Why the interest in team building?
The easy answer that without an effective team you aren't going to achieve your business objectives. You can't achieve those targets on your own and how ever much it might upset you then you have to use the people around you in order to achieve thsoe goasl.
Well, look what teams in a business environment can achieve:
- They can generate a wider range of ideas and innovation than individuals;
- They are able to motivate themselves;
- They can bounce ideas off each team member;
- They often take more risks than individuals;
- They have a range of personalities such as workers, thinkers, leaders who contribute the right balance of skills necessary to achieve high performance;
- They support each other and are not just task-orientated;
- They can be a support mechanism which provide mentoring and allow others to grow in self-confidence
If you have the individuals with the potential to create a high performing team, just imagine what they could achieve for your sales, productivity or bottom line!
However, it is important for people to recocognise that there is a difference between team building and team development or team working. Team building involves bringing together new teams and giving them a sense of direction, a period of getting to know their colleagues, recognising skills and abilities. Team development is the next stage, which involves teamworking skills such as sharing ideas, co-operating, being open and supporting one another. A common mistake our clients make when they first approach is to confuse the term team building with team working. We believe that if you cannot define the problem, then it is difficult to fix it.
For corporate team building , team building training and team solutions then visit the Call of the Wild website.
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