Team building has always been used as method of creating a stronger bond between employees, but have you ever thought that team building really had excellent effects on companies? Well truthfully, it does. Whether you’re doing a week long retreat or a 30 minute team lunch, by doing team building activities employees develop trust in each other and in one another’s abilities. But there’s even more!
Increased productivity is often a result of team building. The main goal of team building is often focused on improvement in productivity. As co-workers work more closely together they learn to be more efficient together. If team members know and trust the abilities of one another there is less time spent trying to correct errors, and there is a reduction in overlapping work.
Motivation is another conclusion of team building events and activities. The success employees make in team building produce confidence, which boosts motivation to continue doing well. Employees are more motivated when they trust their co-workers and know that the completed work will be appreciated and recognized as a team, and with this each member will want to continue impressing others.
Everyone’s heard the saying “two minds are better than one” and team building is proof. These types of activities typically involve some sort of issue that groups have to solve together. When there are a group of people passing ideas back and forth it opens a new mindset of thinking for everyone listening. Team members can gain the skills that help to identify problems and to accomplish strong solutions to fix the issue(s). Each member has different ways of thinking which can help others to think differently.
Along with the increased productivity, motivation and more efficient problem solving that will occur each team member will be brought out of their normal work environment and can open up more as a human than a working machine. Creativity will fly as solutions are made to fix the problems that needed solved, and stronger relationships will build. Team building can be rewarding to both employees and the company.
