How to Use Racing School as a Corporate Event

Ropes courses and one-day outings for corporate events have been used for the last two decades. The problem with these team-oriented events is that many employees have learned the same lessons several times from the same people. You can shake up complacent employees and teach lessons of teamwork when you use racing school as a corporate event.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Collect insurance and liability forms for the racing school from every employee before your event. You should assign a human resources professional to collect these forms to ensure confidentiality.

2. Ask the racing school for information on car and health insurance options before you plan your corporate event. You may be able to get a group discount on collision insurance through the school to avoid paying large repair fees for damaged race cars.

3. Schedule transportation to and from the racing school to make the corporate event convenient for your employees. A coach bus is a cost-effective way of ensuring that every participant arrives safe and sound.

4. Consider customized shirts, jackets and hats with the school's logo as a way to build team camaraderie. Offer these items at cost or give them away to your colleagues as a way for them to remember the lessons of racing school.

5. Gather information on every racing school in your region to get the best deal on corporate events. Consider the level of instruction and the quality of racing facilities as criteria.

6. Request an extended speech from your racing school instructor on the virtues of team work in the world of professional racing. Lessons about clear communications and working in adverse situations resonate more strongly from a voice outside your organization.

7. Participate in a simulation of a pit change when you use a racing school for corporate event. The speed and precision needed to change a tire before a car heads back to the track will bring home your desire for organized teamwork in the office.

8. Reward your colleagues with a course-ending relay race to bring together lessons learned on the track. You should mix employees to create new relationships while they work to finish the race first.

9. Organize your managers, supervisors and regular clients for special courses at a racing school. This corporate event can help develop communication skills and collaborative abilities among leaders in your company. The cost of additional courses at a racing school should be seen as an investment in top-down synergy.