Organizational Behaviour : Team-Building activity

TEAM -BUILDING:

Team building is an ongoing process that helps a work group evolve into a cohesive unit. The team members not only share expectations for accomplishing group tasks, but trust and support one another and respect one another's individual differences.

PICTURE PIECES ACTIVITY

1. This problem solving activity requires that the leader choose a well known picture or cartoon that is full of detail.
2. The picture needs to be cut into as many equal squares as there are participants in the activity.
3. Each participant should be given a piece of the “puzzle” and instructed to create an exact copy of their piece of the puzzle five times bigger than its original size.
4. They are posed with the problem of not knowing why or how their own work affects the larger picture.
5. The leader can pass out pencils, markers, paper, and rulers in order to make the process simpler and run more smoothly.  
6. When all the participants have completed their enlargements, ask them to assemble their pieces into a giant copy of the original picture on a table. 
   
   
   
   
     Picture Pieces Activity of a picture of a 'Rabbit'
   
   LEARNINGS :
   

                       The Part-time students Batch 2015-18 consists of working professionals who attend lectures on week-ends, in the evening after work. They have shared their learning from this activity as follows:

                             This Team Building activity along with others are of utmost importance as they help in the overall development of the team members and in turn improving the team's performance. It also strengthens the bond among the students and they feel motivated to work and achieve the targets. Some kind of team building activities must be undertaken from time to time to encourage the team members to work hard and realize their dreams.