| | | | | similar activities. |
| If you would like to know which team building | | | | |
| exercise will work best for the team in question, | | | | Social events are also a great way to instill great |
| it is advisable to undertake a personality testing | | | | team spirit in the members of the team. The |
| session with the research and development wing. | | | | events can be dinners, lunches, cocktail parties, |
| This helps understand the team and its members | | | | picnics, dance parties, etc. In short, these events |
| better and therefore assists greatly in deciding | | | | are not business-like in nature, rather they relate |
| which team building exercise will be most suitable | | | | to pleasurable and fun activities instead. |
| for the team. | | | | Interestingly, unlike workshops and outdoor |
| | | | | activities, social events are much cheaper to |
| CLIK HERE | | | | organize and do not absorb intense man power. |
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| Team building exercises are divided into two | | | | Charitable events are another popular way to |
| broad categories depending on their location. One | | | | introduce team building exercises to the work |
| is the outdoor activity, which takes the team | | | | place. These events, in effect, allow the |
| members outside of the work arena; while the | | | | organizers to kill two birds with one stone. So |
| other is the indoor team building exercise, which is | | | | while on one hand the charitable cause is given its |
| undertaken mostly within the office premises. | | | | attention, on the other hand the team is made |
| However, there is a possibility to adopt a mix and | | | | stronger and more productive. |
| match situation too, where the team building | | | | |
| exercise may start in one location and end in | | | | Skills based team building events are also highly |
| another. An example of this is a treasure hunt | | | | popular and known to show good results. These |
| which starts in the office and ends there too, but | | | | exercises are built to teach the team members |
| involves various trips outside of the office. Board | | | | to reach unanimous decisions, overcome conflicts, |
| games, picnics, video making, cooking, etc, are | | | | and give and receive feedback in a progressive |
| just a few examples of outdoor and indoor | | | | fashion. |
| activities that help in team building. These physical | | | | |
| activities help the team to learn to take on | | | | Problem solving programs also act as effective |
| challenges and then allow them to bring their | | | | tools in team building. These are designed in a |
| emotional challenges and accomplishments back to | | | | manner that allows teams to come closer as a |
| the work place. | | | | group, and tackle the problem at hand, with |
| | | | | minimal cost and maximum advantage. |
| Another popular form of exercise is workshops. | | | | |
| These are mostly held offsite and the structure is | | | | There are many such team building exercises that |
| facilitated with the entire group by concentrating | | | | are highly fruitful in meeting their objectives. |
| on one particular issue without any interruptions. | | | | Keeping feedback on these exercises will help |
| This type of team building exercise is said to be | | | | decide over the years about the suitability of |
| the most effective and involves group games, | | | | these activities and the cost involved in hosting |
| commercial problem solving activities, training | | | | them. |
| programs, customer interaction forums, and other | | | | |