What is team building?
Team building is a combination of strategies designed to:
- develop understanding of, and commitment to, team goals
- build strong interpersonal relationships which lead to an increased sense of belonging for individuals within a workplace.
What are the benefits of team building?
The team is the centre of productivity in a workplace. Teams that function well ensure the wellbeing of an organisation. Members of the best teams accept the need for difference and diversity, are mutually supportive of each other’s strengths and can make up for people’s vulnerabilities in times of personal or professional challenge.
Where a team member experiences any sort of disability or health condition, including mental illness, the best teams are mutually supportive, flexible around roles and provide backup as required.
It is worthwhile encouraging employers to invest in strategies that enable a team to develop the above qualities. To communicate the benefits of team building to employers and help them develop team building strategies, the following fact sheet may be useful. You can print this fact sheet to hand to employers when you discuss team building with them: