Debtfree DIGI Jan 2016

Good efficient teams who work well together will boost your
company’s productivity to new heights. This means better results,
higher productivity and more profitability. On the other hand
teams that struggle to cooperate, who compete unnecessarily
and have no cohesion can cost you your business dearly.
This is why many firms have turned to team building exercises and events. The term ‘team
building’ is often used as strategy for when organizations are looking for a solution to address
certain issues, the root of which are likely to stem from poor communication systems or unclear
leadership. These problems quickly lead to unproductive teams with no clear vision of how to
even be successful.
Reasons why your company may need team building:
One of the challenges facing employers these days is to find employees who have the ability
to work effectively in a team. This is especially true for Credit Providers operating large call
centers and large DC firms who have many staff members. These days it is a problem that many
employees place a bit too much emphasis in self-interest- rather than focusing on collaborating
with others.
Due to the internet many firms now work out of different offices [like our Debtfree DIGI
team]. This can present challenges since often such teams are unable to build concrete face
to face relationships. With SA being so culturally diverse many firms find that they are hiring
team members who have dissimilar languages, cultures, values and approaches to solving the
problems. Another reason why you may need to look at team building is that often team members
haven’t ever agreed on how they will deliver a product or a service or the steps required to get
something done.
Team Building to the Rescue
Team building is basically a collective term for various types of activities used to enhance social
relationships among your staff and to help define individual workers roles within teams, and
often involves collaborative tasks. It is distinct from training, which is normally designed to
improve the efficiency of the process as an individual not as part of a team.
Team building can really help with Improving communication, boosting morale, motivation,