Categories of Team Building Activities

 

Generally speaking team building activities fall within four different categories

 

1. Social Events

Strengthen the team through a social getting to know each other – often a pre cursor to other initiatives. Some organisations organise fairly unstructured 'wind downs' at the end of the day during off site conferencing. As an organiser its important to be aware as to how alcohol consumption may influence these events. i

 

2. Activities outside of normal work

During these team building activities members of the team sometimes in sub groups engage in specific tasks requiring levels of cooperation, communication, problem solving, leadership & trust. Activities may also include shared learning that is of a more personal/internal focus through group lessons in activities such as Yoga, Tai Chi & Meditation.

 

3. Psychology based Systems

Methods like The Myers Briggs Type Indicator that delve behind the surface to give people a better understanding of self & colleagues behavioural/personality preferences. Given a basic level of positive intent, colleagues who experience this type of development are mostly able to work more effectively with each other.

 

4. Ongoing development

This can be a program specifically designed by a consultant that helps procedures, personal development & team functioning or a course that allows for a progression in a chosen activity i.e. meditation or yoga that help employees deal with stress. .

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