The team event is the subset of the corporate events. In fact, most corporate events try to build team motivation through official functions. The team event is a corporate event which aims to:
The main idea of the team event is the informal and fun way to improve company productivity. Yes, it is expensive but can bring many benefits if done correctly.
The well executed team event helps staff members to:
A lot of people believe that team event has to be fun. Although this is true, not many understand what "fun" really means in the context of the team building process.
If you ask employees what type of the team event they want, they will exclusively choose expensive outdoor games. Bowling, shooting games, kart racing are currently the most popular. In fact, many bowling alleys, paintball companies and cart racing operators heavily depend on the team events. This means that these entertaining options are popular (though not necessarily the best choice for employers who must pay the bill). However, there is an alternative. The team building activities which use simple techniques has been known for centuries. Playing games such as:
will provide:
Above all, these games will require only one coordinator who can be the employee of the company.
The setup is virtually free and can be offered within the work premises.
The benefits of these simple team building games are enormous.
People move they leg and hand muscles in the steady but continuous way.
At the same time the brain is focused on the particular topic.
Most initial themes are simple and people fill confident to move to another level.
In some cases, these activities stimulate people to talk about their lives.
For example, you can ask people having only one brother to form a group in one corner, and those who have only one sister in another.
The responses, laughter and personal stories will quickly overwhelm participants. And this is precisely the aim of the team event exercise.
As in the case of corporate events, you will pay (on average) $45 per person for the sporting activities. This includes: paintball, bowling, kendo, cart racing, etc. The team events which use group activities such as thumb fights, hand shakes, fist stacking etc are much cheaper. You can organise these team building skills yourself or hire an expert to coordinate the activities.