For the first time, in what feels like forever our colleagues got together in four locations to have a kick-off. Kick- off is traditionally spent with fun team-building activities to bring a group of colleagues closer to each other. We had colleagues meet up in our HQ in Oslo, at our Malaga office and in Lisbon. Our IT recruiters also participated in their office in Malta. Our recruiters from the Tallinn office travelled to Oslo to meet some colleagues for the first-time face to face. The group was joined by recruiters from Greece and Germany as well.
Since Covid started, travelling has been hard. As a group of international spirits, it has been hard on us, therefore this meetup felt extra special since we have not seen each other in almost one and a half year. NJW has grown at a rapid pace and some of us met face to face for the first time. Luckily, we cooperate online daily and are no strangers to each other even if we don’t meet often.
Wednesday marked the official start of Kick Off activities. We started with visualising our future and talking about what we have achieved in the last two quarters. After an intense day, it was time for social gatherings. The Malaga office treated the team to a catamaran ride along with water sports. Colleagues in Oslo took a more Nordic approach and headed to a Sauna and swam in the Oslo fjord. The Finnish colleagues were especially happy about this activity.
Thursday was kick started with an exercise session in both Oslo and Malaga. Colleagues in Oslo learnt how to dance and traditional team building and reactiveness exercises. The team in Malaga took a more relaxing approach and enjoyed a sunrise Yoga session. Afterwards both teams headed to breakfast at the office. The day continued with planning the future o our teams and visualising what we want to achieve as teams and as individuals. The evening was spent having dinner together and playing games. Colleagues in Malaga continued the sporty-theme and spent the evening playing Volleyball at the beach.
Friday marked the last day of the kick-off week. The colleagues in all offices spent the day doing team building exercises regarding company culture and self-leadership. Also, special thanks to the snack service we have had throughout the kick-off, exquisite service during the week. After an intense day of balancing recruitment and teamwork it was time to say goodbye to the colleagues from Tallinn who started their journey back home to Estonia. The rest of the colleagues both in Oslo and Malaga continued to dinner in the city centres.
To summarize, we had a blast last week connecting with each other even more. We feel more confident than ever before and look forward to what the future has in store. Together we can make a change, one recruitment at a time.
