Creativity. Individuality. Collaboration.
karen klucowicz • September 20, 2021
Team-building 2021!
While respecting the individuality of your team members, your success depends on their collaborative efforts to make the operation run smoothly and grow the business.
The creativity of each member to participate and affectively contribute to the process should be nurtured through leadership and team engagement. It comes down to much of what you already have in place — acknowledgment, appreciation, and opportunities for the members to demonstrate their capabilities and ingenuity.
Building and maintaining a positive team culture is not a science but I bet you could run experiments to test the waters to demonstrate how affective you are at doing so.
Ask — the answers may surprise you.
Anonymous surveys are an easy way to do that!
Ask about their team work:
• How do you feel you contribute to the team you work with?
• How do you think your team members contribute to your professional growth?
• Would you like to (or do you enjoy) activities outside of the everyday work routines with other team members?
• Do you think your team members are "like-minded"?
• Do you have enough interaction to feel connected ... to your team? to your manager?
• Do you feel supported by the company?
Does the environment you provide for your team optimize their performance? Ask:
• Do you like the space you work in?
• Do you find your work space suits all of the functions you do?
• If you could change one thing about the office (cubical, station...) what would it be?
You might want to hear what they have to say about the company overall too!
• Are you familiar with the company vision or mission statement?
• Do you relate to the values your company projects? (or maybe “Do you know what they are?”!)
Team culture starts with leaders.
These are just a few of the things you can ask to get direct, important information from staff and management to help you grow your business. Get the data, see what you can implement to contribute to a happier workplace. After all, given the amount of time people have to work in a week shouldn’t it be a part of their life they enjoy?
If you find some elements need to be more formally addressed (with an educational seminar or workshop) consider introducing it in a casual, fun way. That’s where team-building events come in. As a leader, you’ll see how your team interacts, whether they collaborate well with others, who your leaders are and what you can do to guide those that aren’t on the same wavelength. An event can be the icebreaker to a more formal presentation, it can actually deliver the message or reiterate information in a unique way. (And Yes! our art experiences can meet each of these challenges - reach out to chat it through, we’re happy to help.)
Remember it’s time — Reconnect. Recharge. Rebuild.
We are in a unique position this year and going forward, so we must make sure our teams are supported.
As always I encourage you to Live the Power of Art.©
#HRstrategies #teambuilding #teamculture
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