Team Building Best Practices
Cultivating trust and communication between managers and hourly employees
Team building may conjure up memories of uncomfortable picnics or contrived field day games, but the best team-building exercises are often the ones that don’t feel staged. One of the most organic ways to boost cooperation and camaraderie among employees is to invite them to share an experience outside of the norms of everyday work. Like the movies, in which estranged families or new friends bond over a road trip, neutral territory and exciting new events are a powerful glue.
If you’re a manager or event planner scratching your head over how to bring a crew together, we’ll help you rethink team-building from its tired old stereotypes. We’ll lend special focus to creating unforgettable experiences for hourly employees, who may not share the same devotion to the organization as their salaried counterparts -- or the same enthusiasm about spending their precious time off among work comrades.
But first, let’s talk a little more about why team-building activities have become so prevalent, and the breadth of what they can entail.
