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Why hold a Team Building Event?
A team building event can help to;
- Build teams
- Maintain the team spirit
- Develop employee motivation
- Improve communication between groups as well as management for training seminars
- create a energetic attitude for office parties or conferences
Most significantly, a team building event builds up the motivation and strengthens the unity of a team. At the centre of a successful business are several well functioning teams or divisions and at the heart of a successful team is a strong attitude of team work.
Team work involves dedication to a business, to its mission and to the team.
There is a level of love and spirituality involved in team building. While this type of love obviously cannot be compared to one's real family, the overall concept of family is still present here.
Not surprisingly then members of a well functioning team eventually do form close friendships, especially the longer they work together. The goal of a team building event is not to intimidate the members or bring a cold, sterile attitude to the work place. The real goal is to create a family unit.
Examples Of Team Building
The type of team building event you employ will be determined by your immediate needs.
Begin the process with a simple question: what do I (or the company) hope to achieve with this team building meeting?
Whatever your goals are, the team building event can be adapted to fit the circumstances. for example, if the goal of the meeting is to share new technical advice then the finest format to use may possibly be a workshop. On the other hand, if the primary issue is improving communication or working with management, then using role playing demonstrations might be a good idea.
If improving team attitude or cooperation is an necessary goal then an assortment of team building games could prove to be effective. From simple competitive games like quizzes, to more intricate role playing like “obituaries†and “telephone chattingâ€, team building games go a long way in dispersing advice, building and strengthening a team attitude and keeping things entertaining.
What if you still have difficulty deciding which activity to try on your team building event?
A direct solution would be to ask the team, or at least prominent groups, what sort of activity they would like to try. You could gauge their interest in playing games, or instead, more work-related exercise, for example a workshop. It is particularly necessary to seek the opinion of your members if some or all of them are mature individuals. This is an excellent idea to improve the efficiency of the meeting, satisfy the members and simplify your management criteria.
With all these aspects taken care of, team building will start to show results. |
