What do PAs need to know when organising a team-building day? Advice from Apex

What do you think about team building? Do you see people crashing about in off-road vehicles? Or something more gentle, like building the Eiffel Tower out of newspaper? Apex can organise whatever kind of team-building event you want. But the team prefers to work with you to make sure you get most out of your investment and that the event continues to deliver long after the fun is over.

For some people, team building means they’re going to be forced to do something they don’t want to.
Especially if they have to give up their own free time. Start with the awareness that not everyone looks forward to team-building events. They may not be confident, healthy, or social enough. Next, figure out what you can do to help. When looking at team-building activities, it’s always worth canvassing people to see what they would enjoy.

There’s a danger that any benefit will be lost when back at the workplace.
To take a group of individuals and inspire them into working as an effective team takes effort. And conflicts can quickly resurface once back in the office. If your team already works well, and you just want to give employees a reward, a well chosen half or full day of activity could do the trick. However, where team building has more in-depth objectives, it needs to encompass psychology, training and inspiration, as well as shared experiences.

Consider work-based exercises for your next team-building day.
With experienced facilitators and well thought out integrated packages, experiential learning can be hugely rewarding. With employees learning how to understand each other better, share knowledge and navigate past the day-to-day niggles. Even better, this learning transfers directly back into the real world.

Whatever form it takes, team building can be a good thing. Whether your team has worked together for years, or has been brought together because of reorganisation or a specific project, Apex can help you to deliver a successful team-building event.

From creative strategy to back-office services, implementation, experienced facilitators and on-site support, find out more about how Apex can help or give them a call today on 01625 429370.