Team building activities
Workforce Management Glossary
Team building activities
What are team building activities?
Team building activities are viewed as a tool by which companies can foster communication, collaboration and connection between their employees. Team building activities range from games and off-site activities to problem-solving in the workplace.
Why are team building activities important?
Team building activities are an essential step to creating a workplace environment where employees feel comfortable communicating and collaborating. By implementing activities that rely on trust and teamwork, companies can foster connections between team members.
These connections lay the foundation for a workplace culture that promotes productivity, engagement and workforce morale. In addition to this, when employees are connected to their team members, employee retention rates increase as they like coming to work with people they are friendly with.
How can businesses facilitate team building activities?
Team building activities take a variety of different forms. Some companies choose to take their employees off site to participate in activities that require teamwork and problem solving.
Other businesses like to keep team building in-house by developing policies and fostering an environment where employees are encouraged to work together rather than compete against each other.
Whether team building policies centre around the implementation of a buddy system or setting aside time to go off-site to connect and communicate, Roubler’s electronic document management system ensures that these guidelines are easily accessible to all.