Saturday, April 27, 2019

Self Empowerment Through Team Building Is Becoming Increasingly Popular

By Brian Young


The days when businesses were run by passing instructions from the top down are long gone. Modern businesses use an approach where teams take responsibility for their own objectives and they report jointly. Every member of each group has a well defined role with the purpose of contributing to the achievement of the goals. In successful companies, these teams are highly motivated, in many cases because employers ensure that the members can achieve self empowerment through team building.

Teambuilding exercises have become very popular. Teams go to a venue away from the office for a day and often even for a few days in order to achieve specific goals. The purpose of the exercise may be to motivate the members anew, to allow them to get to know each other better, to relax after achieving major objective or to learn skills in certain areas, such as how to deal with conflict.

A massive industry has sprung up around teambuilding exercises. It is a huge market and event organizers, entertainers, venues, motivational speakers and many others have quickly caught on to the fact that they can make money. Many venues have changed their entire marketing strategies in order to attract corporate teambuilding groups. They even buy special equipment and develop a variety of activities.

Experience has shown that teambuilding exercises work better if they are controlled and lead by an independent professional human resources development expert. These event organizers are highly paid individuals but their services are comprehensive. They scout suitable venues, devise programs that will help ensure that the objectives are met and they make sure that every single detail related to the excursion is arranged professionally. They remain involved prior to, during and after the exercise.

In order for a teambuilding exercise to achieve its goals it is very important to brief the organizer in detail. Experienced organizers will then be able to book a venue and activities that will be conductive to achieving those objectives. He also needs to know who the members are and whether there are any restrictions regarding physical activities and other restrictions that have to be kept in mind.

Many corporate teams see their teambuilding exercises as some type of holiday outing. That is why it is vital to make sure that all participants are fully informed about the goals of the exercise and that they commit themselves to their achievement. It is also important to allow the participants some input in the program and the venue. Top event organizers always have several options to present to his clients.

A teambuilding exercise cannot be deemed successful unless some form of evaluation takes place. The organizer should carefully evaluate the contributions made by every participant and ideally group feedback sessions should be scheduled at least once a day. After the event, a report by both the organizer and the participants should be submitted and suggestions regarding future development needs can be made.

The business environment is competitive and only those companies that can remain innovative can hope to thrive. This, in turn, requires innovative and motivated teams that consistently achieve their goals. Teambuilding exercise can be very valuable in this regard.




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