{"id":4001,"date":"2023-05-08T18:45:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.psicotec.com\/?p=4001"},"modified":"2025-05-26T18:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:45:06","slug":"what-is-team-building-and-how-to-organize-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psicotec.com\/en\/what-is-team-building-and-how-to-organize-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Team Building and how to organize it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a hiatus of a couple of years, businesses are getting much back to normal. Events, meetings and face-to-face meetings are once again finding their place in our daily lives. It is the perfect time to consider training and development activities to train, cohere and link our teams with the organization. Of all of them, today we approach the best known. Today we will talk about what team building is and how to organize it so that it is not only fun but also useful.    <\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>What is team building?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Team building is a set of activities that aims to <strong>improve interpersonal relationships, communication and teamwork<\/strong> skills.<\/p>\n<p>It is one of the most powerful tools of organizations to improve productivity, address the development of skills and strengthen the links between people and with the company itself.<\/p>\n<p>It is based on the \u201coutdoor training\u201d methodology, which seeks to generate impact experiences and trigger learning processes. These experiences serve as a basis for personal reflection on the habits and attitudes we maintain at work. In this way, the participants reach a new stage in which they are aware of the possibilities of choosing more effective behaviors.  <\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>What are the main benefits of a team building dynamic?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Surely you have participated in an action of this type at some point. But have you ever stopped to think about what team building promotes? <\/p>\n<p>When we approach any of the training and development actions from Human Resources, we must never forget that any strategy must be aligned with business objectives. That&#8217;s why <strong>the most obvious benefit of team building is improved productivity.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>But, in addition, we must always take into account the personal and professional objectives of our collaborators. This way we will achieve <strong>other important benefits of team building<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improvement of the <strong>motivation<\/strong> of the participants.<\/li>\n<li>Improved <strong>communication<\/strong>, <strong>creativity<\/strong> and <strong>conflict resolution<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Reinforcement of <strong>trust<\/strong> and <strong>teamwork<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It allows <strong>you to become aware of your strengths and areas for improvement<\/strong> at a personal and group level.<\/li>\n<li>And of course, it is a relaxed moment different from the day-to-day routine. Novelty, fun and dynamism will help <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.psicotec.com\/blog\/psicotec-tiempo-clima\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>to improve the work environment<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and the work environment. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>How to organize an effective team building?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>First of all, we must be aware that team building, due to its spectacular nature, is a type of high-impact training action. Its celebration is going to have a very important impact on our teams, so we must pay special attention to its preparation and organization. <\/p>\n<p>When we draw up our annual training plan, we must contemplate this type of action and prepare it as far in advance as possible. From Psicotec we always recommend a good and detailed <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.psicotec.com\/blog\/hoja-de-ruta-en-formacion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Training Roadmap<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px;\">With this in mind, it is important to follow the <strong>decalogue of phases in the organization of a team building dynamic<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Define the <strong>objective<\/strong> and <strong>the competencies<\/strong> to be worked on.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the <strong>participants<\/strong> .<\/li>\n<li>Choose the right <strong>time<\/strong> and <strong>place<\/strong> .<\/li>\n<li>Design the <strong>activities<\/strong> that will be carried out.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>who will lead the<\/strong> team building day.<\/li>\n<li>Close a <strong>budget<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Develop the <strong>communication plan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Organize <strong>logistics<\/strong> (spaces, materials, transfers&#8230;).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Celebrate<\/strong> team building.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evaluate<\/strong> the impact and return on investment of the day (also feedback from participants).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Which games promote teamwork?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>From the <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.psicotec.com\/soluciones\/desarrollo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Development &amp; Training Area of Psicotec<\/span><\/strong><\/a> we have been organizing team building actions for companies for more than 20 years and one of the biggest concerns that our clients raise is what type of activities have the greatest impact on people.<\/p>\n<p>The type of activities to be carried out will depend entirely on the skills to be worked on, the characteristics of the group of participants, the location and the facilitators.<\/p>\n<p>At Psicotec we are committed to an <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.psicotec.com\/blog\/psicotec-formacion-experiencial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">experiential methodology<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. Studies show that the retention rate for learning based on personal experience is around 80%. Similarly, an average adult only retains 15% of what is told orally.  <\/p>\n<p>Experiential learning will lead professionals to understand, from another point of view, aspects of reality. They will deepen their knowledge and management of work teams and the use of personal and interpersonal communication tools. <\/p>\n<p>Therefore, it is best to propose <strong>original team building<\/strong> options, outside the usual work environment and with a significant dose of dynamism.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Some of our best-rated team buildings are creative and collaborative cooking workshops (Psicochef), Outdoors, Escape Rooms (also virtual escape room) or volunteer actions.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to ideas for team building, there is a quote from Steve Jobs that can serve as a guide:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCreativity is just about connecting things.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a teambuilding, the challenge of a Human Resources consultancy is to connect People and objectives in an environment that maximizes the internalization of knowledge, behaviors or attitudes, all in a dynamic and disruptive way.<\/p>\n<p>To achieve this, the choice of experienced facilitators with significant communication skills will be critical.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinating all these aspects can be a real headache. Due to the high impact that a team building has on an organization, an interesting alternative is to have a Human Resources Consultant specialized in Development, Training and Team building. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you considering starting a team building? Are you looking for innovative ideas and new team building formats? Since    <\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.psicotec.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Psicotec<\/strong><\/a><\/span><strong> will be happy to help you shape it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.psicotec.com\/contacto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us here!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a hiatus of a couple of years, businesses are getting much back to normal. Events, meetings and face-to-face meetings are once again finding their place in our daily lives. It is the perfect time to consider training and development activities to train, cohere and link our teams with the organization. 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