Semi-Outbound Training - Team Building

This programme could be conducted for professionals at any level in the organization. This is a two-day programme and contains 10 games and 6 motivational videos.

Objective
No person can exist individually. Similarly, in the organization, people need to be dependent on each other for their help or simply because their output depends on what they get as the input from someone else. In situations like these, people tend to do their part of the job and push it away to the next in line. Only when the team members exist and function as one, can the team complete its tasks successfully. For this, people need to be made aware of the importance of team building. They need to understand how essential working in a team is.

Areas covered under this module
After each activity is completed, the trainer debriefs the participants about what were the underlying intentions of the game. A discussion follows where each person talks about his experiences. The team as a whole then deliberate over how they could apply what they have learnt from the activity to their organizational tasks. The following are the various aspects of team building expected to be covered in this programme:

• Each person needs to contribute towards a group task.
• No person can accomplish the task on his own.
• Spontaneity is not an uncommon practice in the organizational team work. It does have positive effects.
• It is essential to keep track of the time given for each activity, both in the SOBT as well as in the organization.
• Sometimes, it is important to work according to a pre-decided plan and hence, it is essential to make one.
• Trust is an important feature of team work.
• Sometimes, it is essential to trust the leader or the mentor without questioning him. But people tend to misunderstand their boss, and start questioning their decisions behind their back.
• Work could be assigned to a team wherein the instructions would be given to all the members as a team. But everyone would have different roles to perform and they wouldn’t be briefed about it separately. It’s up to the team members to understand which instructions are addressed to them and which aren’t.
• It is important to synchronize the efforts of the individual team members towards the common organizational goals.
• It is essential for us to express our individual goals to our boss and team members and also to align them with the organizational goals.
• During tense situations it is essential to maintain our composure and to try and resolve the issues with a balanced mind.
• It is essential to support people who have difficulties doing the work assigned to them.
• Lack of effective Communication can affect the team’s functioning.
• It is essential to listen to all ideas before finalizing on what has to be done.
  

Benefits of this module
It highlights the various aspects of team work like communication, leadership, co-operation. At the same time, it develops a healthy working relationship between the members of the team.