Team Building Challenges

Teams compete against each other for fun at a “Team Away Day” or to develop teamwork.

This is a fun way to develop team building through an activity involving creativity, time management, communication and effective teamwork.

The emphasis of our team building is on success through planning, team co-operation, communication and negotiation.

The most successful teams consider ALL the options, before selecting the most effective method to succeed in the activity. They soon learn that working smarter is better than working harder!

Each team activity is challenging but also fun!  We can also debrief teams to enable them to improve their efficiency for the next activity.

A cost-effective and fun team building event with most games available for indoor or outdoor use, makes this one of our most popular team events.

A great way to develop teamwork and improve performance.

If you are looking for team building events, it is essential to decide the purpose and benefits of the event before making any arrangements.

The Benefits of Team Building Activities

Often the main goals of team building events are to improve productivity and motivation. But taking employees out of the office helps eliminate distractions and enables groups to break down political, personal and racial barriers.

Team building activities are not only ideal to improve the productivity of a team but also to build trust and ensure that all members are comfortable with one another.

There are many advantages to using team building activities, even if you feel that your team is working well and do not need to be more efficient.

Some of these benefits include:

• Get to know one another and bond together
• Improves morale and leadership skills
• Finds the barriers that prevent creativity
• Energise, motivate and inspire the team
• Identify and utilise the strengths of team members
• Improves processes and procedures
• Improves the ability to problem solve
• Improves organisational productivity
• Identifies a team’s strengths and areas for development
• Practice collaboration with team members
• Clearly defines objectives and goals
• Make the workplace more enjoyable.

How to arrange Team Building Activities

Before deciding on what team building activities to do, look at what you want to achieve from it.

Look at the challenges your team face. Talk to the management and the team about the issues they consider need to be met by the event and draw up a list of needs. Also discover if they have preferences for the activities. Consultation with the participants gives them some ownership of the event and they are more likely to benefit.

Look at your team’s strengths and areas for team development. Here are some key questions to help identify the issues:

• Does a new team need to get to know one another better?
• Are there conflicts between certain people that are creating divisions within the team?
• Do personalities rule and make decisions which are not based on logic and common sense?
• Do members of the group need a boost to their morale?
• Do some members focus on their own success, and harm the group as a result?
• Does poor communication slow the group’s progress?
• Do people need to learn how to work together, instead of individually?
• Are some members resistant to change?
• Is it for an existing team who have “lost their way” and need some direction?
• Does the department always seem at odds with other departments?
• Do you feel something is holding back your efforts but not quite sure what that something is?
• Do different perceptions exist in your organisation about what is the problem?
• Is there too much management?
• It there too little leadership?

Then choose the team building activities that will be effective in helping them work through these issues. Link the outcome to the business plan, the team needs and individual development.

Discuss these with a team building events provider and see what teambuilding activities they recommend to meet those needs.

Use different team building activities so older members don’t get bored playing the same games. A training game is only a success if it satisfies your objectives and the team enjoyed it.

Do not think that a team event is a “cure all”. A fun day of teambuilding will not sort out problems in the office. Solve the problem in the office first, then take your team out as a reward – and an opportunity to identify the next challenge.

We have a wide range of corporate team building activities to suit your specific requirements and have the knowledge and expertise to consistently deliver enjoyable and beneficial team events for you.

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Location and Duration

For over 20 years, we have been delivering excellent team building activities to businesses and public sector organisations in London and the South East, East Anglia and across the UK. Based in Suffolk means we are within easy travelling distance of Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, London, Hertfordshire, Kent, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Surrey and Sussex. We will also arrange Team Building Games anywhere in the UK or Europe.

If you are organising a conference, seminar or training event we can run a team building event to meet your needs. Just tell us:

• The learning objectives for your team event
• Number of delegates
• Time for the activity and debrief
• Venue logistics

We will do the rest – planning the event for you and supplying skilled trainers to ensure you get the outcome you are looking for.

• Business Games Brochure
• Course Brochure
• Team Building Brochure

“We have used Elite Training in the past for a smaller event and had a good experience with them so we were more than happy to choose them again for the larger event held this year. We found Elite, on the previous event and this event, to be very organised from the initial booking to arrival on the day. They supplied enough staff and equipment to ensure all tasks ran smoothly and the day was enjoyed by all with appreciation being shown from our Finance Director who was the owner of this specific Away Day.”  N. Ford – NATS

“From all at Copas Farms, we just wanted to thank you very much for Friday’s Teambuilding afternoon. We have had tremendous feedback and it was a joy to see even the most reluctant and reserved members of staff really joining in and enjoying themselves.

Dealing with Elite Training, right from enquiry through to your actual presence on the day, has convinced us that we chose the best company for the job and we particularly want to thank yourself and Liz for being friendly and efficient to deal with. You quickly understood our brief and pitched the exercises at exactly the right level.”  L. Hicks – Copas Farms

“Just to say thank you once again for a great training day and also thank you for the photos; they arrived today and made me smile. We had a great deal of positive feedback from everyone who attended, which I was delighted about. Everyone genuinely enjoyed the day and enjoyed working with one another (which was my main objective).”  E. Wilkinson – Abcam plc