Sound the retreat: although the dollars that companies spend on retreats have fallen with the weakened economy, some organizations still sign up for off-site meetings that involve physical challenges. But there's considerable debate about whether you can really rev up leadership skills or build a team through fire-walking, rock-climbing or whitewater rafting

Workforce, Sept, 2003 by Douglas P. Shuit

DOUGLAS P. SHUIT is a staff writer at Workforce Management. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.