Are you ready to create a culture of team building?
Successful team building requires conscious and ongoing commitment from leadership so it can take root in the organisation. The following points have been pulled out of articles written by Guy Farmer
Team Building needs to start at the top:
In order to build strong teams you need buy-in and participation from the company leaders. While it’s possible for individual departments or work groups to do some activities on their own, it’s always more effective when leaders are actively and continuously involved and showing their commitment to being part of the team. When leaders participate it sends a positive message of dedication and shared purpose. Your employees get the idea that you value team building.
Developing a Culture of Team Building:
Every business has a culture that it creates based on it’s core values. You can design a culture of team building at any time, if you choose to do so. You can create this type of environment by giving people the opportunity to work together effectively and supporting them along the way. This may require shifting from a competitive or compartmentalised culture to one that encourages collaboration. As leaders, you can set a positive example by being role models and practicing the culture you claim you are trying to create.
Team Building takes Commitment, Time and Practice:
We can’t build cohesive teams if we only provide a one hour training session every few years and then do no follow up. Team building is an ongoing process where people continually practice the skills related to collaborating and working together. Your goal is to create a workplace where team building becomes the standard way of doing things. Leaders play an important part because they decide and demonstrate, through their actions, whether team building is really a priority or a token gesture.
Set time aside to do activities:
Identify a team building activity that makes sense to you and do it once a week. Clients often ask how to find the time to do team building when they have so many other things on their plates. The answer is that you either dedicate the time or you don’t. You decide whether team building is a priority and how you will fit it into your work schedule. The idea is to give these activities importance and conduct them with no interruptions.
Celebrate your Staff:
We all get so busy that we forget that creating teams is really about celebrating our employees and developing their amazing talent and abilities. Team building isn’t a burden, it’s about helping people enjoy working together. When people are allowed to collaborate positively they tend to perform better and do it with fewer problems. Leaders can have a profound effect on the productivity and well being of their employees. When they focus on praising them and building effective teams.
If you’re looking for inspiration and ideas for some really engaging team building activities Eventus can help!