What is team building

First of all, you need to present the concept. Team building is the process of transforming a group of individuals into a cohesive team, a team that is engaged and motivated to work well together.

The idea is not simply to make it clear to each employee that the work done by one has a bearing on or impact done on the work of the other.

The human language. The objective is to make professionals relate in such a way that they really work as a team and not just as people from the same group or sector.

What is team building for

The purpose of team building is to enhance the results of teams through the analysis of a set of indicators that will point out how its members interact with each other.

This encompasses the way in which employees articulate, operationalize the internal processes of their areas and seek the best results for their team and, consequently, for the company as a whole.

During team building training, greater integration of the processes and activities of the areas is sought , deepening interpersonal relationships.

Its intention is to motivate and promote productivity in individual work and, mainly, in teams.

The activities, normally relaxed, guarantee the construction of integrated work processes, such as the deepening of social relationships and also the knowledge of the qualities and defects of each person.

Through this methodology it is possible to align some concepts and even work on the development of emotional intelligence .

It is important to emphasize the importance of the participation of all team members in the proposed activities, including leadership.

This is because the main purpose is the involvement of all, which cancels the hierarchy at that moment.

The importance of team building and why companies adopt this idea

According to a survey by Robert Half, a respected HR consulting firm, 40% of professionals feel unmotivated at work .

Among the reasons are the organizational climate ― mentioned by 20% of respondents ― and the exercise of a less challenging role ― mentioned by 13%.

One way to understand the importance of motivation at work is to consider it as “the key to success in the professional environment, both individually and for the company. This is because it is directly related to satisfaction and productivity, which affects the business in a holistic way”.

When the organizational climate is not good, both the difficult relationship with superiors and the lack of identification with the group may be among the reasons.

Realize, therefore, that in this situation the team spirit probably does not exist, directly impacting the company’s climate .

The exercise of an unchallenging role is something that stems from a few factors. Among them is the lack of perception of the company’s leadership regarding the potential of its own employees.

There is also the lack of definition of goals consistent with the quality of professionals individually and collectively.

In this scenario, there is little motivation for people to come together and act as a team to achieve something, to improve their performance.

Faced with all this, team building helps the company to understand that it can expect more, as long as it creates the conditions for it.

An idea that, when properly applied, favors the improvement of the relationship and the internal climate and creates perspectives for professionals to see sense in maintaining the spirit of unity to perform their tasks.

The advantages of team building

Talking about the importance of team building was already a way to present some of its advantages.

But there are more factors that deserve to be highlighted so that you understand why it is worth investing in the application of this concept.

1-Improve engagement and collaboration

Team building strategies bring professionals closer to a team and make them get to know each other better.

Something that allows them to understand how they can act so that the work process is more suitable for everyone and generates better results.

Consider a process in which, after completing their task, one professional does not know what the responsibility of the other person who follows up the work is.

The other, in turn, complains that if the previous task had been done more carefully, he wouldn’t have had to waste time with reworks or adjustments that take up his time.

In this situation, it is not necessarily true that the first professional is sloppy and simply does a poor job.

It may be that he does what he considers best, based on the limited view he has of the team’s processes.

However, the lack of mutual understanding of each other’s conditions, needs and obligations can cause enmity to be created .

The organizational climate is affected and neither of the two professionals is satisfied with the way their role is seen within the company, including by their colleagues.

2-Promotes a taste for challenges and achievements

It may be that since the first time you read “team spirit” in this text, still in the definition of what team building is, you have made some association with the practice of sports.

Whether having experience with street football, in competitions at school, as an amateur athlete of some sport or a similar situation, this association comes almost naturally.

Even those who have never played anything but follow some sport know the value of team spirit for a competitive and high performance team.

When team building makes a company’s employees absorb this team spirit, it turns them into professionals more willing to face challenges.

The quality that comes from a job well done based on unity makes conquering new goals something motivating.

To achieve goals, individuals and teams need to improve. With this, team building favors a taste for learning and self-improvement . Something that makes the company’s human capital even more valuable.

Individually, all professionals tend to benefit. Collectively, the main gain is for the company that starts to achieve more positive and consistent results.

3-Boosts productivity and engagement

Continuing with the association with the sports universe, when a member of a team feels valued, he also tends to feel more stimulated to do his part for the common good.

Thus, the lack of motivation at work gives way to productivity. A change that also has to do with the feeling of wanting to belong to a team and to a company where working together works through an engaging and positive dynamic.

In a scenario like this, employee engagement with their tasks and goals, as well as with the company itself, tends to be greater.

The company’s values ​​become more recognized and respected and the professional tends to align his profile with that created by the employer for the enterprise itself.

How to apply team building in your company

At this point, are you already interested in knowing how to apply team building? It all starts with a good plan.

Team building can generate promising results, but for that to happen, it needs to be based on a solid process.

Otherwise, attempts to apply strategies or training may be flawed or insufficient. Something that tends to prevent the achievement of expected results, leading to frustration.

Therefore, the first step is to plan the application of team building to develop the strategy to be adopted by the company. Therefore, it is important to answer the following questions.

1-Why adopt a team building strategy in our company?

Certainly, if you want to adopt a team building strategy, it is because you want to conquer all the advantages that we present in this post.

However, it is necessary to have a personalized planning , based on a diagnosis of your company.

Keeping in mind which weaknesses need to be corrected and what are the main goals with team building will help in defining the next steps and in the efficient application of the concept.

2-Where are we going to give training to our teams?

Team building depends on the application of training . Something that should preferably be done in a large physical space, suitable for dynamics and exercises.

If it is not possible to do this in the company itself, it is important to carefully evaluate the location to be chosen.

In any case, it is important to know that the training period must be considered as part of the worker’s routine . In other words, it must happen during working hours.

3-How are we going to give these team building trainings?

Returning to the association with sports, it is common for athletes to have some form of identification on their uniforms, right?

As a training developed to favor integration between the company’s professionals, it is recommended that all are duly accredited and identified with badges or nameplates.

In addition, before any dynamics or exercises are proposed, it is important to explain to everyone why they are there, what team building is and why all this is so important for the company.

When participating in something that has such potential for transformation, people need to know the reasons for being there to be interested in actively participating.

Otherwise, there is a risk that your involvement will be merely a formality related to your professional obligation.

From then on, activities aimed at self-knowledge, mutual knowledge, integration and team spirit must be proposed. Training is, in practice, the starting point of team building for employees .