Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Utilizing competition in team building activities

Productivity and teamwork go hand-in-hand when building a successful business. Team building exercises are a great way to promote teamwork, build relationships and teach a team how to overcome challenges together.

Often times, these types of activities are a game or competition. Friendly competition ignites passion, emphasizes cooperation and helps develop natural team roles. When a team is focused on the end result of the game, hidden talents emerge in the excitement and people assume roles they never had the opportunity to before.

Contrarily, some team members get so caught up in the competition that they forget why they are doing the activity in the first place. Team-building activities are not worthwhile if your employees only remember the game they played or who won.

Share with us and other leaders the best and worst team building activity you've tried. How do you ensure that your team benefits from your activity? In what ways can you connect the activity to daily work life?

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