The Essence Of Corporate Team Building Activities

By Krystal Branch


The ever changing dynamics of businesses has necessitated corporate team building activities that add value to the company. Importantly, team building falls under organizational psychology which plays a central role in inspiring communication. Therefore, it leads to motivation of employees of the organization.

Team building has many phases and it affects employees in different ways as long as they continue working in the company. Some of the exercises implemented achieve better results faster as compared to others that take a relatively longer period. However, the bottom-line is that these particular events should be organized regularly throughout the year. This is one of the ways that you can realize the strengths of individual employees.

There are a good number of team building models that come in varying forms, and if implemented they will result in positive changes. However, some of the methods may take relatively longer to have an impact as compared to others. If full strengths of individuals are to be realized, then the activities should be organized regularly.

Employee feedback activity is one of the most recommended in the corporate world. If the management can organize these within a three to four months period, then the communication gap between the employee and the top management will be drastically reduced. Employees will feel free to talk about matters that affect them, and also they will get to understand each other much better.

Some of the activities may revolve around the use of language and how the management would like to be addressed outside the office. In this situation, the top management gives the employees the freedom to address them informally and thus building their trust in seeing you as one of them but not a boss who is unreachable. In fact, it is through activities like day trips that are full of fun where corporate walls are brought down and doors opened.

It is important to celebrate the success of individual members of your group, and also try to initiate regular group discussion. This has a ripple effect of enhancing communication at the work place especially on matters pertinent to the scope of operation of the members. You only need to know what is affecting your employees so that when you decide on an activity you are able to achieve the desired results faster.

The pertinent questions you need to ask yourself include; are our team members conflicting over small issues, or do they just need to know each other better outside the work place? Do your members need a morale booster, or there is a great need to improve on the communication. The other essential questions are; are the ambitions of a member hurting the group and what can be done to make the group work together? Nevertheless, do not just decide on any activity as this might lead to negative results.

Corporate team building activities that have proven to achieve better results include; stereotype parties, mine filed games, human spring, and survival scenario models. Different things are more often achieved in these programs. Some will achieve better communications in the group whereas others will only but motivate.




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