| Team building is usually accomplished with a series of | | | | member |
| team building exercises. These exercises can be | | | | · Improvement in collaboration skills |
| spread throughout the course of a working period or | | | | If a company elects to spend an entire day in a team |
| done during a team building retreat of one or many | | | | building retreat, the time will not be wasted. Many |
| days. | | | | employees report feeling rejuvenated after a day |
| Team Building Activities | | | | spent team building. Depending on the type of exercise, |
| · Icebreakers – Activities designed for the | | | | the day might be organized within the office or |
| members of a team to get to know each other | | | | adjacent grounds, or it may take place at a specially |
| through fun and informative mini activities. | | | | designed retreat that caters to the needs of |
| · Trust Exercises – Team members must rely on | | | | business-based team building. |
| each other for support and direction. Common | | | | At a retreat, a typical day might go as follows: |
| examples are blindfolded trust walks and trust falls. | | | | 1) The members of the team report to the site and |
| · Creative Problem Solving – Team members are | | | | sign in. |
| given a problem to solve in a specific amount of time. | | | | 2) They are briefed on safety and other |
| These problems generally do not relate to situations | | | | considerations specific to the site. |
| that would typically find in the work place. Building a | | | | 3) They are guided through a series of icebreaking and |
| raft, starting a fire, or completing an obstacle course | | | | trust exercises. |
| are common examples of problem solving exercises. | | | | 4) They are given the details of the task they have to |
| · Adaptability – The team sets out to complete | | | | accomplish as a team. |
| their task with one set of parameters and then in the | | | | 5) They complete their task. |
| middle of the task the organizer adds other factors to | | | | 6) They participate in a debriefing session following the |
| which the team must adapt themselves. | | | | completion of the activity to recognize their overall |
| Goals of Teambuilding | | | | strengths and weaknesses as team. As one can |
| · Improved communication between team members | | | | imagine, it is this debriefing session that puts all the |
| · Increased level of comfort within the team | | | | activities of the day in a useful context. |
| · Increased level of trust within the team | | | | Overall, Team Building can be a very effective |
| · Increased level of productivity within the team | | | | exercise for improving relations and productivity in the |
| · Overall increase in motivation | | | | workplace. |
| · Identifying and utilizing the strengths of each team | | | | |