Addressing the impacts of the health crisis and social distancing
In terms of team cohesion, the Covid-19 crisis hasn't helped! Between social distancing, hygiene measures, lockdowns, and remote working, Employee morale across all sectors has been seriously impacted.
It is estimated that 62% of employees are experiencing stress related to the health crisis. (source IPSOS – Corporate Social Observatory)
Since the situation has changed very little, it is still possible to rebuild team cohesion by organizing a live team building !
Perfectly adapted to the health restrictions that are still in forceIt allows employees to come together around a a fun and engaging missionThe employees therefore find themselves together, thanks to all the advantages of technology. They will undertake a mission that will require them to use their teamwork skills and good communication between participants (not to mention a good dose of humor!). In these rather gloomy times, this form of team building will allow to alleviate the stress of the participants by escaping from everyday life and rebuild the connection between them despite the distance!
Strengthen team cohesion
In every company, you find different teams and departments, all linked by a cross-functional connection. And even within a single team, there are various skills and professions which require to work together.
Cohesion is therefore one of the key elements for a "well-oiled" machine. Team building provides a solution in any form, since it consists of... achieving team goals.
Team building scavenger hunt and rally, Multi-mission, creative activitiesEco-missions… there’s something for everyone.
Developing team spirit
Belonging to a team does not necessarily imply agreement between members. However, Successfully completing projects requires fostering a team spirit. !
Comprehension of the project or mission, proposition ideas, determination priorities Organisation work and adjustments To achieve the objective, the entire team must work together according to their skills to achieve the results.
Team building can also be used to create a good time to spend together, which, beneath a playful and recreational guise, will know how to appeal to the team spirit of each employee to succeed in the challenge.
"It only takes one card to collapse a house of cards." The adage speaks for itself. Therefore, among the best programs to achieve this objective, we naturally find... team building construction activities as well as team building escape gameand all of our investigations.
Improve internal communication
Communication is the cement of a united team. She allows to streamline information and therefore to improve the concept of collective intelligence in company.
What better team building activity to improve communication than an artistic one?
The fruits of their efforts and communication will be clearly evident in the final result. The choice of a creative activity will create a genuine motivation for the exercise which must be entertaining above all else.
Also, the team building team comedy, team building story team or team building silence we turn will know how to take advantage of the creativity, organization and distribution work according to each person's affinities and skills.
Let your employees' imaginations run wild to create a play, a photo novel of their own invention, or even a wacky film.
During this exercise, participants will be asked to to reveal themselves, to cooperate and to forge connections between them, and finally, better communication together.
Improve the spirit of competition
In some organizations, a competitive spirit prevails. This is especially true within sales teams. the challenge is essential.
It is competition that sometimes leads to better results, thus boosting motivation individual support for employees to give their best.
In this configuration, team building can be used to multiply this tenfold. desire to succeed and the pursuit of excellence.
Land-based or nautical construction activities subsequently giving rise to races or jousts The teams will be a real secret weapon to achieve your objective.
Le team building cata cup, consists of teams building their own boat and then forming a crew that will have to face the others in a nautical contest.
The challenges that are a hit As for them, their objective is to build an ORNI (Unidentified Rolling Object) which will have to support the weight of a team member for the grand final race!
This will strengthen the competitive spirit of the employees !
A team building activity to push everyone's limits
It is not uncommon to observe that teams, over time, evolve in what is called their " comfort zone ". The development of a company or its values sometimes necessitates the notion of evolution and self-improvementThe concept, which at first may seem a little abrupt, is often introduced during team building.
A fun exercise can help you get through numerous messages and create desires and motivation This news will be given to employees, who will consequently be more motivated to push themselves further on a daily basis.
In this category, the challenges (sporting, but not only…) and in particular the passport to adventure will be able to perfectly meet this objective. Inspired by the popular TV showIt involves teams embarking on missions that are as surprising as they are unusual.
Of course, the participants will still be alive at the end of the team building activity, but these challenges will rekindle their desire to push their limits by confronting them with... new and surprising contexts.
Boost employee motivation
Team building, whatever the activity chosen, remains a a fun and unusual experienceNaturally, he aspires to meet this objective of motivation of participants and even more so, to the creation of collective intelligence within the company.
The context in which it is carried out plays a significant role. Employees, who are gathered daily in the work environment, are transported into a a new activity that takes them out of their daily professional routine.and therefore contributes to strengthening their motivation.
Therefore, creative activities, multi-missions, scavenger hunts, rallies and investigations will be your best team building allies!
A team building activity to reduce stress
Besides the current context, that of the company is sometimes generator of stress and tension within a team. Strong growth in activity, a decrease in staff, among other things, can be the cause of such situations.
American researchers explain that they have discovered that 45 minutes of creative activities helps to reduce stress in the body, regardless of the person's artistic level.
Alternatively, you can opt for a creative team building. for example le team building collective work This will have a dual effect: reducing stress during its creation and providing great personal and collective satisfaction upon its final exhibition. Here, participants will each paint a canvas representing an X.(entering XNUMXth grade) of the final work.
In the same category, we will find all the construction challenges and in particular the kapla challenge which will bring calm and serenity to the participants who will create the final work.
Retaining your employees
To avoid the effects of turnover or workplace stress in specific contexts, it may be beneficial to use team building to build employee loyalty.
Thus, 2CV or Méhari rallies can create a a unifying and entertaining interlude who will do reconnect employees with the company spirit.
Otherwise, the wine olympiads will effectively fulfill this same role. During a wine workshop, the participants will have a great time together and will be driven by a sense of belonging to the company.
Rewarding your employees
Let's not confuse team building and incentives. Where Team building activates team cohesion, Incentives exist primarily to reward employees following a period of high activity, a successful project, or satisfactory annual results.
However, Some of our programs know how to combine challenge and reward.
Among them are the Mehari rallies, which are as unusual as they are motivating, and the Bassin Trophy, which, in the midst of a charming region, will provide your employees with a lovely moment of serenity, discovery and play.
As you have understood, all of our programs Team building activities have been designed to meet a multitude of objectives.As leaders in team building for 15 years, we founded Autreman when team building was just emerging in France. Throughout these years, we have built our success on the alignment that exists between the services we produce entirely, and the needs of our clients.
Whatever the context, we have adapted our offer to always be as close as possible to the specifications of the companies that contact us and put Our expertise is at their disposal to achieve the best result.
