Corporate Iwi Unite

Divided into four tribes: kea, ruru, tui, and weka, 200 employees of US firm Seagate Technologies face the elements in the mountains above Queenstown in a week-long “mother of all of team-building events”. CEO Bill Watkins spends $2 million making his staff uncomfortable as a way to open their minds, helping build a more collaborative, team-oriented company. “This week is about you doing what you want to do for every week of the rest of your life,” Watkins explains to his hard drive engineers, who haka, mountain-bike, kayak and orienteer their way to trust, commitment, accountability, and results.