How to Improve Team-Work

Communication and engagement is vital amongst employees in the workplace for the best levels of productivity – and it also helps to create a happy environment for workers. Organizing a team-building activity outside of the office could make for a great solution, resulting in productive, efficient, motivated and all-round happy staff members throughout your business. Conference centre venue, Wyboston Lakes has established three key reasons why team-work and team-building should be a vital part of your business plan.

1.      Team-work

A happy workplace is a productive one. However, almost three quarters (70 percent) of respondents to a study set up by the University of Phoenix have stated that they feel they’re part of a dysfunctional team, which suggest that team members are not all on the same page. Meanwhile, research by Gallup suggests that poorly managed work groups are on average 50 percent less productive and 44 percent less profitable.

This shows just how important it is to have a team that is built on good relationships. It underlines the importance of getting teams to work together as much as possible – which works better based on good relationships amongst colleagues. Team-building events will do this, as they teach participants about how working together will improve the efficiency of all members involved –  for example, how one team member can help another one’s weakness.

2.      Communication

Communication is key within any business. A lack of collaboration or ineffective communication has been linked to 86 percent of all workplace failures cited by employees and executives, a survey reported on by ClearCompany has revealed. A study by HerdWisdom also detailed that 33 percent of employees believe a lack of open and honest communication will have the most negative impact on employee morale.

For team-building events to be successful, members of the group must effectively communicate to one another to solve the task at hand. If employees can’t communicate outside the workplace, how can they when under the pressures of deadlines, managers and other factors? Communicating in these scenarios could lead to barriers been broken — employees being shy to talk to each other, for instance — which then carries through when staff members are back in the workplace.

3.      Engagement

Did you know that employees who have a high engagement level are 87 percent less likely to leave a company than those who have a low engagement level? That’s according to research reported on by Officevibe when they were looking into statistics related to disengaged employees.

Mark Jones, the managing director of Wyboston Lakes, was also keen to add: “Any organization will benefit from an engaged workforce; employees that are committed, passionate and inspired by their performance will of course generate superior customer service and increased profitability.”

Events outside the workplace are likely to encourage employees to not only communicate with each other but engage as they bond with each other while working together. Friendships could also develop during these events, with research by Gallup claiming that having a close friend at work can increase engagement by 50 percent.

Sources

• http://www.totalteambuilding.com.au/the-positive-impact-of-team-building/
• http://govitru.com/workplace-statistics/
• https://www.corporatechallenge.com.au/blog/12-benefits-team-building-2016