There are a lot of events that people call Team Building, but in reality they are Team Entertainment or Team Competition and typically they don’t really build a team. When we conduct team building, our goal is to bring people together and create a deeper understanding between coworkers so that coworkers like each other better and work better together than they did before. When you hold a competitive event, each side works to beat the other side, which typically further divides the group because you have winners and losers. That replicates what occurs in the workplace where your various components compete rather than cooperate. In addition, research has shown that 31% of workers dislike such activities and only participate because they have to. This causes resentment, not engagement. So what should you do? Each team is unique, and we custom tailor experiences where all your people perform well together. At the end of the program, everyone feels good about themselves and how they contribute to the team. By taking the learning that is done at the training and applying it to the workplace, results are positive and long lasting. In addition, people sense that their time was used wisely and look forward to additional opportunities to
further build their team.