From LineSlip CEO: Three Big Takeaways from our First LineSlip Offsite

Last month, our team convened in Chicago for two of the most inspiring days in my time at LineSlip. In short: the enthusiasm among all of us was infectious. No one present for the experience can say our team doesn’t share the excitement of what’s in front of us as we scale exponentially over the coming months and years.

Our Amazing Team!

We started with the goal of getting aligned around our company values, goals, and strategies. What we left with was so much more than that. Here are the top takeaways.

1. THE POWER OF BEING TOGETHER

Working together in the same room, we were able to generate more high-quality ideas than any virtual call or webinar we’ve had throughout COVID. Our breakout sessions produced numerous brainstorms that in the coming weeks we’ll nurture from raw ideas into strategies. Our informal time together, like around the dinner table at Chicago Q or running into each other in the lobby of The Ambassador, highlighted something critically important – we genuinely LIKE one another! It’s clear that the best ideas originate from the team, and what will ultimately power our success will be everyone.

2. GETTING ON THE SAME PAGE

As anyone who has spent the last 18+ months working remotely or in some kind of work from home situation knows, there’s a lot that can be lost in translation. While tools like email and Slack keep us chatting throughout the day, inevitably we lose strands of communication. Being together, we were able to update the whole team collectively on what everyone is working on and find inventive ways to further everyone’s progress with a more holistic approach. 

3. DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVE

Working on projects with our respective teams is a wonderful thing, but sometimes it takes some outside voice or perspective to make us see things more clearly. Hearing input from other teams helped tremendously to find gaps in our thought process and work to collaboratively find ways to improve them. While Marketing or Sales might not have Development or Insurance-specific knowledge, it doesn’t mean that cross-departmental conversations can’t yield great results about customer centric processes or opportunities to improve the product. 

I’m excited about our future, together.

Leo Bernstein
Co-Founder & CEO