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What
is Team Building?
In times of
increasing change organisations have to find ways of responding
creatively. Creative responses require the organisation's members
to co-operate with each other. It is rare that one person can produce
the ideas required or carry them out. Team
building activities (external link) increase the amount of effective
co-operation in the organisation. Managers must build co-operation
within and between teams to get the best results.
In a typical
team building
event (external link) a group of staff, with their manager,
clarify and review their purpose and objectives. They identify any
obstacles in the way of achieving these objectives and plan future
progress. This is rarely a straightforward process. Any lack of
trust and openness in the team will create communication difficulties.
Many team members anticipate the process being stressful and are
somewhat anxious about the prospect. Most team building activities
employ an independent process manager or "facilitator"
who is outside the team. He or she creates a safe atmosphere, encourages
limited risk taking and generates effective procedures to help the
team do its work.
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A
Taste for Fun: Team Building with Substance
If you fancy
something a bit different the next time you’re planning a team
building event, Fresh
Tracks has the answer.
Quad Safari
If a blast of adrenaline is what you want, then a quad safari offers
an unforgettable day. Groups get the chance to put these fun, all-terrain
vehicles to the test over a country estate near Enfield. Fresh Track's
safety record is unblemished on these unique machines, largely because
the session begins with a thorough safety briefing. Participants
are then issued with protective clothing and take part in a detailed
vehicle familiarisation before being escorted around a series of
increasingly challenging routes.
Psychological
Advantage
If you prefer something more cerebral our facilitators can combine
specially developed team building exercises with psychometric measurements
to illustrate participants’ preferred roles in teams, their
core values and motivations. By combining theory with practical
tasks and exercises it is possible to accelerate dramatically the
process of 'getting to know one another', resulting in greater team
performance sooner.
Building
a Team with Chocolate
How about spending an afternoon up to your arms in chocolate, fruit
and nuts? The Chocolate
ChallengeTM (external link) is an informal challenge that includes
a range of creative, physical and mental team tasks all based on
chocolate. Participants work on a fun production line designing
and producing an original box of chocolates from raw materials –
all of which can be tried and tested by eating as much chocolate
as you like. This novel alternative to traditional team building
activities can be run at virtually any location and simulates business
processes from product conception through design, production, pricing
and marketing.
For further
information about team
building please visit www.freshtracks.co.uk
or call 01920 822 220
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