Ask people what they think Team Building is and you get a wide variety of answers. Some feel that it’s getting better acquainted, others talk about building trust, still others say “bonding,” or learning how to solve problems as a group. And everyone agrees that there is an element of fun.
In reality, Team Building is all of the above and more. A good team building exercise creates positive interaction among a group of people, and in doing so enhances their ability to work effectively as a team when they return to the workplace. Interaction can be working together on a unique project (example: boat building and racing), playing games like a team Olympics, putting their heads together to solve a murder mystery, helping each other through a ropes course, playing paintball or flight simulation games in teams, camping, white water rafting; the possibilities are practically endless.