Is team building beneficial just too high level management or would you recommend it to all levels within a company?

In larger companies teams tend to exist at three levels within organisations. They are:

• Strategic Teams - Directors
• Who decide the strategy for the company
• Develop key policies and appoint people to the top jobs.

• Management Teams - Managers
• They take the broad objectives and policies set by the strategic team and translate them into action programs
• Their task is control and co-ordinate.

• Work Teams - Workers
• Their task is to get the job done.

What can team building do for a Small to Medium business?

Companies often look for the 'best person for the job' no matter what the task to be undertaken. They seek out the person who is the best qualified, with the most talent and best track record. But individual star players don't always achieve the best results, and teams of star players can prove a disaster if they don't blend together as a team. Simply picking 'the best' does not in itself guarantee success.
Also, smaller companies do not have the expertise such as a training department to organise the training needs of the team. A teambuilding event allows for a person who specialises in teambuilding to help the company develop their team. A teambuilding event also provides the opportunity for a team to focus on how they perform as individuals and as a team in the safe environment away from the pressures of the workplace.

What long-term benefits are there to good team dynamics and will improvements be apparent?

The cost of recruiting and training new staff is an expensive and time consuming business. Good team dynamics means a contented workforce who will stay loyal to the company.
Success breeds success - An effective team means committed team members who won't want to let the team down - this leads to increased productivity and increased profit. Corporations must move on and change with the times to remain competitive, and the management of change is not one of the easiest tasks. But successful team members have a positive attitude toward change and are willing to accept and allow change to occur as needed in order to accomplish desired results.

Effective teams have a well-defined purpose or vision of what the team will accomplish. It is a very powerful force for the team leader and members. Goals are aligned with the team purpose, and team members are empowered to accomplish the goals. This process leads to a high level of team productivity and achievement of the corporate strategy. If you look at an efficient company you will find effective teams working there.

Can corporate away days assist with other issues such as stress management?

We have fun teambuilding days which are great for helping to release some of the symptoms of stress, but if delegates are going back to the same working conditions that caused the stress the symptoms will return. This is why it is important to identify the causes and deal with those. We find that by bringing staff away from the workplace and creating a comfortable environment, people are more prepared to discuss their concerns. Suitable changes can then be made in the workplace.

How do you 'cost' each program?

This depends on a series of factors: group size, activity type, duration of program and of course your budget. These are all factored in to the brief to give you as many options as possible.

Which program do we choose?

Each group and its dynamics are different to the next. Details such as; what have you done in the past, profile of your group (management, gender mix, ability, etc), are given consideration before a recommendation is put forward.