Are Your Team Building Games suitable for Your Company?



Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2009

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Keeping It Professional
Any event you plan should be specialist and in the best interests of the company being represented. Obviously, you wouldn't wish to make the company look bad, nor would you wish to risk developing any awkward tension by trying anything potentially offensive. This would also involve avoiding organising teams according to race, religion, gender or age. Adding a specialist touch would also see that you plan a challenge that will be useful and applicable to your groups.

Many games are effective at motivating workers and breaking the ice for new staff, but might be totally wrong for your purposes, for example, the games of "Obituary" and "Superhero" put a considerable amount of emphasis on self-discovery and articulation. (Obituary lets players make up their own obituary as to what they would like to accomplish; "Superhero", adapted for adults, would let a person describe their personal vision of success minus superpowers if current limitations were not a factor) These would be ideal games for breaking the ice and for establishing joint respect. However, if the issue you are working with is related to dealing with management, a previous company failure or communicating with clients, then that sort of game would be a waste of time. If you have a earnest desire to disperse company advice on procedure and guidelines, then playing a simple team game of throwing pencils into a waste basket is a huge waste of time! (Even if it does build team spirit)

One question a team builder or boss should answer is, does the team building game motivate staff to actually do their job? Is the game applicable for a typical work routine, and will everyone at the meeting benefit from the information? A team building game might be entertaining, but unless it educates a lesson or continues training, then it's just a free show taking away company time and employee time.

One Way To Find Out
If you're apprehensive that the team game you're planning may not be the best way to go, you could attempt asking staff for some ideas. Getting the advice of others is a smart way to learn about your audience. Your team will be able to tell you, from their own point of view, what games would be worth trying and what exercises would be a waste. Different teams have different styles; while some staff may prefer more games, others would be content with a workshop composition or a group discussion.

Knowing if a game is appropriate for your company is simply a matter of knowing your company your specialist pupose and what's best for the team.

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