Team building is as difficult as building a Lego building. It follows the same process of building every single piece to build the tall building but this doesn’t have a manual as the Lego structure has. What has to be considered here is that every piece of that Lego is necessary to build the building even if one is lost, the building is never complete. In the same manner, every member of the team is important to complete the team.
Often this segment of work is overlooked because of workload and it is sometimes considered not important, unnecessary and a waste of time. But all of it is wrong. It holds significance in an employee’s life. It is important to build a connection between people who are bound to work with each other daily.
Many ways could be put in motion to acquire a strong team but here are a few that seemed to achieve amazing results.
1. Team lunches.
Team lunches are one of the great ways to acquire bonding between the team. Well, lunches do have a special touch to them because they occur during work hours because of which no one has to shift any plans they have. And who doesn’t like to have fun while working hours anyways? Also, during such team lunches, a feeling of belonging can be experienced. People sit close to each other and have small conversations. They open up in this process. It is considered that food always has a special place for most people so it may be an easy way to get people to converse. It can also pave a path for the newcomers to talk to others because they get a chance to mingle with their team outside of work.
2. Team activities.
To improve the team’s strength as a whole, assigning them an activity seems like a wonderful option. It doesn’t have to be something tough or something out of the box but something simple will do, too. A small task will get them to talk and they may find each other’s opinions on topics and this could create a common ground for them to converse on. This could also lead to understanding the team member’s interests and dislikes. They could smartly choose which member should be involved in which activity for their team to win. Simply, the teams get to know each other.
3. Team outings.
Team outings do play a very important role. Such outings should be taken a few times around the year. Everyone surely has an image that they withhold while they are on the office premises. But no one can maintain an image for the whole time. An outing allows the team to have fun without judging each other and also express themselves openly. There are types of outings that could be done. They could go hiking, camping, or just as much as a simple farmhouse stay. This could be an opportunity to freely enjoy and understand each other. It’s like killing two birds with one stone.
4. Team relations.
Understanding the title might be a bit tricky but the meaning of it is surely not. What can be classified in this section would be simple things such as birthdays and greetings or just small celebrations. When there is someone’s birthday, let the team and all the others take a moment to wish the person or cut a cake. This would make them happy and they’d feel gratitude. Gratitude is another form of connection that strengthens a bond. If someone is leaving then have a small farewell, this would make the team emotionally strong to face the emptiness of the other person but it will also increase their dependency on each other, improving their relations.
5. Team awareness.
If a team has committed a mistake, it is a given that there are aftereffects of it. Maybe it is a mistake of a single person making the team fail or the entire team’s effort, all have to be considered as one. The entire team has to be rebuked and made aware of the mistake that had occurred. This will surely have different reactions amongst the members but they will learn not to make a mistake and anyone’s mistake would be considered one. This will also make them learn the importance of each other’s reliance and how important it is to stay together and coordinate.
6. Team conflicts.
No team doesn’t have conflicts. It’s often a saying, ‘Where there is a will, there is a way’ but no one has ever heard a saying that says, ‘Where there are people, there are conflicts. Every person is different and not everyone can have the same opinion. There are often when disparities and disagreements occur in the group. Having different opinions is not wrong but not striving to find an agreeable spot is. At such times, showing them the mirror can be a way to urge them to solve their conflicts and find answers. This could help them tackle arguments and move ahead as one.
7. Team evolution.
This is a different segment in all the team-building strategies. It plays a different role somehow. A team is made of many people, some who have been there from the start and some who have come in the later stages and there are also the new arrivals. It may be a great way to motivate the entire team while making them know the evolution of the team from the start. The experienced could share their thoughts and it could raise a sense of emotion and motivation to keep going. The team goes through a particular emotion and it creates an internal understanding between them to hold onto this feeling and develop it further. These steps surely have sentimental values that’s why it is so different.
8. Team management.
Last but not the least, the management. Team management itself is teambuilding. How the team is being managed does make a difference. The difference lies in the action that the team head takes to make the work complete. It matters if the employee is pressured to work or is motivated to work. The building of a happy team depends right there.
These methods can achieve good results if implemented correctly.
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