A HAPPY workforce is a more productive workforce, so team building events not only improve team morale and communication, it will also benefit the productivity of your organisation.
Team building can take place in many formats, from outdoor activity sessions or corporate nights out, to more structured task-led events and even social outings. The one thing that team building will do for your staff is take them out of their usual working environment and put them into new surroundings with people they may never get to spend a great deal of time with on a daily basis.
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DEFINE A GOAL FOR THE DAY
A team building day needs to have a purpose. It shouldn’t be a glorified boozing session, but needs to be something that can add real value to both the participants and the organisation.
ORGANISE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Team building events can require a lot of organisation, so assigning roles within your organisation to help the day run much smoother will be crucial. It’s also important that your team are aware of their role and responsibilities in their job, and how the team building day will benefit this.
DECIDE ON ACTIVITIES
In Northern Ireland, there are many options across the country when it comes to deciding what to do for your team building day. With several companies specialising in organising team building events, and managing corporate team building days, it may be worth looking at experts in helping to organise your day. Try to have a range of options which you can suggest to your team and encourage feedback before deciding on what activity / activities to do on the day. This will also make your staff feel involved from the beginning.
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET INVOLVED
To really get the most from your day, be sure to involve everyone, and encourage as many people as possible to attend.
KEEP SOME TIME TO SOCIALISE
Team building days are all about socialising. By their nature, they take people from the familiar surroundings of their workspace to a more relaxed social setting. This can often spark up conversation between different groups of people, allowing your workers to chat to staff they otherwise don’t get chatting to every day. Continue this social element by having some options for food and drink for your team after your team building day.