Team Building

TEAM -BUILDING:

The Part-time students Batch 2016-19 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 the primary purpose of team building is to get students to engage in some type of collaborative effort. Collaboration can stimulate creative thinking in a company environment and lead to new ideas to increase profitability. Collaboration is necessary to unify workers around a task or goal. Team members can motivate one another and hold one another accountable.

What is Team Building?

• team building is...achieved by a variety of methods and approaches
• team building is...the process of enabling that group of people to reach their goal
• team building is...a big subject with more definitions than we have room to list
• team building is...an ongoing process that helps a work group evolve into a cohesive unit
• team building is...an intervention to help a group of people quickly become an effective team and remain effective
• team building is...like coaching but for a group
• team building is...not the most difficult process in the world but a correct program is one of the most rewarding
• team building is...an active process by which a group of individuals with a common purpose are focused and aligned to achieve a specific task or set of outcomes
• team building is...an effort in which a team studies its process of working together
• team building is...designed to improve productivity and enjoy doing it
• team building is...an intervention specifically designed to improve a company's organizational effectiveness
• team building is...to foster personal growth
• team building is...a tool for improving employee motivation
• team building is...to allow people to move past the barriers that they hold to
• team building is...not a "catch phrase" or another fad by which to raise sales of books
• team building is...a skill; any skill must be practiced to be mastered
• team building is...not just a crisis activity but a healthy development tool for good teams
• team building is...an art that overcomes the differences in style
• team building is...ideal for people who must work well with others to meet the goals of the organization
• team building is...to help your team be more effective
• team building is...a task that does not come easily to all people
• team building is...to increase the ability of a group to work together as a team by identifying strengths and areas for improvement
• team building is...not an exact science but a cast of finding the best strategies available to bring out the potential in your team
• team building is...a process in which a work group examines how it is currently operating
• team building is...a proven way to help develop or strengthen your biggest asset
• team building is...an ongoing process
• team building is...the ability to create a sense of belonging and ownership among team members
• team building is...an excellent source of information for coaches
• team building is...a process that allows team members to understand the nature of group dynamics in regards to effective teamwork
• team building is...an excellent way of boosting corporate staff morale and improve group dynamics and communication
• team building is...getting people together in a stimulating learning environment
• team building is...an exciting concept because it is the basis of success for organizations
• team building is...for a leader to promote that every human being is unique and that he or she adds value
• team building is...exciting and challenging and has almost unlimited possibilities because human potential is almost unlimited
• team building is...a must for every company with a vision to grow
• team building is...a group process
• team building is...a good way of creating partnership in small groups; it can take the form of renegotiating the relationship between boss and subordinate
• team building is...designed to motivate people through shared goals
• team building is...about synergy
• team building is...not just teaching a group of people to cooperate
• team building is...clear when individuals are involved in the decision to proceed
• team building is...an integral part of soccer training in the modern game
• team building is...like the paperback novels that get new covers and are put back on the shelves again
• team building is...an essential component for organizational success
• team building is...a popular corporate activity at historic houses

PICTURE PIECES ACTIVITY

  Picture Pieces Activity of a picture of a 'Rabbit'

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.