Team Building Activities
Rocket Flying
Realistic Goal setting
Resource Optimization
Strategy formation
Performing under pressure
Result orientation – Quality/Quantity
TEAM
What is team building?
Process that develops cooperation and teamwork within a
work unit.
Need of team building activities.
Applied in corporate world, schools, sports team etc.
Activities can range from kids games to complex tasks, designed with specific objective.
Location of activity: Mostly outside the working environment. What is team building
Key elements: Facilitator and team members (participants).
Facilitator: Person outside the organization who conducts the
team building activity.
Participants’ learning is most important part of team building activity
Why team building
Improves Communication
Improves Motivation
Creates more cohesive & productive environment
Improves work relationship
Discovering hidden potentials
How to build successful work teams
Clear Expectations – Reason behind team formation and
top management’s support
Context – team’s importance to the accomplishment of corporate goals
Commitment – are the members committed? What is in it for them?
Competence –Skill set of various team members
Charter– Team’s mission, vision, strategy, goals & timelines.
Control- Autonomous, monetary and time constraints
12 C’s of team building
Collaboration –Roles, responsibilities and interpersonal
relationships of all the team members.
Communication – Feedback mechanism and conflict resolution. Creative innovation – Organization’s support to creative thinkers in the group.
Consequences - Accountability
Coordination – Central leadership for cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams.
Cultural Change – Encourage and enable an organizational culture. Learn from failures.
Team Building
References: http://www.innovativeteambuilding.co.uk/ http://wilderdom.com/games/TeamBuildingExercisesAbou t.html http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-team-building.htm