Let's all get together at the Partner Day<\/b><\/p>\n
Once a year, we organize Partner Days, to which we invite all Vertia surveyors from across Finland. The purpose of the event is to receive training and catch up with each other, spend the evening together, and enjoy the \u201dgood life\u201d with music, good food, and drinks. Partner Days is a two-day event.<\/p>\n
At our Partner Days, we\u2019ve had speakers and trainers from both within and outside the industry. Last year, we held Partner Days at Suuri Huvila in H\u00e4meenlinna, and Jari Junkkari from Intotalo came to talk about the different personality types around us (DISC, natural behavioral styles). Training topics have also included various industry-related subjects, such as issues related to concrete curing and building airtightness. We also ask what people want to hear about and organize the day accordingly.<\/p>\n
Saw Sharpening Days<\/b><\/p>\n
We hold saw sharpening days every three months. We also ask our staff for suggestions and requests regarding the topics for these training sessions. For example, we\u2019ve had Johanna Tikkanen from the Concrete Association speak about concrete and how it behaves under different conditions.<\/p>\n
In May, we held a two-hour online workshop. The theme was "unspoken conversations":<\/p>\n
What would be necessary or just nice to talk about, but conversations that haven\u2019t happened simply because we don\u2019t meet at the office due to remote work recommendations? In other words, the topic could be anything. The topics were probably mostly work-related, but there were also topics unrelated to work or just casual coffee-break conversations where there wasn\u2019t even a specific topic to begin with.<\/p>\n
Breakfast Briefings<\/b><\/p>\n
Breakfast briefings are a relatively new thing for us. We managed to hold one breakfast briefing before the recommendation to work remotely and the onset of the pandemic. Once we can meet again, we\u2019ll hold breakfast briefings and sawing days at Kuutio, which is near the office. It has a convenient auditorium and everything needed for lectures and open-space sessions.<\/p>\n
Open-space principles<\/p>\n
In the Open Space, anyone can propose a topic they\u2019d like to discuss. Anyone who\u2019s interested can join the discussion.<\/p>\n
In a nutshell, that\u2019s how we share and receive information. These meetings are also important for other reasons, since we mainly work alone. Information also flows through platforms like Slack, the instant messaging app, but especially now during the pandemic, we\u2019ve noticed that even small, casual conversations are important. It fosters a sense of togetherness, and talking is important in general. Things that might seem challenging aren\u2019t always such a big deal when you share them with someone else. If we\u2019re lucky, our after-work get-togethers will start up again once a month starting in August. What could be nicer than meeting up with a great group of people for a drink after work?.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
T\u00e4ss\u00e4 kerrotaan kuinka jaamme ja saamme tietoa. Koska p\u00e4\u00e4osin ty\u00f6skentelemme yksin, olemme huomanneet ett\u00e4 pienetkin, ohimennen k\u00e4ydyt keskustelut ovat t\u00e4rkeit\u00e4. Se lis\u00e4\u00e4 yhteenkuuluvuutta ja puhuminen on muutenkin t\u00e4rke\u00e4\u00e4.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3624,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogi","category-kulttuuri"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n