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Team development

“Successful people make successful teams; successful teams make successful organisations.”

Team development programmes are tailored to the specific needs of individual organisations. We recommend programmes of at least a full day up to our three-four day Experiences and Journeys option.

The objective of all is to have fun and build a sense of “team” within a group of co-workers. Participants are taught to experience the importance of teamwork, team trust and mutual support, while also recognise and value the strengths and abilities of each individual. The outcome will be strengthened decision-making and problem-solving abilities of all your team members.

Specific areas of team development include…

• experiential team building
• effective communication (brainstorming, ideas and information sharing)
• trust and relationship building
• effective leadership styles
• self-managing teams
• goal-setting and planning
• innovative problem-solving and decision-making
• motivation, mentoring and the common goal
• team and corporate culture
• effective meetings
• fun, “think outside the box” sessions

To effectively achieve the objectives outlined above, we recommend a full day programme where teams begin with communication and trust development followed by series of fun, dynamic team challenges that draw upon team initiative and cooperative problem solving activities.

 

The woven flax symbolises working together to create strength. "When we had to form a team for the most important project our Auckland team had ever undertaken we turned to Free Spit to help us pull a group of very strong personalities together into a team with a single focus.  Before we gathered for the workshop, Chris warned us to expect the unexpected, he could not have been closer to the truth, we all gained a greater understanding of each other, found out first-hand how we each react under pressure and gained a better understanding of how important diversity is to a successful team." Phil Brosnan, Auckland Regional Manager, Naylor Love