The focus of team building is not on "team" but on "building"
Harbin travel records
Winter.
heavy snow
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Traveling is not new to me, but team building travel is new to me!
I woke up early in the morning to type and opened the documents from the past few days. I can still vaguely see my hesitation and entanglement at that time. Should I go on the Harbin team building tour? Originally, we booked Shanghai Disneyland in November. After the round-trip air tickets and ticket reimbursement, there was nothing we could pay for. However, the epidemic broke out in Shanghai and we had to change places. I thought that if I went to a southern city like Changsha, I would not go there. In the end, everyone unanimously agreed on Harbin - the place that I have always been thinking about and the place where I have always wanted to see deer. If they don't go, I will not go there. A place to run to. I set out on the second day after the training. There happened to be an elective exam in the school. I had to decide for a long time whether I should stay for the exam or follow the team building. The hesitation made me annoyed myself. Except for that exam, everything else I don’t know what I was hesitating about, but then I took the oral exam a week in advance, so I decided to set off. I had also been working for more than half a year, and I also needed a ritual to reward myself, otherwise I would be really nervous. Tired.
I have asked myself why I decided to follow team building. After all, there is really a lot of freedom and inconvenience. I set off directly the next day after the training. I went to the office at noon to do the form transfer and some follow-up work. Because the ST students had to temporarily suspend classes for the trip, the school asked for leave from Tuesday's classes. I also had to find someone else to take the final written examination, and I took it all by myself. The first training session was really exhausting and I just wanted to sleep... But even though there were so many things going on, I decided to go because I really had never experienced team building in a company. In the blink of an eye, I have been working in the company on and off for 3 years. Although I really don’t participate or agree with many things, I have developed a relationship to some extent. I worked as a teaching assistant intermittently during my freshman and sophomore years and then full-time in my junior year. I understand the company better and better. The deeper the bond, the deeper the bond. I feel that I am not suitable to be a teacher this year, but I still insist on finishing the last shift and want to experience the feeling of team building in the company. After all, this is almost the only time. After all, my temperament I am not very willing to participate in such a restricted group tourism activity. Besides, the destination is Harbin, and I also want to take a trip to Mohe to see deer~
Three-day itinerary:
12.22
Stroll along the Mudan River → Sledding → Play with skates → Stalin Park → Lunch → Central Street → Sheep Scorpion
12.23
High-speed rail → Yabuli skiing → hot spring (I didn’t go there due to health reasons)
12.24
I flew solo: I took the early high-speed train and met up with my friends → Heilongjiang Provincial Expo → Qiulin Red Sausage Head Shop to buy specialties → Ice and Snow World → Return trip
I won’t write down the specific details. After traveling so many times, everyone understands what this kind of “tourism” is. Here I want to analyze team building tourism carefully. Having experienced it myself, I have some say.
Team building refers to team building (not team building activities), which is a very important thing in corporate management. However, the focus of team building is not on "team" but on "building". Team building that does not have constructive significance is meaningless. The main goals to be achieved in team building activities can be divided into two broad categories: team rewards and solving specific problems that arise in the team. As the name suggests, team rewards are meant to make everyone have fun, be in good condition and work efficiently. Solving problems is a bit more complicated, so I won’t go into details here. Personally speaking, employees come to work in a company to make money, but in addition to making money, they also hope to grow here, find a sense of belonging in a like-minded group, and do interesting things together. Team building is a process that helps everyone understand and know each other. During the interaction, you will get to know your colleagues more three-dimensionally and gain a deeper understanding of who they are, which will help eliminate misunderstandings and barriers and cultivate a tacit understanding of each other's work.
Attached here is the experience of organizing team building summarized by a big boss who has done his own transportation:
Basic principles of team building
Team building activities should be prepared in advance and notified in advance, so that everyone can arrange their personal time
Several team building activity plans can be listed and let everyone vote to choose, so that the acceptance rate is higher (select 2-3 types are preferred)
Try to organize and participate in low-cost team building content. For example, simple mountain climbing and other activities that are tiring and uninteresting should be organized less frequently.
Team building activities should last for half a day, with lunch, dinner and afternoon activities. , should not be tired, and have a degree of relaxation
The simplest team building activity: treat guests to dinner, relaxed and happy, and does not take up too much time
Reward-based team building
Reward-based team building cannot replace bonuses. It is useless to use team building to reduce employee costs. Everyone has to eat and live.
When you are too tired, don’t engage in team building. Take a vacation first/reverse the day off to let employees rest well, so that the team building effect will be better
The most important thing is to have fun. If you organize it as a date or a gathering of friends, there will be no problem.
If you are a leader, don’t take the opportunity to make speeches or give blood. It will have the opposite effect. Let the employees have fun on their own. If you play with your heart, you can naturally cultivate team feelings
This type of team building is entirely voluntary and respects individual wishes. If no one is willing to come, it means that the team building project you organized is not attractive.
Some employees are introverted and are not good at situations with a large number of people. During the team building process, special care should be taken of their feelings and emotions. Do not neglect them or let them do things they do not want to do. Some students may be very quiet when they are alone and seem to be out of touch, but they actually enjoy this relaxed atmosphere with everyone. If you let them stay alone, they will be very happy and do not need any extra What to do for him.
As a team building organizer, don’t be too self-aware and impose what you think is good on others. Everyone is here to have fun, so you must pay special attention to your words and deeds. Otherwise, everyone will pretend to obey out of fear, but in their hearts they are Reluctant
As a leader, try to take the lead in activities, but be careful to keep a distance from employees and do not play too much with employees. Some employees may make some inappropriate behaviors due to age or experience. Such actions embarrass managers and undermine their authority.
In this kind of activity, just treat yourself as a parent and take your children out to play. Treat yourself as a service staff behind the scenes. Don't try to show your presence or satisfy your desire for power.
Problem-solving team building
If this type of team building is to solve negative problems, be careful not to magnify the problem. For example, if the leaders of two subordinate departments quarrel, then when you organize team building, greet the two people in advance, let colleagues from the subordinate department play during the activities, find an opportunity to chat with the two leaders alone, and use the team building to compare Relaxed and emotional atmosphere, good communication. But don't talk about this kind of problem at the dinner table where everyone is present to avoid unnecessary interference with colleagues.
It is necessary to clarify what problems need to be solved in team building. For example, the team members have been adjusted recently and many new colleagues have come. The purpose of team building is to get to know each other among colleagues. When arranging the content, it should be based on frequent interactions. Mainly activities.
It is not recommended to do this kind of team building more often. Only when the problem/task is more serious, special activities are needed to solve it. Solve the problem as early as possible if you find it, and don't let the problem get bigger.
Levels of team building
Ideally, team building can be divided into three levels
Annual: large-scale annual meeting
Quarterly: entertainment activities with a higher budget
Monthly: boss treats guests to dinner, Or organize everyone to go out for small-scale eating, drinking and having fun
If the budget is limited, you can reduce the number of large-scale team building and organize more small-scale team building
Every month, the boss invites guests to go out for dinner and chat
Encounter Popular Movies organizes everyone to watch movies
If you work overtime, please take a bath and get a massage
Prepare some interesting activities in your daily life
Watch movies on a projector
Reading club
Video game competition
Various board games
Occasionally have dinner together and bring everyone something good to eat
Others
Many people have a misunderstanding about team building, that is, it must be very grand and ritualistic. In fact, it is not necessary.
As a company manager, you must adhere to three major principles:
1. The company rewards those who have money and give them money, and those who don’t have money take vacations.
2. Carry out some interesting small activities on weekdays to make everyone happy at work
3. Gather excellent like-minded people together
What kind of person you are, what kind of person you will attract Subordinates: The kind of people your team is will determine the content of the team building meeting.
So the premise of everything, is to be yourself.
Excellent managers should be both teachers and fathers, paying more attention to responsibilities than power, and to employees more than themselves.
When you can treat your subordinates from the bottom of your heart like a father and teacher, and are willing to solve problems for them and help them grow, you can become a leader worthy of everyone's trust.
Obviously, the purpose of the company's team building this time is team rewards, but I won't go into details about the specific operations.
The purpose of company team building: It is a way that most managers use to unite people and boost team morale, and to encourage each employee with short-term high benefits.
Advantages of team building:
1. You don’t need to ask for a companion, so you will naturally have a companion to travel with, and someone will worry about the itinerary.
2. There are people who can share your accommodation, meals or even take a taxi, which saves money to a certain extent.
3. The company will reimburse part of the expenses. For example, for this trip to Northeast China, I reimbursed 800 yuan for the round-trip air ticket.
However, due to the double-edged sword principle, the disadvantages are also borne by oneself:
1. There is not enough freedom in the itinerary. You have to follow the arrangements throughout the whole process. Basically, you don’t have much autonomy.
2. Different positions within the company will naturally cause difficulties in getting along, and there will be some awkward situations when getting along at different levels.
3. The accommodation conditions are average, because the so-called shared rooms are very cheap but the quality is not guaranteed.
I analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of this team building very objectively. There is no subjective evaluation. After all, everything has advantages and disadvantages. Along the way, I kept reminding myself that since I am here, I have to accept it. If you don’t understand the cost of team building, just don’t do it. Originally, I was very tired when I went on a trip directly after the training camp. I still had a late flight that day and didn’t go to bed until early in the morning. My overall condition was not very good, but I kept telling myself along the way that I shouldn’t think about it now that I’m out. There are so many things going on, just enjoy the present moment and find ways to make the best life in the present moment. I think my psychological adjustment is still very useful. There is actually nothing fun on the first day, but I will let myself integrate into that environment. In short, I just observe with an appreciative eye and interact with other people besides work. Get along with colleagues who have no contact with each other outside, help everyone take photos, and chat about some things by the way. Central Street is really boring, but it can become less boring when you get involved. I still haven’t learned the skates very well, but I can still feel a little progress in the two hours of learning. I have fallen countless times and still haven’t retreated from squatting on my butt. I stand up without hesitation and continue. I think, give it another try. I can learn pretty well in one or two hours.
The three hours of skiing in Yabuli on the second day was the happiest moment of the three days for me! It started snowing as soon as I arrived in Yabuli. To be honest, I wasn’t that happy. I sat on the high-speed train all morning and I didn’t feel happy at all. But the moment I got off the train and arrived at Yabuli Ski Resort, snowflakes were falling all over the sky, and I felt like It's all worth it. It feels like I haven't seen such spectacular snow all over the sky for a long time. Even though the words are flying outside the window at the moment, I feel inexplicably happy and want to roll in the snow all over the sky. Although I know how to ski, I still fell down without any surprise. When I was going downhill, I collided with someone who was practicing S-shaped skiing. I didn’t plan well and they turned the corner and collided with each other. However, it didn’t hurt at all. It didn’t hurt me at all. It feels like, if you hit it, just keep going, what else can you do? This year I began to realize that I really seem to be the kind of courageous person. After I overturned at 72 turns while riding a bicycle, I was still rushing downhill in my 30s. I didn’t dare to go downhill because I had fallen. I didn’t feel anything at the time. In the same way, during the summer vacation, when I saw Chen Cheng carefully going downhill after a crash, I realized how brave I really was. When I took my colleagues to learn to ski, I realized that I could still ski so slowly. When Eva said she was afraid of falling, Instead, I recalled the moment when I learned to ski four years ago. I learned it completely by not being afraid of falling. I learned it after running boldly, trying boldly, and falling a few times. It seemed that I was really facing the "falling" thing. I'm really not afraid anymore, or it doesn't dampen my enthusiasm to try at all. I have turned falling into the only way to learn this skill.
In the evening, my colleagues went to the hot springs, but I couldn't go because my aunt was here (although I brought a tampon, I didn't want to go at all). I took a good shower and cleaned myself up, and then took the time to plan my future plans. There were two training sessions, homework, and classes for ST students. I felt very tired just thinking about it. I arranged for the teaching assistant to deliver apples to the students. I originally thought about going out for a walk, but my old classmates from Harbin suddenly contacted me and asked if we could make an appointment together. My first reaction was that I was very surprised. After all, I thought they were all taking the postgraduate entrance examination. I haven’t contacted anyone, but the circle of friends allowed me, a friend who has not taken the postgraduate entrance examination, to contact me directly. We haven’t seen each other for three years. It seems that we haven’t seen each other since we went to college, but the sudden contact still feels like a close relationship. Sure enough, the emotions of youth always become more and more precious because of the fermentation of time. It happened to be the third day of the trip. I didn’t want to leave with the large group, so I went to discuss with my boss about leaving first. I agreed to take a taxi to the high-speed rail station for 50 yuan. At that moment, my happiness was more important than anything else. The two of us met, chatted about work, visited the provincial expo that disappointed me, ate flavored shrimps together, ran to Qiulin Headquarters to buy red sausages, and then walked around the square in order to find a courier to mail them home. We went to the Ice and Snow World and took embarrassing photos together. On the last day in Harbin, I finally felt like traveling. Old classmate, even though I haven’t seen you for so long, I’m still happy to see you.
In fact, the reason why I went to Harbin with the group building was because I wanted to stay two more days to see elk in Mohe. It is an animal that I loved when I was young. I have loved it for many years. I finally had the opportunity to get close to it. I can’t tell you how much I love it now. , but I just want to realize my obsession a few years ago. But it is difficult to arrange a group tour if there are only two days. There is no way to travel freely there, and there is also the epidemic. In fact, I have decided to go back early to arrange work, and come back when I have time. After all, there are still things I have not completed in Harbin. But when my boss sternly told me that if I didn’t go back with the army, my air ticket would not be reimbursed, I still felt a little uncomfortable. In fact, I understand my boss's position and considerations. If I were in that position, I would make the same decision. However, I am a person who is used to freedom and don't like this feeling of being restricted. There is no way, this is the price of traveling in a group. You can never do whatever you want. I am here to experience it for real this time~
Along the way, I heard the voices of many colleagues about team building trips, some were happy and some were unhappy, and I felt the same in my heart, but I no longer want to comment on the purpose of company team building and some of the shortcomings in the process. After all, there is no perfect matter. But I really think about what team building means to the company, and what kind of effect is a better effect? If I, as a manager, organize team building myself, how can I maximize the effect? Anyway, no matter what, the most important thing is to think clearly about the purpose of organizing team building as a manager. Only by thinking clearly about the purpose can we equip the appropriate form to match and achieve the purpose of team building.
But at the same time, as an employee, I really don’t want to participate in team building, unless of course there are handsome guys in the company who I want to get close to, hahaha. In fact, I know in my heart that the advantage of participating in team building in a large company is that you can get to know people from different departments, and colleagues can collaborate to increase work efficiency. However, if you are in a small company, you really should not engage in these forms. A vacation is better than anything else. The most important point is that team building cannot replace substantial monetary rewards. Employees’ sense of gain is really completely different!