Team building involves taking employees out of the office to engage in non-work related tasks in groups. Each group is given a task, and group members work hand in hand to ensure the implementation of the said task.
Team building entails participation of group members in activities. This is viewed as a way of quelling feuds among members of staff in an organization. This is so because during team building workers from different departments are fielded in a team and get chances to work together. By working as a team therefore each team player appreciates the
need for proper communication amongst them thereby doing their best to achieve that.
During team building each member of the group has a given a role that suits them best. In this way, each member tends to build and concentrate on their areas of strength. Doing this the right way allows each member gets their roles right.Thus contribute individually yet still, accomplish the team goals. This will enable staff members to do what they are best at and form part of the overall company achievement.
Staffs find it difficult to build on new skills or realise those they possess during working hours, since they are all fixed on their work plan. Bosses also tend not to discover what their employees may do other than just work. Undertaking team-building activities gives each member of the team an opportunity to build on governance and management skills. they also build on division of labour skills that necessary for a successful organization.
Normally in organizations, employees have social, political and personal differences which they may not know how to handle. Team building allows the team to work together on a particular activity. By so doing each member ends up appreciating each other. This is because members collaborate and complement each other to accomplish the team’s task. Members of staff build better relationships among themselves.
Generally speaking, team-building activities deliver necessary learning, increase team skills and communications. It also enhances confidence level and productivity of members. Staff experience satisfactions in working as a team to finish the tasks they have been assigned. Team building allows employees get back to work refreshed. Members develop a new set of new skills useful in the office.