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which, although not necessarily defined as
friendship, create a group, a solid work team
to meet the challenges that we will be facing
in the near future. I want to stress one point.
I don’t know if you are aware of or have cal-
culated the hours that we spend together.
Multiply these by the years that we have
worked together….it’s scary, no? Despite
being together for so many hours and years,
we don’t know each other. This is vital for
the business and for us in our unending task
of building and realising ourselves as people.
We had to seize the opportunity and once
we confirmed who would be attending, we
decided to plan the outing, which, once
again, was supported, by the infinite possibi-
lities of the subsidised training plan.
A motivation outing was organised under the
premise “Motivate others”. Five sports
events were organised: Running, paddle,
golf, trekking, and mountain bike. These ac-
tivities were followed by a luncheon that
brought the members of the branch office
closer together.
At the end of the event, workers participated
in a conference by D. Carlos Andreu (Motiva-
tional Speaker and Headhunter) which was a
great success among the audience. Besi-
des discovering the different traits instilled at
the branch office, it represented an authentic
plot point which raised the spirits of the
branch office, according to Carmelo, now
that a few months have passed.
Lastly, to complement the training event and
after accepting an invitation from Bodegas
Marqués de Cáceres (a winery), the emplo-
yees who participated in the outing enjoyed
a cultural visit and a unique experience in the
heart of La Rioja. Carmelo told us that they
were treated in a grand manner and that, like
the outing, it left an unsurpassable taste in
the mouth.