Team building can deliver significant benefits to an organisation, if it\’s done correctly that is.

Many organisations book a team building event when they want to give their teams a boost, whether it\’s to reward them for a job well done or to help them re-focus on the achievement of their most important goals. And this is the ideal opportunity for your organisation to not just undertake a traditional team building event, but to really drill down and help team members, individually and collectively, to develop an abundance of new skills and competencies that can contribute positively to the ongoing success of your organisation.

Wanting your team members to have a great day out is a really commendable goal. But what about partnering having a great day out with perhaps, developing more self-awareness, optimism, resilience, trust, collaboration and willingness to work across teams as well as within their own? The inclusion of such personal development doesn\’t have to result in your team building event becoming \’formal\’ and classroom based. Indeed, it\’s the exact opposite. The hands-on, brains-on and interactive approach is a fantastic way of accelerating learning within and across teams during such an event.

A growing number of Summit clients wish to include a psychometric assessment in their team building events for managers and leaders. The purpose of this is to help participants to develop an awareness of key strengths, weaknesses and preferences in advance of the actual team building event. It helps participants to \’hit the ground running\’ and jump straight into their team building event. The result? An even more effective team building event that develops shared commitment from participants to apply their learning back in the workplace long-term.

Questions you need to ask before booking your team building event:

– What is the purpose of the day?

– Why now, what organisational issues/goals are driving the need for a team building event?

– What business benefits do we need/want to achieve following this team building event?

– How will participants be supported to apply their learning back in the workplace following their team building event?

Keep in mind that you can create great bonding experiences just by taking your team bowling or inviting them to dinner. People will have fun and they will learn more about each other, but if you want genuine lasting positive change, you will get better results by ensuring that the day is about more than just having fun. A Christmas party can be fun but very often it does not assist in people getting along better with each other than before.

Another important benefit of working with a professional team building company is that each event can be bespoke and tailor-made to your organisation’s exact requirements. And since the facilitators are experienced professionals, they will ensure that your people have a great day out and you will get the results your organisation needs!

To find out more about our range of thought-provoking team building events, visit the Summit Team Building website.

Author Bio: Scott Watson is author of \’Win Every Time – Essential lessons for existing and emerging leaders\’. More information is available on our Team Building website and our Team Building Events website.

Category: Business Management
Keywords: team building, management training, events, seminars