Top 5 reasons for outdoor team building
Starting to notice some frustrations and increased arguments around the office? Does your team need to remove their foot off the pedal for one day? Then it’s time for some much needed outdoor team building.
Team outings are a great way to increase team bonding and comradery between team members, reduce employee stress, and give them the chance to get to know one another outside of the office.
Here’s the top 5 reasons for outdoor team building:
Increasing Teamwork and Boosting team performance
Outdoor team building activities will have a lasting and positive impact on your employees as they will discover how working together as a single unit and for a single cause will help them achieve their mutual goals.
After completing team building activities together, employees will have a much better understanding of each other’s strengths, weaknesses, capabilities and fears. This understanding will help them work better together on future projects.
Motivating employee
When a company plans an outing for its employees, it reflects their appreciation and commitment towards them (at the end of the day, who doesn’t like to feel appreciated?). As a result, employees will get motivated and be more productive and loyal.
Moreover, team building activities will make employees look forward to coming in the office as they have developed better and trusting relationships with their colleagues.
Better morale
When employees have a good rapport between one another, morale increases. According to studies, employees with high morale are 89% more likely put in extra effort and extra hours at work.
Leadership
Team building activities will identify leadership qualities in employees. When given the opportunity, certain staff members can come out of their shell and step up to display their leadership skills.
Increased Communication
Team Communication is a critical aspect of any business as it is the key to the success of future company projects.
Team building activities accomplish improved communication between employees and can help foster a sense of trust among them, which will lead to a better team collaboration. As a result, corporations are leaning towards planning these outings at least once a year.
Team building events will reinforce the value of having fun in the workplace as everyone wants a friendly and healthy work environment, where employees are comfortable and happy talking and working with one another. Outdoor team activities are one way of achieving that, so what are you waiting for?
Tarek Reslan
