What is team building?

Team building can also consist of members of a team participating in a bonding function outside of the office. Team building functions normally happen on work days, but instead of going into the office, the team will meet at a location that can be unrelated to their job. This might include activities like:

• Going to a restaurant

• Attending a theme park together

• The team seeing an entertainment show of some kind

• Going to a nature-focused location, such as a national park

Team building is very beneficial for organizations. Here are some reasons:

• Improves overall communication among a team

  This is normally one of the main focuses and primary reasons for team building. Improving communication among team members is critical. Team building exercises assist team members to feel more comfortable with one another. Communication is key to success for all projects, tasks, objectives, and goals a specific team might have.

• Enhances trust among team members

  Trust is another crucial component for teams and team building is one way to really get team members to bond and trust each other. This also helps in terms of avoiding micromanaging by team leaders or other members of a specific team. When a team trusts each member they can be more independent and this increases productivity. Trust also helps teams grow.

• Makes collaboration easier

  When team members do team-building exercises or attend a team-building event, they often complete the activity feeling more bonded to the group as a whole. This can improve and enhance collaboration efforts between team members and terms of the team as a whole unit. Strong collaboration enables teams to achieve more, increase productivity, and grow.

• Increases team motivation

  Team building can also foster motivation amongst team members. This is spurred on by each team member understanding their value and contributions to a particular project, or just the team in general. When they see the value and uniqueness in their role on the team, they can be motivated to go above and beyond in terms of performance and productivity.