Team Building

When people contract with us for annual meetings or retreats, they often ask for “team building.”

One of the most effective ways to build a team is to work together as a team in a structured environment and then talk about it. Sometimes called “experiential learning.”

We offer a number of team building activities where a team is given a specific challenge, given some tools and some rules, and is then asked to work as a team to achieve the goal. We make it fun.

The learning part comes when we talk about it. We always encourage the group to take a good look at themselves in a facilitated discussion around questions such as:

What did we see happening?
Why was that happening?
How is that like real life?
What are the lessons learned?

We offer team building activities designed to address specific purposes, such as:

– Improving communications
– Increasing trust
– Clarifying roles and expectations
– Getting to know each other better

We can come to your site and do an hour or more of team building activities (what a nice change of pace for your group), or we could intermingle team building into a long meeting or retreat.

We have all the props and are able to run activities in virtually any space. For more adventurous groups, we have partnerships with Maine-based facilities and can arrange for activities on a low ropes course, high ropes course, or other “outdoor classrooms.”

Even if your group already works well together, team building sessions can pave the way for continued success and help new members get to know each other better.

Team building challenges are a great way to “get out of the box,” have fun together, and learn new ways to build a great team.