Strong team-building activities can help motivate hourly workers, improve cooperation between departments, and even develop better relationships with customers and the community.
 
Get In The ‘Spin’
 
Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service has a tradition of sponsoring group activities for a good cause. Last August the company’s Team SpinCycle participated in a 140-mile bicycle ride from Vancouver to Seattle, both locations of Ecotex facilities, as part of The Ride to Conquer Cancer.
 
“The journey involved months of training and preparation for everyone involved,” according to CEO Randy Bartsch. “We had team rides, solo ...