jeudi 2 mai 2019

Many Corporate Employees Achieve Self Empowerment Through Team Building

By Brian Young


The way in which business is done has changed much over the past few years and so has the way in which businesses are managed. The old traditional top down approach no longer works. Instead, employees operate as members of small groups that have a specific goal. In these groups, each member has a specific role and the group as a whole accepts responsibility for their work. If there is conflict in the group things can go awry. That is why so many employers encourage employee self empowerment through team building.

The idea behind teambuilding exercises is to remove teams from their places of work and to retire to a venue where they can concentrate upon becoming better teams. The objectives of these exercises differ from case to case. Sometimes they are meant to motivate the members of teams, or they may aim to help teams to get along better or just for members to get each other better outside the work environment.

Teambuilding has become a huge industry in its own. Many venues have adapted their facilities and even purchased special equipment in order to attract these groups. Motivational speakers, entertainers, caterers and event organizers have all mobilized to take advantage of this ever growing trend in the corporate market. It is a lucrative market indeed.

Most companies will hire an independent even organizer to make all the arrangements for a teambuilding outing. The organizer should ideally be someone with ample experience in leading teams that needs to achieve similar objectives during the event. He should also take responsibility for organizing the event, putting together a program of activities and arranging for transport. Top organizers demand high fees but they handle all matters related to the entire exercise.

An event leader and organizer needs to know exactly what it is the client wishes to achieve during the teambuilding exercise. He also needs as much information as possible about the individuals that will participate in the event. This information will allow him to select a suitable venue, make provision for the individual preferences of all the members and to design a program that will help towards the achievement of the event objectives.

It is not just the teambuilding expert that needs to be briefed. The participants also need to be very clear on the objectives. These excursions are all too often treated as holidays but then the employer is just wasting time and money. It may also be important to allow the participants to have some say in the selection of a venue and the proposed program. This will help them to be motivated to make the exercise worthwhile.

Constant evaluation should be an integral part of all teambuilding exercises. The participants should evaluate the even as a whole and also each other. The organizer should also evaluate the participants and after the event at least two reports should be submitted. One should be by the participants themselves and the other by the event organizer. The aim is to ensure that the objectives have been achieved.

Teambuilding exercises can be extremely helpful in empowering teams to make a valuable contribution towards the goals of the company. Motivated teams simply perform better and teams can only remain motivated if every member knows his role and performs his duties with enthusiasm. Instead of just following orders, teams become self driven productive units.




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