--- title: "CASE STUDY: Finding a Last-Minute Team Building Activity Over a Holiday" description: Find out how an employee from T-Mobile planned a last-minute team building activity for her colleagues for the day after July Fourth with help from our team. image: https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/media/blog-featured/code_break.jpg --- ![Outback-logo](https://blog.outbackteambuilding.com/hubfs/Outback_Team_Building_April2018%20Theme/images/outback-logo.png) [![Outback-logo](https://blog.outbackteambuilding.com/hubfs/Outback_Team_Building_April2018%20Theme/images/outback-logo.png)](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/) - [Team Building](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/team-building/) - [All Programs](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/team-building/) - [Top Activities](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/team-building/top-activities/) - [Scavenger Hunts](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/team-building/scavenger-hunts/) - [Indoor Team Building](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/team-building/indoor-team-building/) - [Outdoor Team Building](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/team-building/outdoor-team-building/) - [Charity & Philanthropic](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/team-building/charity-philanthropic/) - [Budget Activities](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/team-building/budget-activities/) - [Training & Development](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/training-development/) - [Coaching & Consulting](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/coaching-consulting/) - [Resources](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/helpful-resources/) - [Downloadable Resources](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/helpful-resources/downloadable-resources/) - [Helpful Links](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/helpful-resources/helpful-links/) - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/helpful-resources/faq/) - [Our Customers](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/our-customers/) - [Why Choose Us](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/our-customers/why-choose-us/) - [Corporate Groups](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/our-customers/corporate-groups/) - [DMC & Event Planners](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/our-customers/dmc/) - [Hotel & Resorts](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/our-customers/hotels/) - [School & Universities](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/our-customers/schools/) - [Charities & Non profits](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/our-customers/charities/) - [About Us](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/about-us/) - [Meet Our Team](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/about-us/meet-our-team/) - [Join Our Team](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/about-us/join-our-team/) - [Our Story](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/about-us/our-story/) - [We Care](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/about-us/we-care/) - [Contact Us](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/about-us/contact-us/) - [Blog](https://blog.outbackteambuilding.com) [1-800-565-8735](tel:18005658735) [Request Quote](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/request-a-quote/) ## Outback Team Building & Training Blog ##### Tips, expert advice, exclusive interviews, and more on team building and employee engagement # CASE STUDY: Finding a Last-Minute Team Building Activity Over a Holiday October 5, 2017 | [Case Studies](https://blog.outbackteambuilding.com/tag/case-studies) | [Team Building](https://blog.outbackteambuilding.com/tag/team-building) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.outbackteambuilding.com/case-study-finding-a-last-minute-team-building-activity-over-a-holiday&text=CASE%20STUDY:%20Finding%20a%20Last-Minute%20Team%20Building%20Activity%20Over%20a%20Holiday) - [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.outbackteambuilding.com/case-study-finding-a-last-minute-team-building-activity-over-a-holiday) - [Google+](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://blog.outbackteambuilding.com/case-study-finding-a-last-minute-team-building-activity-over-a-holiday) - [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.outbackteambuilding.com/case-study-finding-a-last-minute-team-building-activity-over-a-holiday) Planning a team building event can be stressful – especially if you need to find a last-minute solution for the day after a holiday. Find out how an employee from T-Mobile planned a fun, successful activity for her colleagues in less than three days with help from our team. ![case-study-finding-a-last-minute-team-building-activity-over-a-holiday-1](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/media/blog-featured/code_break.jpg) ### Planning a team building event can be stressful – especially if you need to find a last-minute solution for the day after a holiday. Find out how an employee from T-Mobile planned a fun, successful activity for her colleagues in less than three days with help from our team. #### THE QUESTION – “Do you have any last-minute activities our team can do?” Nobody wants to be anxiously thinking about work during their time off – even if it is for something fun like a team building event. When an employee from T-Mobile found out that she needed to organize a last-minute activity for the day after July Fourth, she knew she didn’t want to be worrying about it over the holiday. She needed a quick and easy solution. #### THE ANSWER – “Code Break” The activity organizer reached out to our team over the weekend, and by Monday her Code Break was all set and ready to go – before the Fourth of July. An activity filled with brainteasers, puzzles, and riddles, Code Break was a fun and collaborative way to ease the group back into work after the mid-week holiday. #### Highlights from the activity include: - Code Break was ready to go in less than three days, saving the activity organizer from stressing out over Fourth of July - All employees had the opportunity to complete engaging and challenging brainteasers right from their office - The challenges helped “kick-start” the group’s brainpower after the mid-week holiday - The activity organizer found it easy to run Code Break herself through the Outback Team Building & Training smartphone app [LEARN MORE ABOUT CODE BREAK ](https://www.outbackteambuilding.com/event/code-break/) #### THE RESULTS – “Your team was very responsive.”  The group from T-Mobile loved the responsiveness and quality of service so much that the organizer has already referred two of her colleagues… For example, one of her coworkers needed a budget activity he could do with his group – 15 minutes from when he called in. He booked right then and there and was participating in a Wild Goose Chase with his team just 15 minutes later. > *“Your team was excellent to work with and very responsive, especially considering it was short notice and the day after the Fourth of July. The team really enjoyed the challenges." — **T-Mobile*** Do you have an event that’s snuck up on you? Don’t stress! Choose from over 10 fast and fun group activities that can be set up in one week or less. 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