I just got back from an exhilarating, week long Automattic company meetup in San Diego. We've now done 9 full company meetups over the last 6 years (plus dozens of smaller team ones), and I wanted to write down some tips on how to run a company meetup while it's fresh in my mind:
1. Focus on connecting people: We call our get-togethers meetups - instead of off-sites or retreats - because our primary goal is to get everyone on the team to meet and to get to know each other better (not to get away or retreat from our office).
Automattic's CEO Toni Schneider wrote a great recap on how your company can meet-up the way we do. Even for this weary traveler, the Automattic meetups are always one of the highlights of my year.
