Disconnect to Connect in Yosemite

Tension in the workplace, whether it’s an office setting, an upscale restaurant or a production line, can adversely affect a business. The most successful businesses are those in which the employees somehow gel. They respect each other and help their co-workers when necessary. That cohesiveness and cooperation gets more challenging to obtain the more technology invades the workplace.

Alexa, how do I get my employees to utilize technology while not forsaking the human factor, the face-to-face communication? The answer is they can unplug for two or three days and recharge their batteries and souls.

What?! No email, texting, iPads, iPods, iPhones, laptops, Kindles, GPS or Facebook? Heresy!

Not if it bonds your employees in a way technology never can. Within easy driving distance from San Francisco is a national park that people travel from around the world to visit. One of the most beautiful spots on the planet, Yosemite is a feast of forests, rivers, cliffs, waterfalls, wildlife and serenity—if your guide knows where and when to walk and observe and adsorb the wonder of the park.

We offer 3- to 4-day corporate retreats of Yosemite, geared to the needs and capabilities of its clients. Ready and eager to climb Half Dome? No problem. More interested in a leisurely hike without a zillion people on the same trail? You got it. We provide all the equipment and expertise. Our private guides know just about everything there is to know about Yosemite, including the history, the best times and trails to take, the less-traveled backcountry and how to cook an amazing meal on a campfire.

Our Yosemite corporate retreats are notorious for bonding participants in the way only a deep, shared experience can accomplish. Amazingly, people learn they can actually survive without checking their iPhone 100 times a day. A business only gets stronger when its employees connect on a personal level. Perhaps it’s time you seriously considered disconnecting to connect.