6 Reasons For Team Building At Outdoor Events
Posted by Owen Jones in Uncategorized, tags: business, communication, fundraising, goal setting, government, leadership, management, marketing, motivational, network, organizing, other, relationship, stress, UncategorizedIf you are planning a f?te, a church social, a street party, a fund-raising event or something like that, you will of course want it to be a success. In order for it to become successful, you will need to have lots going on, so you will require collaborators to help you organize and run sections of the whole event.
For instance, you will require someone to liaise with the stallholders, someone to liaise with the caterers, the bar, the stage, security, et cetera, et cetera and in all probability you will sit in the centre of the web holding everything together, soothing tattered nerves and providing advice. For this to work well you will have to have a team and the first part of your task will be to build that team and inspire it.
1] The first thing to do is calculate how many helpers you will need - one for every major function. You might need five or seven lieutenants and they have to be competent, trustworthy and honorable. They can be friends but they may also become friends.
2] These officers might also need a few sergeants and you may have to help select these members of staff too. When you have your team, make certain that everybody knows his or her job and also knows how to do it. Be approachable at all times. Be careful to not become intimidating to younger members. Attempt to build a camaraderie.
3] Do not be seen to just talk to your officers, make a point of talking to helpers on all levels and learn as many names as you can. Hold get-togethers to plan particulars of the event and let every person have their say.
4] Make it evident that the final decision is yours but that up to that point everyone’s opinion is valid. If there are arguments between departments, say catering and cleaning, listen to both sides carefully and have all your officers vote on the outcome if you like.
5] Keep your finance officer and legal adviser close to you and listen to them carefully. If your legal officer says that you need criminal record checks on potential helpers, do it. Let everyone see that they are part of a team that is attempting to be as professional as it can be - it will make them proud to be a part of it.
6] One extra, very convenient person to have on the team, is like a minister without portfolio. A Mr. Fixit - someone who knows everybody and where he can get his hands on anything at a moment’s notice. This person will prove invaluable when things go wrong as they surely will.
Your team is your guarantee of success and you are the one that has to turn a group of amateurs and individuals into a professional team capable of staging an event that will give people pleasure, raise money and have people waiting impatiently for the next one and the way that you do this is known as team building - some have it intuitively and others have to learn it.
Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on a variety of topics, but is now involved with team building activities for teenagers. If you would like to know more, please go to our web site at Small Team Building Activities
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