Monday, 17 February 2014

The Essence Of Corporate Team Building Activities

By Krystal Branch


The ever changing dynamics of businesses has necessitated corporate team building activities that add value to the company. Importantly, team building falls under organizational psychology which plays a central role in inspiring communication. Therefore, it leads to motivation of employees of the organization.

There are many facets of team building and how it affects individual employees in the long run. This is more especially if the events are organized regularly with an aim of achieving satisfaction. In other words, it is meant not only to motivate but also to improve productivity as strengths of members are realized.

There exist different forms and models of team building activities which can be used by corporate organizations in any industry. Most of these programs are aimed at achieving satisfaction as they try to motivate employees. In other words, there is a great possibility of improved communication within the employees and the top echelon.

One of these activities involves seeking employee feedback throughout the year. Two to three months is a good period for this kind of activity. It encourages employees to speak more freely on matters that affect them, and also you will get to understand what really bothers them and is only uttered outside the office block.

Some of the activities may revolve around the use of language and how the management would like to be addressed outside the office. In this situation, the top management gives the employees the freedom to address them informally and thus building their trust in seeing you as one of them but not a boss who is unreachable. In fact, it is through activities like day trips that are full of fun where corporate walls are brought down and doors opened.

Group discussions help in breaking walls that exist between members. If combined with celebrating the success of individual members the bond is even strengthened more. The best thing you can do therefore is to appreciate the fact that one of the members has excelled in a specific field. It definitely builds communication bridges within the group and improves on the scope of operation, hence achieving the desired results much faster.

The pertinent questions you need to ask yourself include; are our team members conflicting over small issues, or do they just need to know each other better outside the work place? Do your members need a morale booster, or there is a great need to improve on the communication. The other essential questions are; are the ambitions of a member hurting the group and what can be done to make the group work together? Nevertheless, do not just decide on any activity as this might lead to negative results.

Some of the corporate team building activities that have proven to achieve better results include; survival scenario, stereotype party, mine field, and human spring methods. Note that these activities aim at attain different things in the process of team building. For instance, while some aim at building trust, some focus at eliminating stereotypes.




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