This article was researched and written by
conference
centre Bedford, Wyboston Lakes.
Are you worried that your employees and
management teams are failing to work well together, resulting in low morale in
the workplace? Organising a team-building activity outside of the office could
make for a great solution, resulting in productive, efficient, motivated and
all-round happy staff members throughout your business.
In fact, here’s three reasons why you
should consider making team-building a key part of your business plan
It
encourages team work
Almost three quarters (70 per cent) of
respondents to a study set up by the University of Phoenix have stated that
they feel they’re part of a dysfunctional team. Meanwhile, research by Gallup
suggests that poorly managed work groups are on average 50 per cent less
productive and 44 per cent less profitable.
Facts and figures like these underline the
importance of getting teams to work together as much as possible. Team-building
events will do this, as they teach participants about how working together will
improve the efficiency of all members involved – for example, how one team member can help
another one’s weakness.
It
improves communication
A lack of collaboration or ineffective
communication has been linked to 86 per cent of all workplace failures cited by
employees and executives, a survey reported on by Clear Company has revealed. A
study by Herd Wisdom also detailed that 33 per cent of employees believe a lack
of open and honest communication will have the most negative impact on employee
morale.
Effective communication is an important
part of team-building events, as members of a group must talk and discuss
options in order to solve a problem that they’ve encountered. Communicating in
these scenarios could lead to barriers been broken employees being shy to
talk to each other for instance which then carries through when staff members
are back in the workplace.
It
increases engagement
Did you know that employees who have a
high engagement level are 87 per cent less likely to leave a company than those
who have a low engagement level? That’s according to research reported on by
Officevibe when they were looking into statistics related to disengaged
employees.
Mark Jones, the managing director of conference
centre and hotel venue Wyboston Lakes, was also keen to add: “Any organisation
will benefit from an engaged workforce; employees that are committed,
passionate and inspired by their performance will of course generate superior
customer service and increased profitability.”
Team-building days are likely to boost
engagement among colleagues, as they bond with each other while working
together. Friendships could also develop during these events too, with research
by Gallup claiming that having a close friend at work can increase engagement
by 50 per cent.
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