team building

TEAM BUILDING by Oriana So oriana.so@aiesec.net | skype: orianaso89 | (646) 734-0337 Tuesday, September 7, 2010WHAT IS A TEAM BUILDING? An activity designed for the purpose of developng team synergy Simple bonding exercise to complex simulations to improve team performance Tuesday, September 7, 2010WHO DOES TEAM BUILDING? Teams of three or more people Short-Term Teams (3-6 weeks) Long-Term Teams (6 weeks +) Tuesday, September 7, 2010WHY DO WE DO TEAM BUILDINGS? develop synergy betwen team members develop better understanding of team members resolve barriers of communication between team members Tuesday, September 7, 2010HOW OFTEN SHOULD WE DO THEM? Short-Term Teams: every 2 weeks Long-Term Teams: every month Tuesday, September 7, 2010WHERE DO WE DO TEAM BUILDINGS? find a place that is appropriate for the activity outdoors: park, outdoor restaurant, lawn, school quad indoors: coffee shop, restaurant casual: bar, someone’s apartment Tuesday, September 7, 2010TYPES OF ACTIVITIES get-to-know synergy simulation trust challenge/problem solving vision forming communication Tuesday, September 7, 2010EXAMPLE 1: GET-TO-KNOW & PERSPECTIVE Personal SWOT Analysis Tuesday, September 7, 2010EXAMPLE 2: SYNERGY SIMULATION Lost At Sea Tuesday, September 7, 2010EXAMPLE 3: CHALLENGE Paintballing Tuesday, September 7, 2010EXAMPLE 4: GET-TO-KNOW & CASUAL “Beer Time” Tuesday, September 7, 2010RESOURCES http://wilderdom.com/games/InitiativeGames.html http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMM_52.htm http://www.teambuildingportal.com/games http://www.chartcourse.com/papertearing.html http://www.zestadventures.com/Tuesday, September 7, 2010EXPECTED RESULTS Better integrated team Team member’s understanding of each other Better communication within the team High performance results Tuesday, September 7, 2010