Team building programs inevitably follow the business need of development.
Business is adapting to the new realities, and team building is also adapting accordingly. We can say that the importance of team development programs is proportionally increasing with the expansion of AI share and the confirmation of different types of work. Therefore, the expectations for a new, different, unfamiliar experience during a team building event are becoming increasingly diverse, and more and more opportunities are being offered.
What are the key factors when choosing team-building programs, and what will the business look for?
1. A sense of belonging to a team, especially in a hybrid work model, is crucial. The most natural, efficient and fun way to achieve this is through team building. Experiencing something unusual and playing together always brings people together.
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2. Team development - Team building, in its essence, generates positive emotions, and positive emotions quickly increase the team's energy, which is often a prerequisite for creative solutions and makes us more capable and efficient.
Companies devote more and more attention and resources to the training and development of their people and their teams. According to the Harvard Business Review, modern team building activities will focus on developing each participant's personality. This includes working on soft skills such as communication, leadership, reactivity and conflict management. With the improvement of specific characteristics in an individual, the whole team's level increases.
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3. Live communication - We are social creatures, and it is our vital necessity to communicate with others live.
Communication is undeniably important, but team building is about more than that. There is always something to learn and something to improve about communication. Team building games rely on communication - successful, faithful, honorable, and well-intentioned. In the end, participants leave with ideas on how to communicate better.
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4. Motivation and commitment - the team activities are indisputable stimulators of these. A positive change in the atmosphere of a work meeting, with the help of various team activities, usually increases the engagement level.
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5. Flexible behavior and curiosity – stepping into unusual roles in team building games is a classic exercise in flexible behavior. What is better than changing the everyday role to the role of "Superman", a robot, builder, artist, etc.? Being in someone else's shoes through laughter and in a safe environment always works.
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The ways to implement all this:
The ways are all possible, and the means of expression are extremely flexible, speaking to the participants now, today, at the moment. It is natural as the events are mostly live. Hybrid and online events will continue – especially for teams split across cities and countries. When they cannot get together physically, this is an alternative way that has already been proven successful.
Companies increasingly focus on long-term programs designed to develop teams' skills over time and create lasting effects through repetition and persistence.
Team building programs evolve according to modern business needs, and the network of companies at Catalyst Global constantly creates new programs, adapts locally, and often sets trends in the industry.
In 2024, Catalyst Global will continue to offer and organize useful, modern, uplifting, and truly memorable team events to maintain your team's efficiency and balance the dynamics in the working process.
