There
are a few steps to be taken before deciding upon a team
building exercise:
- The
first thing is decide what success will look like.
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What are the expected outcomes of the teambuilding?
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What are the possiblities?
Some
of these are outlined below.
- Decide
upon what you want to accomplish. What are the goals
you want to achieve by your team building exercise?
- How
do you see this team building exercise helping your
organzation 6 or 12 months down the road?
- How
are you going to transfer the knowledge learned in
the exercise (practice) to everyday life at work?
- How
will you measure the success of the team building?
Do you know what success looks like?
It
is possible you are having difficulty answering the
questions above. Unless you are a professional facilitiator
experienced in team building, this can seem to be too
difficult and perhaps, 'taking the fun out of it.'
But
if you don't have answers, there is a greater chance
you are throwing your money, and more importantly TIME, away. There will be no lasting
positive impact from the experience.
Fortunately,
we have taken the time, effort and expense to learn
how to effectively apply teambuilding in YOUR organization.
The most important aspect of our teambuilding is that
we provide you with tools for further growth, not simply
a one or two day fun event.
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If
you are interested in facilitating your own events,
exercises or games, we have put together some
teambuilding
activity kits .
However,
if you are interested in hiring a professional
facilitator who can create custom exercises and
transfer the knowledge learned to everyday business,
you have come to the right place. |
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Contact
us
to speak more about how we can make a measurable difference
in YOUR office.
Also, take a few moments and look at some of our teambuilding
programs like 'Building
A Dream'. Your employees will appreciate
and remember the lessons learned, as well as see how
to take them back to the workplace.
Team
building exercises can be useful in several areas:
- Relatedness
- Hopes/fear
(expectations/concerns) for the team
- Ground
rules for Group/individual interactions
- Roles
and responsibilities
- Understanding
of individual information processing styles (learning,
working, communicating)
- Learning
Styles
- Working
Styles
- Communication
(conflict awareness, listening, feedback)
- Communication
Templates for conflict avoidance or reduction,
feedback,
- Listening
exercises
- Dialogue
techniques
- Problem
Solving Tools
- Situation
Target Process
- Process
Mapping
- Force
Field Analysis
- Brainstorming
- Vision/Mission
- Templates
(both graphical and linear) to construct a vision/mission
statement and understanding of common goals and
purpose.
Your
team building exercise, or event, must have a desired
outcome. If you do not, you are simply having fun. Make
the most of your time!
We
have some team building exercises, along with some books
you can buy in our Team
Building Tools.
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