The importance of team building
Here are reasons that convey the importance of team building activities in an organization and how you can implement them:
Builds trust
Trust is an essential element of an effective team. For employees to collaborate, knowing and earning trust from each other is crucial. Team building is an engaging activity involving diverse teams who interact through different activities away from office work to improve their teamwork. When an organization builds trust in the workplace, it allows employees to complete their tasks and make their own decisions.
Trust makes employees feel safe and quickly establishes their strengths and weaknesses. It may also make employees more proactive with their ideas, feel ready to take risks, listen to one another, and arrive at consensus more easily. Eventually, the entire team becomes more confident about exposing their vulnerabilities to each other.
Keep that positive energy going at the office
Most team-building falls flat because it’s a one-time activity - done and then forgotten. It’s key to find ways to keep the excitement going. The challenge is creating opportunities for people to connect and interact in meaningful ways, outside of regular meetings or presentations.
One way we do this is at our daily huddle. At the same time each day, the entire company assembles for a fast-paced stand-up meeting to check-in on major projects and celebrate achievements together. Beyond that, our people are encouraged to share their 101 life goals list with each other (we even developed an app to make it easier). Goals range from learning to read Tolstoy in Russian to walking the Great Wall of China. It’s a powerful way to learn about people and their dreams, as well as to generate ideas for future team-building activities.
Keep that positive energy going at the office
Most team-building falls flat because it’s a one-time activity - done and then forgotten. It’s key to find ways to keep the excitement going. The challenge is creating opportunities for people to connect and interact in meaningful ways, outside of regular meetings or presentations.
One way we do this is at our daily huddle. At the same time each day, the entire company assembles for a fast-paced stand-up meeting to check-in on major projects and celebrate achievements together. Beyond that, our people are encouraged to share their 101 life goals list with each other (we even developed an app to make it easier). Goals range from learning to read Tolstoy in Russian to walking the Great Wall of China. It’s a powerful way to learn about people and their dreams, as well as to generate ideas for future team-building activities.
Fosters better communication
When employees work together, they strategize the best way to handle tasks and deliver excellent results. They can divide tasks to work in small groups, share ideas, and complete the work efficiently. With proper communication, employees understand their roles and what their colleagues are doing. This enhances involvement in how others are performing, improves collaboration, and encourages people to assist each other in achieving their goals.
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