Understanding teams and team building events is very important for all CEOs, directors and HRs. Only if they prove to be effective, will be chosen as potential areas of investment. The number of companies who invest on those events is on the increase and is not just the medium or large ones that organise such events. The small ones, though, also seem to value the great gains of those events and they tend to include them into their annual agenda.
The following can be summarised as the bigger advantages of those events:
- Working together is the first and most important
- Getting to know each other better
- New goals and objectives will be set
- Tackle difficulties in communication
- Bring more enthusiasm in the team
- Bring some new positive energy
- Self esteem is going to increase as each individual will feel a valuable unit
- React to changes in a more efficient manner
What companies are mainly after is professional improvement for all individuals. Team building activities, provided that they are successful can offer unique opportunities for everyone. All companies value the benefit of acquiring group practical experience so the whole team is getting stronger and more competitive. It is very beneficial for a company that the people build strong relationships by getting to know each other in more personal level. Another important aspect is that those events can help melt the ice between colleagues who haven’t had the best relationship so far or those who were not getting on very well. It is not rare that workmates in big companies have never met each other, let aside spend time together.
many companies from London and around seem very keen on the Henley Regata rowing which is held the first week of July on the Thames river. That is the most popular corporate hospitality event as it cultivates so many useful skills such as communication and team work.
