Competitive socialising: the ultimate team-building hack
Think axe throwing, shuffleboard, beer pong, and karaoke, all under one roof. It’s high-energy, low-pressure, and all about unleashing your team’s fun side. Whether your Finance Manager is surprisingly savage at darts or your new starter crushes karaoke, you’ll see people in a whole new light.
What makes it powerful isn’t just the games… it’s the shared experience. The laughter when someone completely misses the target. The cheers when someone nails a bullseye. The stories people retell for weeks afterward. These moments are the glue that binds teams together.
Competitive socialising creates natural conversation, encourages friendly rivalries, and helps people connect as humans, not just colleagues. And yes, it’s also a brilliant way to reward your team for smashing targets.
It’s more than fun… it’s an investment in team culture
Culture isn’t built in a day. It’s built in the moments between meetings. In the laughs over a shared pizza. In the playful banter after a shuffleboard win. Bringing your team together in person, outside of work, tells them one thing loud and clear: you value them.
So whether you’re planning a quarterly meetup, welcoming new hires, or just want to reconnect after a wild Q1, do it differently. Do it memorably with an in person team building games event.
Bring your team to BOOM and let the battle begin. Find out more here
