Team building activities are a great way to help employees learn how to co-operate and work together efficiently. Besides from these two factors, team building activities have many other benefits; read our top ten list below to find out why team building activities are a ‘must’ for all companies!
- Release stress – no one is going to be worrying over work when they’re engaging in fun and thought provoking activities!
- Reduce formality and tension – if you didn’t know your colleagues before, you will definitely know them now! People tend to relax more in informal situations and team building activities are a great ice breaker.
- Discover new talents – this works as a great confidence booster, it is always uplifting to find that you have a hidden skill!
- Refreshing and exciting – a day out of the office will break up the week and really make a difference to performance levels – you will go back to the office feeling like you’ve had a mini holiday! (we like to think so anyway)
- Unleash creative energy – it is not often that people get to use their imagination at work but on a team building activity day, you can be as inventive and flamboyant as you like!
- Have fun – it’s not as if a day out of the office is a regular occurrence so enjoy it while you can! Make the most of participating in enjoyable activities whilst taking in some fresh air.
- It is the most effective way to learn – people learn more when they’re taking part and experiencing something for themselves rather than being told information or given notes.
- Results in a motivated and committed work force – your competitive side will reveal itself therefore you will strive to do well in your activity and will co-operate effectively in order to achieve the end result!
- Enables managers and employees to get to know each other outside of the work environment – it is unlikely that you will get to know your boss at work so make the most of being outside of work and find out the real boss!
- Encourages efficiency – you will have to think fast when competing against other teams in order to succeed.