Increase In Number of Home Businesses Who Use Team Bonding Days
Team building events are nothing new and lots of companies have utilised them for staff bonding and various other work enhancements for years. The concept was originally used by larger blue-chip organizations that had many departments which maybe did not interact very well. The benefits where quite dramatic in lots of instances and so smaller companies decided to jump on the band wagon as well. These days business have moved on and branched off into many different area. There has also been a dramatic increase in the number of people basing their businesses at home or using the Internet for the majority of their trading.According to results from a number of team building and corporate entertainment companies, these smaller businesses are increasingly using these bonding activities to bolster their teams.
The findings were released by a group of team building days companies in London, England. What they discovered is that although many Internet based business or those run from home only have a few team members, their communication abilities are limited. There is a tendency to email each other information or questions, rather than sit down to discuss issues face to face. Additionally, there are a great many of these companies that run from a number of locations and there are team members that never actually get to meet face to face.On top of this there is a high risk of people working from home contracting health problems associated with over-eating and low levels of activities.
The group who released the findings documented a 30% increase in the number of team building days booked last year by home and internet based businesses (the most popular being Waterside in Windsor events) and suggested this is down to an increased focus on work efficiency. Lots of bigger businesses are seeing the rewards in both staff productivity and reduced days off from getting their staff active and having fun. The smaller businesses want these benefits as well and it is only natural that they are starting to embrace team building events. As well as team building events, many companies are increasing their spend on hospitality events such as Henley Regatta hospitality days in an attempt to improve staff job satisfaction.