Team building educativi o ludici: cosa è meglio per la tua azienda?

How does educational team building work?

Research suggests that educational team building activities are better than entertainment-based ones because they can teach people how to work together, build relationships and solve problems in a constructive way. The right team building activity will not only help you bond with your co-workers, it can also improve the performance of your company. Team building activities can be a great way to build trust and communication between employees. They should be designed to teach your employees something useful about themselves and their colleagues which can help them perform better at work. In this way, education becomes an important aspect of the process because it allows you to see results faster than if you were just having fun together without any purpose or goal in mind. Educational team building exercises provide specific information that is valuable to the organization. A good example is a strategic planning workshop where participants identify their core competencies and develop strategies for improving them. This type of exercise will help employees understand what it takes for their company to succeed in today’s marketplace and how they can contribute personally to its success.

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Planning your activities

The first step in planning a team building event is to identify your goals. What do you want your employees to achieve? Do you want them to be more creative, or more cooperative? Do you want them to become closer as a group? There are many different types of team building activities that can help you meet your goal. When you plan a team-building event, make sure it will benefit everyone in attendance. For example, if your company is having trouble with communication, consider bringing in a speaker who can help improve communication skills. The event should be organized around a theme (such as “leadership” or “problem solving skills”) and should include activities that relate to the theme. The most important thing to remember when choosing a team building activity is that it should focus on improving performance at work rather than simply being fun or entertaining.

Competition can be healthy, but team building is not about “winning”

Teach your team how to rock the boat. Some team builders are rooted in the values of competition and status. For this reason they often create an atmosphere where one group wins and one group loses. We would argue that such activities fall short of their potential. While everyone feels good about a win, it eventually devolves into frustration when you realize that you have lost as a team, not just as individuals. Team building activities with a more cooperative focus can build unity among your people, who appreciate that the exercise is about building something together and not attempting to defeat another group of people in the room. By working together, teams are able to share difficult moments without putting down others in the process. It allows them to share their vulnerabilities without feeling judged or inadequate. Teaching your team how to work together through cooperation is a great way to develop trust and connection on your team, which will carryover into everything that you do going forward.

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