What is Team Building?

April 10th, 2010 @ admin // No Comments

In the latter part of the 20th century, “Team Building” became recognized by many companies as an important factor in providing a quality service and remaining competitive. Yet as we stride into the 21st century, the term “team building” can still sometimes seem rather nebulous – people often know that they need it, but aren’t quite sure what it is. As a result, team building is used in all sorts of contexts, even when it is not appropriate.

Some people define a team as being “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. But this isn’t the right definition; it is a feature of good teams. ‘Whole > sum’ shows that they are working well together – but there are some teams whose collective performance falls short of what you might expect given the quality of individuals. The Apollo Syndrome is a good example of this – where highly intelligent people often perform worse than teams made of up ‘less-able’ members.

Some people define a team as being the people who report to the same boss. This can be misleading. In a well-designed organizational structure, people reporting to one boss do often form ‘teams’. But when designing organizational hierarchies there are often compromises made because of pay structures or the need to have traditional reporting lines.

Whilst a team is a group of people, a group is not necessarily a team. Rather, a team is a group of people working together towards a common goal. .

If a team is a group of people working towards a common goal, ‘team building’ is the process of enabling that group of people to reach their goal. It is therefore a management issue, and the most effective form of team building is that undertaken as a form of management consultancy, rather than as pure training (though there is a role for training within an overall program).

In its simplest terms, the stages involved in team building are:

• To clarify the collective goals
• To identify those inhibitors that prevent them from reaching their goals and remove them
• To put in place enablers that assist them
• To measure and monitor progress, to ensure the goals are achieved

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Fresha Events Agency, events is what we do!

April 9th, 2010 @ admin // No Comments

Fresha is an events agency that prides itself in providing clients with innovative themes and ideas for every occasion. Whether you are an international business or private family client, we offer a personal service – working with you every step of the way to ensure that you choose the right performers for your audience. We offer performers from face painters to acrobatic acts, belly dancers to contortionists and everything in-between. Our performers really are at the top of their game and whether it’s a traditional dance group, a magician or a cabaret shows we are confident that we have the best the Kenyan Coast has to offer.

We offer on the day event management to take the strain off you and are happy work with you on pitches, in meetings and with ideas. No-one knows our acts better than us and it’s our knowledge, can-do attitude and friendly approach that makes us the most sought after event agency on the Kenyan Coast.

Events come in all shapes and sizes, from conferences, seminars, road shows and exhibitions to product launches, gala dinners and even Christmas parties.

No matter the size or scope of your event, it is BIG to you and even BIGGER to us.

Contact us for corporate hospitality and corporate event management, cost-effective entertainment for intimate events, weddings and private functions.

We regularly provide the following services:

• bands and entertainers – for events of all sizes
• organizing and planning charity events
• arranging conferences
• supplying corporate entertainment
• corporate event organizers
• corporate training days
• event production
• arranging wedding entertainment
• product launch events

Through our entertainment agency we can provide star performers – comedians – bands and solo tribute artists – DJs and function bands – themed events – sound, light and marketing support.

We can organize your entire event or just a part of it. Working within your brief and budget our experience ensures we deliver valuable advice and feedback at all times. With every project we offer ideas and a creative flair second to none, with a keen eye on detail and extensive negotiating skills to ensure you get the best deals.

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