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Wednesday 25 December 2013

A Brief Guide To Corporate Team Building Activities

By Eugenia Dickerson


When thinking about corporate team building activities it is important to remember their purpose. As the name suggests it is about taking people and bringing them together, increasing their efficiency in the long term. Any activity you choose to ought to be the right balance between fun, learning more about each other and helping people work together.

A good example of this is with a sales team. Often companies not only have individual targets but also group targets. Therefore one person selling a lot may be great but they can be even more effective if they share their expertise with the other members of the group, encouraging them and increasing their self confidence in order to improve their sales techniques.

However if there is room in the budget to go to another venue this is worth considering. Getting away from the office and staying somewhere else means the people are brought together. If the venue is away from a city centre then the focus is more on the team and people are practically forced to talk with each other and learn more about each other, especially if the venue is an exclusive one without other guests. Remember when organising it to check their availability. The point is to get everyone together as much as possible!

One thing to be wary of is organising something without the feedback of your employees. Asking them the kind of activities they like to will help you find out more about them. Furthermore you can reduce the amount of people refusing to take part or reluctant to get involved in an activity they do not want to be a part of.

This can also apply to members of the group who are shy. People who may not talk much during a meeting may not necessarily be bad sales people. It may simply be that they need a boost to their confidence. In this instance the right activity can encourage them to be part of the group and learn to communicate more.

If possible you should try to have different events throughout the year. Sometimes having one regularly scheduled event can become predictable. This can then mean that your team can bond. However it will often be to complain about the predictable event you have planned for them!

If you are worried about setting up an event you do not have to do it yourself. There are numerous companies that can organise this for you. They can also guide you through the options available and how they could potentially benefit your team in the long term. Once you know what is available to you it can be easier to compare these options and find the ones that are most appropriate.

There are a number of businesses that organise corporate team building activities. Whether you are doing them in your office or at another venue you need to be sure that they have the right experience and that what they have organised will be relevant to the needs of you and your team. Use your regular search to find more information and to compare businesses in your local area.




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