How culinary pursuits boost team building
15.5.2024
When we planned our new offices in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort in 2015, one thing was especially important to us: a large, well-equipped kitchen for cooking together, thinking creatively and exchanging ideas.
So we let off steam: together with a carpenter friend, we designed a stylish loft kitchen with top-quality appliances and plenty of space right next to it for eating and sharing ideas. And what can we say? Our plan worked!
Since then, the kitchen has been in busy use. We cook together, and rather well too. We are all very interested in food and some of us are really good hobby cooks. We have already had dishes from many different countries.
„I am always happy to see our employees get together in teams and cook together in the kitchen again. Especially at a time when working from home is becoming more and more important, time together in the office matters all the more and is therefore used more intensively.“Jan Teunissen, Managing Partner Arndtteunissen
A change from the working day
And so cooking together is a welcome change from the working day. It offers an opportunity to talk, share experiences and build personal relationships. It also promotes cultural exchange, because by preparing and enjoying dishes from different cultures, we can celebrate our diversity and differences. This fosters mutual understanding and respect and helps to create an inclusive and tolerant team culture.