Some work happens better when people are in the same room.

The AGCO DTO team’s three-day gathering in Northern Italy created space for both: time to work through challenges together and time to connect beyond the usual meetings and screens.

Time to Think Together

Breakout sessions gave team members an opportunity to discuss challenges openly, exchange perspectives and develop solutions together.

The team also visited the Breganze production plant, bringing another dimension to the experience and prompting conversations around innovation and the work ahead.

But some of the most memorable moments happened outside the agenda.

Connection Beyond the Meeting Room

The team experienced Northern Italy together through:

– Venice’s canals
– dinner and conversation
– an evening cruise across the lagoon
– time at a local vineyard

Those experiences matter.

When much of our work happens virtually, it can be easy to know someone’s role, responsibilities and meeting style without knowing much about the person behind them.

Bringing together colleagues representing more than 14 nationalities offered something a video call can’t fully recreate: time to talk, laugh, learn about one another and build relationships beyond the work itself.

Why Being Together Still Matters

Global teams need technology. It allows people separated by countries and time zones to work together every day.

There are also moments when being together adds something different.

A conversation continues over dinner.

Someone you normally encounter in a scheduled meeting becomes someone you know a little better.

Ideas surface differently when there is time to stay in the conversation.

For the AGCO DT team, these three days created room for work, learning and shared experiences.

And perhaps that’s part of what investing in a team really means.

Give people meaningful work to do together. Then occasionally give them the opportunity to know each other beyond it.