Have you ever considered a wilderness destination for your company meeting or retreat? 
Has an eco-resort in Costa Rica, glamping in Montana or a dude ranch in Colorado ever been tossed around as possible meeting or incentive destination?  What about adding an outdoor team building activity to bring your attendees into nature for your next conference?  

If you have never considered these ideas, maybe you should!

Every year on the 4th of July, cities across the US go all-out to celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day with an astounding display of red, white and blue explosions that fill the sky.  Whether you are watching from a backyard barbecue with your family or with thousands of others at a large city display, you’ll undeniably find the colorful show in the sky to be an awe inspiring spectacle. 

The term networking is often defined as connecting with others in a group setting, small or large, to encourage nurturing of potential new as well as existing connections. Bottom line, as quoted by Herminia Ibarra with the Wall Street Journal, "Networking is crucial for advancing a career, building relationships and getting knowledgeable about a range of subjects". In the title article, "What Women Need to do to Network" I found that most of the ideas were extremely compelling and certainly applicable to all those seeking a way to prosper via their relationships in this fast paced, ever changing and competitive world.

Consider the following the next time you're contemplating your networking goals and strategies; they just may inspire you to try something new in your tactics: