Chapter6: HowtoRunaCompanyRetreatforaRemoteTeam 55 4. WhatShouldYouDoDuringYourRetreat? Zapierhackathonpresentation It canbeeasytodefaulttodoingthethingsyoualwaysdoonaday-to-daybasis at work. But that would be a waste of an opportunity. Wedecided early on that we should do things during the week that we can’t dotogether—evenifitwasattheexpenseofmakingprogressonZapieritself. After all, we work on the product every other day of the year. For one week it makes sense to take some time off and work on the team which is just as importantastheproductitself. Someofthebestactivitieswedoaremostlyunrelatedtowork. Weplaypartygames,suchasMafia,havekaraokenights, and have hiked Mt. Rainer,skied,swamintheocean,andvisitedtheUSSAlabamatogether.Doing something physical is a great way to learn more about each other, but we’ve alsodonefoodtoursandevenvisitedanoldTexasranchthat’susedasamovie set. Wealsospendtimedoingwork-related things or discussing issues important to us.