July

Team building 2020: how to unite a team after remote work?

Company is a mechanism in which every "cog" influences the work, allowing to make it better and more productive. How to build friendly relationships in the team and unite employees in the name of set goals? Sometimes, it is enough to turn to team-building events.

Last month we held an event broadcast on the topic team buildingHead of Event Department event agency "Adventure Lyubov Trofimovaspoke with representatives of the team-building sphere, asking them in detail about their activities and trends of this year. How to organize everything correctly and prepare the team for productive work – professionals in their field told us – head of the team-building company "Joker Group Denis Lomovtsev (г. This article is for those who missed our broadcast and for those who want to review the key points.. Saint Petersburg).

In addition to fostering team unity, team-building contributes to revealing leadership qualities among professionals, building trust-based relationships, and training employees to work together

How to motivate the team after remote work?

In addition to the team-building effect, team-building contributes to revealing the leadership qualities of specialists, building trusting relationships, and training employees to work together. In an informal atmosphere, the entire professional team, regardless of the type of activity, will be able to get the missing emotions and communication that were so lacking in the office or while working remotely.

Self-isolation deprived many of the opportunity for live communication. After a prolonged period of remote work, each employee will have to get to know the team in a new way. Therefore, the best solution for restoring productive relationships can be called mobilizing the team. After quarantine, this can be done with the help of team-building – even if it's with gloves, masks, and hand sanitizers.

Team-building contributes to revealing the leadership qualities of specialists and building trusting relationships

Teambuilding in the "post-COVID" world - what will it be like?

Event organization after quarantine is a bold task that requires thorough preparation – thorough cleaning of the venue, ensuring maximum safety, and maintaining social distancing. According to experts Denis and Tatyana, in the summer of 2020, team-building programs will be popular but with a caveat – offers will be moderately budgeted and in demand by groups ranging from 50-150 people.

- Team-building allows uniting a team, helps relieve accumulated stress, go beyond familiar boundaries and provides an opportunity to demonstrate oneself – notes Tatyana Voistrik.

As a solution, it is proposed to use new or classic scenarios aimed primarily at "fun, promoting teamwork but without unnecessary reflection and psychological pressure. Such an approach will allow finding a starting point from which the team can start working in a renewed mode, abstracted from online projects.

Scenarios primarily aimed at "fun" and promoting teamwork

Trends 2020

Despite the current global situation, conducting teambuilding events remains relevant in the near future. This was emphasized by experts who highlighted the following trends of 2020:

Rethinking teambuilding. It helps to bring back forgotten emotions, becoming a kind of stimulator for productive work outside the apartment.

- The main trend this year (naturally as much as possible) - is active outdoor activities," explains Denis Lomovtsev. - These are programs adapted to current conditions for team-building with immersion and integration of the company into the event process.

Maintaining social distancing. It teaches to charge with positivity and creativity while observing the recommended distance. It allows to realize the value of tactile and live communication.
Thorough cleaning of venues. A particularly important factor in the post-COVID period that should be taken into account when conducting teambuilding and other mass events.
Ensuring the safety of staff and guests. Special individual protective equipment will help protect people from viruses. This includes masks, gloves, and disinfection stations. If necessary, body temperature can be measured. The presence of a medic on the open site is mandatory.
Attention to ecology. An important factor that draws attention to production problems. Models actual situations and problems, as well as teaches actions in a specific environment - teaches teamwork in case of emergencies.
Importance of emotional balance. Raises an important topic during the pandemic and teaches how to cope with emotional deficiency. Allows to recharge with energy and eliminate acquired stiffness during isolation.

Importance of emotional balance

Can online teambuilding replace a full-fledged live event?

As experts note, despite the possibility of holding online events and entertainment activities beyond offline life, we will still miss live human communication, tactile sensations (hugs and handshakes), as well as team interaction.

- Team-building is an opportunity to build memories and a kind of building foundation that makes employees a unified whole» – explains Tatyana Voistrik.

Everyone is tired of staying at home, so everyone wants to get out into nature, especially when the weather is good outside. As we have already found out, team-buildings solve numerous goals and tasks. It is worth highlighting sports events separately; they are not only popular lately but also beneficial for health. Today strengthening immunity is particularly relevant.

Today strengthening immunity through sports is particularly relevant

- For several years now there has been a policy in our country promoting mass sports among the population, and many companies support this idea," explains Denis Lomovtsev- Very many people, who in childhood or already in adulthood were engaged in sports and achieved some success. And of course they want to realize themselves in such a kind of hobby. Just corporate allow you to demonstrate your abilities in individual and team competitions. When choosing the format of the event, it is important to focus primarily on the nature of the team. Any activity takes place if there is interest and desire among company employees.

Classic team-building events will remain popular as well. Creative teambuilding events, including "scripted" forms (for example, "composite picture"), culinary and art performances, will not lose their relevance.

The event agency "Aventura" has extensive experience in conducting team-building events. Our specialists keep track of teambuilding industry trends and keep up with the times. We will be happy to help you choose the appropriate format for the event, take care of all organizational issues, develop a scenario, prepare the venue, and conduct the event at a high level. You will only need to actively participate in the action and observe the results in the form of cohesive teamwork.

More details about team-building trends as well as other relevant ideas can be found in ourevent broadcast.

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