Five Most Important Deliverables of a Team Building Program

When we hear the term ‘team building’, we are instantly drawn to the word ‘team’ and then what can be done to help this ‘team’ improve or grow. The idea of benefits for individuals through a team building process is hardly ever considered.

However, team building activities or a team building program must take into consideration every goal of building a team effectively. This includes keeping a track of several aspects of understanding, appreciating, developing and maximizing the value of every individual in your team, and also the team as a single unit.

If this happens, then more often than not, you will have a productive, efficient, motivated and happy team, and hence a successful team building program.

Whether for sporting clubs or businesses, team building is important and will contribute to the overall performance of the entire organization. Thus designing a team building activity must be done so keeping a set of goals to accomplish in mind.

By the end of any successful team building program or activity, the following benefits must be visible in every member of the team:

1. Ability to work in tandem with others
Knowledge of how to work together effectively. This will create efficiency and an understanding of how to manage each other’s strengths, as well as weaknesses.

2. Improved Communication Skills
A team building program must break down barriers in communication and also help every member learn how to better utilize both verbal and non-verbal forms of communication.

3. Active leadership initiatives
All teams need leadership from one or all members of a team. Structured team building activities will identify leadership qualities in individuals and highlight areas where every team member can contribute as leaders. Such as the ability to inspire trust in team members and build an environment where the team members can trust each other

4. Loyalty
Team building activities provide a chance to learn more about each other, lead to team bonding, and bonding is important as it can create a sense of loyalty and trust amongst your team.

5. Have Fun
This benefit is often overlooked but we understand that ‘having fun’ should be an important aspect in any workplace. Team building programs will reinforce the value of having enjoyable memories in the workplace and how significantly the results of an organization can rise should an aspect of ‘fun’ be factored in.

Keep Checklists for your Team Building Activities!

As you see, the benefits of team building are intertwined with the benefit of every individual team member. Thus do not forget to keep this checklist of benefits while brainstorming activities for your organization’s team building.

Regardless of whether you look at it from an individual’s point of view, or from an organizational point of view, having an effective team is crucial to achieving your goals.

If you think we missed an important deliverable we would love to hear from you about it. Email us at info@prismbrainmap.com And, if you are seeking a team building program for your organization, you can reach out to us at +91 9819 714 238 to discuss your training needs and we can introduce applied neuroscience edge to your team building initiative.