Often when we think a team isn’t as productive as it could be, our first reaction is to spend some money on team-building exercises, often off-site.
In my experience, your typical team-building challenge or social activity is great for getting out of the office and having fun together, but we tend to expect them to achieve a lot more.
Unfortunately, unless you plan carefully, the social benefits of spending time together won’t necessarily translate to business benefits.
This is why:
If you’re looking for a way to get your team to work more productively together, look for solutions that:
Do you have ideas for effective and lasting team-building? Please share your insights by adding a comment below.
Any team-building activity that contributes to better teamwork will focus on how these high-performance characteristics are applied in the workplace.
You could start by learning more about your team. Or read this case study of one team development process.
With our years of experience working with teams, we have a heap of ideas, tools and resources we’re happy to share, so get in touch if you would like some help.
We’re also happy to help you check if the team-building activity you have in mind is likely to bring you the results you’re after.
PS. The H Factor has an inbuilt platform to enable you to work better together. Book your free demo today!
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Susan Rochester has been managing director of Balance at Work since 2006. Susan has a natural tendency to balance analytical thinking with an optimistic outlook to set direction and solve problems. She is an effective facilitator and constantly creates new and more effective ways of doing things, motivated by helping others to achieve their goals.