Building relationships is typically referred to as “social affiliation” by psychologists and supports both health and wealth. Many can agree with this when it’s employees-to-customer or employees-to-client relationships. However, when it’s employees-to-employees, it’s often downgraded to “office housework.” Team-building is essential for a corporation to succeed, especially in any large-scale events. Florida team building professionals, Fun Planners, has come up with a three-step process to achieve this.
- Determine the Tending Work: Managers can evaluate tending across three dimensions: organizational, team, and peer. For the organizational level, there should be someone to plan retreats, holiday parties, and other events. For teams, some activities can be lunches or running to get public acknowledgment. For peer level, tending can be through planning an engagement party or staying behind to assist a colleague.
- Know the Benefits: Not only does tending strengthen productivity, but it positively affects profitability as well. There are three factors that should be considered:
- Culture: An organization’s culture is the function of its humanity. For example, cafeterias and game tables can build value by gathering employees, thus building relationships.
- Employee Retention: Tending reduces the “workers as machines” phenomenon and makes employees “sticky” to an organization.
- Employee Engagement: Employees who are cared for feel needed, which makes them more engaged in work. They will be inclined to do more with a personal initiative.
- Assign Value to Work: The final step is to have management signal the value of tending work that encourages strong culture and engaged workers. Meetings are a significant way to accredit employees who take part in tending activities. In larger organizations, creating importance for tending can lessen variability and increase accountability.
Team-building skills is critical for all organizations, regardless of the company’s size. In order for these skills to take place, a desire to do so is needed. Especially for events to thrive, the office should be just as welcoming and sociable to expand the chances of success. Fun Planners strives to help in Florida team building and can help you get started today. Call us at 407-880-3521 for any questions or concerns.
