"Sound the Retreat".

Retreat is a kind of programs to train executives with outdoor activities, such as balancing on planks, building tents blindfolded and stepping through complex webs of ropes. Some other more violent programs will be focused on whitewater rivers, rock walls treetop rope bridges and even fire pits as metaphors for the real life business world. The philosophy behind retreat is to get people out of the office, extend their boundaries and create an atmosphere of …

…climbing, etc. But it doesn't mean that those who cannot perform well in the retreat program is not a good supervisor or subordinate in office work. So we just cannot simply judge a person's ability by the specific games offered by retreat courses. In summary, there are different ways to increase the team productivity. Retreat may be one of them, but no doubts that it is not the only one never the less the best.