Should Team Building include challenges?



Posted: Saturday, June 27, 2009

by Brian Middle
http://www.chillisauce.co.uk

activities may seem like trouble but what is constructive about them (in any form) is their ability to get the group to think together, at the same time, to tackle the task at hand. In short, this is just what you wish the group to find out about team building: that tasks can be tackled together and in such they can be highly successful.

Fight or Flight?

Since the dawn of man, one thing has been part of their makeup and that's the survival instinct of fight or flight. When an obstacle or a activity presents itself, the individual has two decisions. They can stay and fight the challenge in the hope of overcoming it. Or, they can run from it, to get away. While the days of being chased by wild animals may be less common today, the fight or flight survival tactic takes place in the work environment.

Most organisation owners would say that they wish their group to stay and fight through the activity so that they can reach the goal that's before them, which is regularly something constructive for the organisation. On the other hand, it's quite common for the person who doesn't have a strong sense of confidence or may be lacking in support to run. This could delay a project, hold off a temperamental client or even cause a organisation to miss valuable opportunities. What is constructive about the fight or flight survival instinct is that it may be improved and it may be enhanced by only knowing what the options are.

Team building can help to improve this feeling. When you set up and hold a team building event within your organisation, several things can be accomplished, along with the ability help an individual feel as if they can stay and fight. for example, activities that are activities can help individuals to feel more like a team player. They can also teach the individual how to get help or how to use their other colleagues to help them to solve the activities they face. In some cases, effective team building can help to improve the confidence of the group as a whole.

As you can find out, activity is a part of everyday life, especially in the work place. Even when things run well, there are challenges in some situations. The great news is that if you have a strong team ethos within your organisation, your team can and will succeed at working together to reach the common intentions of the group.

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