WHAT IS THE BEST AFTERWORK OR TEAMBUILDING IN PARIS?

After work or at the weekend, there are times when you just want to relax with your colleagues. What's more, many business leaders, whose aim is to unite their teams for greater productivity, can call on ideas for relaxing, such as afterwork, or for relaxing and working together, such as team building.

AFTERWORK AND TEAM BUILDING: WHAT ARE THEIR USES?

 

 

If your company is under a lot of pressure to get new projects off the ground, this is perfectly normal. Planning, objections and disagreements are all part of the process of achieving innovative results.

It's important to remember, however, that some, if not all, disagreements between colleagues need to be resolved if teams are to work together more effectively and the company is to grow. This need for cohesion gives rise to afterworks and team buildings.

 

Basically, these are moments of relaxation and sharing where employees and bosses share time away from the stress of the office, and away from hierarchical arrangements and obligations. During such activities, we move away from the rhetoric of corporate values and emphasize the importance we attach to each individual.

 

It's a question of remotivating each employee on an individual level, given that it's impossible to clearly determine the state of mind of any particular individual (employees will almost never say what they feel, for reasons of professionalism or fear of reprisals).

 

It's important to start from the premise that each member needs to be motivated and act accordingly. Afterwork and team-building events not only reinforce the feeling of belonging to the company, they also stimulate the creativity of participants.

 

Afterwork is a concept that originated in Anglo-Saxon countries, and consists in sharing simple moments of conversation with colleagues in the workplace or in a bar. It's a great way to strengthen ties.

It's a rather controversial concept, as not everyone likes such moments with colleagues, but it's still ideal for integrating new team members or meeting employees who are often in the background.

Photo of the front of the bar Les Petites Flèches.
Photo of united colleagues doing team building in Paris.

TOP 5 AFTERWORK EVENTS IN PARIS

The key to a successful afterwork is to define the activities that are likely to be of interest to all, or almost all, of the participants. Of course, not everyone will agree with this concept.

Bars are a must for afterwork parties. What really counts is the venue's main activity. Most are unusual places.

Darts at the bar

Les Petites Flèches is the ideal place for your afterworks in Paris. You and your team can enjoy delicious house cocktails and craft beers. 

 

But there's more to this unusual bar than meets the eye.

At Les Petites Flèches, you can organize a fun activity with a darts tournament.

 

Thanks to our automatic counting system, games are fun and accessible to all!

You can also venture into a seasonal cocktail bar where you can discover rare and unusual cocktails.

 

The kouto bar offers some highly original cocktails. Located in the 10th arrondissement, it creates seasonal cocktails in a cosy atmosphere.

 

It's the ideal place to relax with friends and colleagues.

Photo of an orange bar.

Manko is a trendy cabaret on rue Montaigne.

 

It's been around since 2016 and has already been visited by major TV stars like Nicky Minaj.

 

Its advantage is that from 120 euros per person, it can be fully privatized.

Jefrey's is a bar inspired by the 1930s. What makes it special is its retro decor.

What's more, the unparalleled inventiveness of our cocktails will delight even the most demanding palates.

 

The flavors are undoubtedly the most unusual in Paris. You'll be treated to cocktails with mushrooms, honey, goat's cheese and more.

If you'd like classic cocktails, just ask.

Photo of a bar with a bottle rack.

OUR TOP 6 TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN PARIS

Team building team building are designed to create cohesion between participants. There is a wide range of team building activities in Paris

 

Axe-throwing at Les Cognées.

 

Discover this completely unusual activity in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. Accessible to all, it's the ideal team-building activity for a great time.

Photo of a tapas plate to share.

The cocktail creation and tasting team building offers a moment of conviviality and sharing. You and your team will have the opportunity to make homemade cocktails and discover the techniques of mixing flavors. You'll have the opportunity to taste the different ingredients that could be part of your mix.

Photo of an axe in a target.

- Perpette, the most unusual Team Building in Paris

 

Perpette is the concept behind an adventure combining immersive theater and mixology in an Orange is the New Black-style atmosphere.

Photo of a barmaid making a cocktail in the background with a yellow cocktail in the foreground.

The Urban Game team building in Paris is a group sports activity somewhere between a treasure hunt and a simple bike outing. The latter offers superb immersive group game experiences. The program includes an exploration of Paris by bike. You'll need to choose a meeting place beforehand, and decide on a route through the city to follow. You'll then set a time for the entire tour. What's more, to enhance the visit, it may be possible to integrate enigmas into the itinerary, based on themes of your choice.

 

Colleagues on a team-building bike ride in Paris.
Photo of the front of prizoners escape game

The traditional Escape Game. Offered by Prizonners, for example, you can choose from a variety of games to build team cohesion. The program involves solving enigmas as a team in a life-size setting. First, there's a 15-minute debriefing before the game begins. You can choose between three game options. The Live Cabaret, which can accommodate up to 40 participants. The Carbon Copy, for 6 participants, and the cabaret of two worlds, for 7. The choice will depend on the number of participants and your play preferences.

Cardboard car building and racing team-building events are usually held all over France. It's a fun and original activity. What could be better than building your own vehicle and challenging your colleagues to see who's the fastest? You'll call on the animators to set up everything you need. Once the materials have been distributed, you'll need to divide up the teams of 5 to 10 people. Once the cars have been built, you can start the race with a driver and two pushers. The winner, of course, is the first team to reach the finish line.

Photo of a team building in Paris where colleagues push each other in cardboard cars.

TEAMBUILDING IDEAS TO ORGANIZE YOURSELF

It's also possible to organize corporate team-building sessions. There's no shortage of ideas:

Colleagues enjoying a team-building game of pétanque in Paris.
  • Organize a pétanque tournament with your team. Simple, inexpensive and easy to organize, this fun game rooted in our culture is sure to delight your employees!

  • Organize a "12 coups de midi"-style game to pass on information in a fun way. Such a game will help you train or inform your employees, publicize innovations in your field of activity, and so on. The game will be even more interesting if, with the agreement of certain employees, you introduce a few anecdotes about them.

  • An off-site seminar is a great idea. There are some wonderful locations very close to your company in Paris. Your colleagues will be far more willing to get to know each other. Brainstorming sessions are an added bonus.

  • Collective creativity games will help you stimulate your staff's ability to solve problems together. For example, you can demonstrate original uses for work tools such as a paper clip, an envelope or any other object of your choice.

 

We hope you've enjoyed these afterwork and team-building ideas. If you are interested in organizing an event at Les Petites Flèches, our entire team is at your disposal to organize and customize the ideal evening for your colleagues.

 

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