team building activities
team building events and team activities
Team building is a phrase that's knocked around a lot to the point it serves so many masters that the actual results of what the host company is after can get lost.
Essentially well focused team building should initiate and or develop relationships between selected members of staff (or even staff and external services / suppliers) so that collectively the "team" can achieve an improved performance. Ideally this will serve to save or make the host company increased revenues. It is different from rewards and incentives but this is often confused.
So in the first instance you have to look at the proposed attendees for the "team building event" and what you want to achieve for them (or indeed what you want them to achieve).
Groups are different, various factors should be considered ...
- age
- gender split
- location
- familiarity (amongst themselves)
- capabilities
- authority
- exhaustion
- repetition
- restrictions
Then the team building day itself can produce a range of possibilities ...
- fun
- improved camaraderie / familiarity
- an incentive
- introduction of new colleagues
- coordination of new departments
- introduction of new / renewed commercial practice
- increased performance
- trust
- start again
- introduction of new products
- company celebration
How to get your team building events right ...
- Think about what you want from the event
- Get a feel for what's most appropriate for the attending group
- Consider practical factors such as location and dates (especially for seasonality, weather & temperature)
- Look for the best events or get CompanyAwayDays.com to do it for you!
So in the first instance either please call us on 0845 130 5225 or complete the following brief and we'll come back to you with great recommendations ...
