cooking events. one of the fastest growing forms of off-site training may be team cooking. UBS, the finanical services company, used a team cook-off to help develop employees teamwork skills. Based on popular television shows, such training provides a comfortable, fun, and satisfying environment for employees to learn to collaborate in a nonhierarchical team. UBS brings in famous chefs for its training events, but other companies simply use the services of a cooking school or local catering company.