It is perceived by some people that team buildings consist of silly ideas to enjoy or a vacation squander in extravagant places with their own circle of friends in their organization or company. These kinds of behavior consequently discredit the importance of team buildings – to increase efficiency and collaboration of every member in meeting perpendicularly with the purpose of the team.

Team building comprises of activities with a specific objective inclined to individual employees who in other words SAW together to build a team – they Stays together, Achieves together and Works together. The set of key points procured in every team building events are as follows:

Cooperation

Increase in participation of employees in team building activities may reflect to their working place and will greatly contribute to the company’s success. Cooperation happens when two or more individual share their knowledge and ideas, enabling employees to move quicker and efficiently. It also provides a sense of direction, boost their spirit and make them feel like they’re a part of something big and important.

Interpersonal skills

Team buildings are commonly created to test how effective communication takes place in your team. Interpersonal skills have to be augmented so they can properly utilize their method in resolving every obstacle they might face. In addition, since the activities require them to interact, it triggers their ‘muted’ ability to articulate better and be more open about themselves than their usual business-minded self.

Adaptability

Every hardship always has challenges attached to it. Adaptability is one of the promising capacities of an individual to evolve alongside the repercussions of change and be able to influence it to other people. Rigid personalities must be molded into excellent team players. Team buildings are usually designed as a training ground to absorb and generate moral fibers applicable not just in your field of work but also to your everyday scheme.

Trust

Trust is a valuable and definitely a BIG word. It can’t be earned that easily; it has to be worked on over a long span of time. However, there are exceptions. One of the by-products of team buildings is gaining trust between the members of the team. It acts as the glue of a company to its consumers, a company to its team, and the people revolving under that same team. If a company lacks that trait to be a successful then you have an emergency that must be tended urgently - arrange for a team building right away.

Task distribution

Just like a human body, team buildings comprise of systems organized to have a high-functioning circulation of activities. Task distribution is usually assigned to leaders. They are the ones responsible of just delegation of tasks to his/her team members in line to their strengths to bear the challenge and their weaknesses to obstacles predetermined by the leader itself. Fair delegation of tasks also defines a distinct line of being who’s in charge and who’s to follow accordingly.

Mental Efficiency

Minds are magnificent machines. It is the source of powerful ideas and burning will-power of every booming business. Great minds catalyzed fueled aspirations to achieve what we desire in a short and measured amount of time. For you see, mental efficiency is sometimes overshadowed by the necessity and amid the steady stream of physical efficiency. It leads us to believe that a body in motion is the same as working out the faculties of our brain.

---

On a lighter note, team buildings are known to promote both physical and mental stamina through series of activities and games. These activities will help tone our brain muscles and eliminate the rusts generated by daily dose of stress.

If you feel like you’re team is being clamped down, gravitated by unknown forces. Make sure to apply all the objectives above in planning a wholesome team building. Having mentioned that, of course not all of us have the luxury of time to figure all this out. However, you can call event management’s own version of 911.

A team that undergo through these objectives in team buildings can now face problems like a piece of CAKE – in a Calm, Attentive, Knowledgeable and Engaging approach. (Queenie May Camu)

Ex-link Events have saved countless distressed gentlemen and damsels from the freight train of burden in organizing events such as team buildings. Get in touch through (02) 633-0153, 643-3887, through SMS at 0920-924-2532 or 0920-981-4376, or through email at info@exlinkevents.com.

We've just had the Miss Universe pageant in the Philippines, where Miss France Iris Mittenaere is crowned in the pageant's 65th run. While most of us are focusing on the top 13 or top 9 to top 5, we are focusing on the host of the pageant itself - Steve Harvey, who had a blunder last year, has redeemed itself and "got it right" this time.

Everyone has had its gaffes, and some were worse; like that one time your sales team didn't get the quota. Especially that one. While you do not want to look at the failure, it still hits everyone hard, as if they had no hope of getting through the rest of the quarter. Worse, some of your team members may take the job that they are having for granted.

If you, your team members or the team as a whole are experiencing these, it's time to take a break and think: What could have been done better? What could have been halted? Do we need an "escape plan" now? You can think of your happiness at work first, then after you learn through the next action plan that you and your team had set, work on it.

Steve Harvey was able to rise through the miss that he had, albeit nervous, through the right plan and a funny attitude. Notice that he made this year's pageant livelier. You can do that too, and your team can get back on its feet.

Events are widely acknowledged as the pregnant womb of possibilities. It is tantamount to both social and economic standing of different bodies converged in a place to meet their ideals and generate a substantial relationship. Putting it in a business construct, events such as conferences, seminars, meetings, product launches and exhibits are the vital tools needed by the business sector in effectively communicating their products and services to their target market.

One crucial requirement for an individual or a committee must fulfill in achieving a successful event is for it to be crafted intricately through a large scope of planning up to its smallest and finest detail. However, to avoid mishaps with these kinds of tedious events, event management should be supervised by seasoned event planners who can efficiently demonstrate their vast knowledge to certain issues and approach regarding financial and infrastructural mechanisms fairly provided in event management.

To give you an overview of what are the things we must take in consideration when planning an event, here are the five factors to consider in Event Management:

1. Objective of the Event

In planning an event, the objective of the occasion must be defined so that the transition of the procedures in event management will run smoothly and as planned. Also, it will serve as the foundation of what kind of treatment you are going to apply in handling the event.

2. Timing and Location

Now that you have a purpose, it’s time to settle for the convenient time and location of the event. The venue must be booked six months in advance to meet the date of the event accordingly. Moreover, we must also consider the availability of the facilities, accommodation of the attendees according to the the room capacity of the venue. If you are expecting guests from other places, you should consider a location near an airport or a hotel and to make it more comfortable and practical there has to be a parking lot.

3. Event Checklist

Event checklist can be considered as the blood of the event. You have to check it simultaneously if it’s in the right circulation or you’ll lose one great aspect in event management - control. It consists of responsibilities distributed to the members of the event committee be it in audio-visual equipment, amenities, catering, clean-up crew and  ceremonies.

4. Finances

Event management is also proper financial handling. For you to come up with a successful event you must formulate an accurate and comprehensive budget. In addition, it is advisable that you’ve taken account all the income and expenses including hidden cost and in-kind support from sponsors associated in the event’s activities. Always remember, do not overspend and ensure your staff to adopt safe cash handling practices.

5. Publicity

Publicity is the main core of events. It is a themed activity designed to attract the public audience and encourage a fun and vibrant ground for community connectivity. Nowadays, different publicity approaches are mainly influenced by mediums such as television, print, radio, and online, consequently raising awareness and exposure of the event.

With these five factors, you are now one step closer to

For the past 16 years, Ex-Link Management and Marketing Services Corporation skillfully piloted well-known events and established their own brand as one of the most credible marketing and management industry in the Philippines. Get in touch through (02) 633-0153, 643-3887, through SMS at 0920-924-2532 or 0920-981-4376, or through email at info@exlinkevents.com.