Most of us are members of several teams. A team often exists
within a larger team. Organisational effectiveness is dependent
upon excellent inter as well as intra teamwork.
One of three core functions of every leader
is to build an effective team. Teams develop
through inter-personal interaction, learning and
communication. Everything, from the language
we use to a drink in the pub, the seasonal party
and the effectiveness of meetings, are all
influences on teamwork at work.
A strategic team building plan may encompass
training, conferences and meetings, celebrations,
leadership development and incentives as well as ‘team building’ events.
There are three major influencers of our morale
and motivation: individual motivation, the leader
or authority figure and the behaviour, values
and norms in our group.
Definitions
Facilitator: internal or externally hired
to enable objectives to be achieved.
De-brief: spending time to learn and draw
lessons from experiences. Identify analogies,
metaphors and applications.
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Organising
team building events
Starting Points for team building
• Listen and agree with all key stakeholders clear
objectives, pre-event, event and follow-up.
• Define requirements (e.g. timescales, venue distance).
• Define the outcomes (e.g. three lasting effects on
all participants).
• Always keep in mind Health & Safety and insurance.
• Consider inter as well as intra teamwork; be wary of
sports and military analogies.
• Rule out obviously inappropriate activities, it is better
to start with ‘don’t like’ and ‘don’t want’.
• Make sure any facilitation is honest; avoid manipulation
and hidden agendas.
Two Broad Directions for team building
• Implicit Team Bonding Events: celebrations, fun,
social, relaxed, get to know you.
• Explicit Team Building and Learning Events:
formal learning sessions, facilitated experiences,
informal dinners together.
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Effective
team building (teambuilding) Considering Costs
Budgets, costs and benefits should be evaluated
in the context of and in relation to total costs of
a person and costs of recruitment, training,
salaries and other employment costs, and in line
with clear objectives.
The costs of building effective teams are minimal
in comparison.
When considering an event, the opportunity
costs of taking people away from work, lost value
from the team’s work when away and the cost
of a potentially ineffective event should be
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What are the major issues
• Time together
• Getting to know each other
• Building confidence in each other
• Developing skills
• Agreeing purpose
• Embedding core values
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• Celebrating success
• Improving teamwork
• Embedding change
• Preparing for change
• Bonding
• Fun |
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Team building events (teambuilding
events) Effective
team building is vital to individual and business success. Building
inter-team co-operation and a sense of interdependence is critical
to building an aligned organisation focused on common goals.
Getting together,
away from work, to improve team building (teambuilding) is best achieved
through fun rather than adversity. The alchemy of teamwork can boosted
through creative challenges within relevant programmes.
Whether the objective
is team bonding requiring informal fun or explicit team building
(teambuilding) you can explore hundreds of potential solutions available
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We have the experience and design solutions to
help you build teams and inter-team work, to create one team.
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What is a team building (teambuilding)?'Team
building' is any action or event which enhances the cohesion,
effectiveness or motivation of the group.
A 'team' is a group of people sharing
a common goal.
• Conference breaks
• Inspirational and intimate venues
• Make a film, create a Chain Reaction
• Technology and internet games
• Synergy and E-Maze
• Use the arts in business
• From drumming to horse whispering |
• Global Enterprises business game
• Charity challenges
• Indoors, Outdoors, UK or abroad
• Design, facilitation and follow-up
• Team and one-team challenges
• Explicit speakers and training
• No embarrassment, faking or fads |
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Team Leadership Development Adair
Leadership Foundation Courses in Leadership
The course is two days and one night and delivered by faculty personally
trained and appointed by John Adair. Held at our Leadership Development
Centre, in the workplace, or at suitable venues in the UK and Abroad,
these foundations are essential for team leaders and for operational
leaders.
Embedding Leadership and Learning throughout the organisation.
Teach
your team and embed the learning by involving them in facilitating
leadership development programmes. Key operational and high potential
team leaders are trained on John Adair's successful methods based
on his ground-breaking action-centred leadership approach.
Value and Flexibility
Over 2 million people have been through Action
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30 years. With John Adair as part of our advisory board and working
with his foundation facilitators we offer the highest quality, based
on original principles together with great value.
Larger group sizes
and the "off the shelf" nature of these
packages ensure exceptional value. Tailored programmes can also be
designed and delivered.
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The Leadership Centre @ Bluntswood
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For reflective and experiential learning you can utilise the 10 acre
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mature woodland. The centre is situated in a delightful rural location
in North Hertfordshire, approximately 20 miles north of London.
Woodland
Experiences and Experiential Learning
We have created a unique woodland experiential environment to bring
your learning to life and into action. You can choose from over
100 experiential activities to bring learning to life. Pathways lead
you around a woodland trail and in the largest clearing is camping
accommodation with an area for a log fire. Whatever time of year
the woods are the perfect environment for reflection and calm conversation.
Tailored Learning
With over 10,000+ sq ft of indoor space and 50 acres of parkland you can be creative
with
learning experiences whatever the objective. Business simulations can take place
in the Oak Room, creative exercises such as Film Making in the Turkey Barn and
painting the ‘Big
Picture’ or Drama Workshops in the Cedar Room. Bluntswood
- swish boardroom to outdoor survival, it’s all here.
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