TEAMBUILDING BOOSTS PERFORMANCE
It is worth noting that today’s teams are much different than they were in the past. Today’s teams are more diverse and dynamic, containing unique skill sets that bring new challenges and opportunities. The future of your company shouldn’t depend on you— whether you’re the manager, CEO, or unanimous company superstar. It depends on a well-rounded, unwavering team.
Team building therefore, is a structured programme which allow specific objectives to be met. Activities that allow opportunity to reveal the way we think, make decisions and react will create better and further understanding of work mates.
Helping your employees work well together can boost one’s performance but also reduce workplace friction, prevent good people from leaving and help the company solve problems more easily.
Team building helps to foster better and open communication between the employees themselves, as well as between the employees and the higher management. It goes a long way in improving professional relations, understanding and co-operation . Team building in the workplace contributes towards employee motivation and building trust among the employees, thereby ensuring better productivity.
Team building allow each other’s attitudes and behaviour to create better relationships in the office. However, school managers are reminded that team building does not just happen in one day or two days, it has to happen in the workplace every day and it takes time. School managers must promote interaction in the workplace among work mates to learn how each member thinks and works, to allow team building to work. This might also involve several different training methods including class room training, role plays, profiling tests and many others. School managers need to contribute to the process rather than being hopeful for the best results.
Team building, when done properly, fosters friendships at work. Helping your employees work well together can boost one’s performance but also reduce workplace friction, prevent good people from leaving and help the company solve problems more easily.
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The author is Principal II of Edilberto M. Ganzon of Angeles City
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