Team Building Tips

Are happy employees more productive? Should employers and managers hire people that are more positive and happy with their lives? Should organizations be creating the kind of conditions that enhance worker happiness? These are the kinds of questions that have been occupying the attention of researchers and psychologists in recent years, in an attempt to provide definitive evidence that can or can't demonstrate a link between happy workers and greater productivity.

All businesses need team building and not just in the good times. When times get hard, one of the instincts of any business is to pull in its horns and to cut spending. The first thing to go is usually the company 'jolly'; the corporate entertainment event. Then the next thing is to stop sending employees on team building. Why? Where is the wisdom in that?

There are many reasons why bosses don't give recognition. It could be that you are so busy that the opportunity slips by and you forget about it later or think it's too late at that point. Or you may find giving recognition is embarrassing for both you and the person or that if you single one person out, others might feel slighted. Or perhaps you think your employees know when things are going well and they don't need to hear from you about it.

Goals are a great way to improve team performance. Clear goals with measurable standards must be developed and agreed upon with the team. One simple way to help determine what team goals should be is to utilize the four C's of goal setting. The C's stand for goal clarity, measurable criteria, worthwhile challenge, and team commitment.