Team Building Activities Your Company Can Have in Melbourne
There are many reasons why a company should have team building activities frequently (once per month). Some of the benefits your company will have are increased motivation, boosted morale, breaking the ice between employees so that they can get to know each other better, better communication, improving productivity, increasing the sense for collectivity in your office, learning about the strengths and flaws of your employees and many other.
Team building activities are good for every company, no matter how big or small it may be, or in which line of work it is. Having great teamwork is crucial if you want to achieve success, and this is something that each successful manager or business owner recognizes. If your company is located in Melbourne, here are some things you could do with your team.
Yarra Valley winery tour
With just an hour drive away from Melbourne, you can visit the Yarra Valley which is one of the most appreciated wine regions in Australia. There are many expert guides you can hire to visit the four most popular wineries in the area: Balgownie Estate, Yering Station, Domaine Chandon and Yering Farm. All of the tours which are offered include wine tastings and you may even have a vineyard launch while enjoying the beautiful scenery. You can even organize a cooking contest using fresh groceries from the valley, to find out who is the best chef at the office. Not only that your team will enjoy the beautiful sights the valley offers, but they will also learn new things about wine making. This is certainly a place where your team will relax and establish new, deeper connections. This tour lasts a whole day, but I guarantee that it will be worthwhile.
Team building “When Disaster Strikes Group Corporate Challenge”
The name says it all — this is a unique team building activity focused on handling critical situations. It’s a one of a kind team building activity only available in Melbourne. If you want to try something out of the ordinary, this is the right thing for you. The whole thing starts with a casual walk by the beach located closely to the conference venue. Soon after your team has relaxed, thinking that they are in for a walk only, there comes a text message of an injured hiker nearby, and the plot thickens. This “exercise” will put your team in an unfamiliar and stressful situation. How will the people react? Will they try and find the hiker and how? What will they plan? Who will lead the initiative? With this trip, you will see these things and find out what kind of people you have in your team. Who is the leader and who is the follower?
Get close with reptiles
This is certainly one of the most unorthodox team building activities in the world, and it can be done only in Melbourne! There is not an activity remotely similar to this one. It will allow your whole collective to have a close encounter with reptiles. Some of the deadliest reptiles that only live in Australia can be right beside you in your office! With professional staff supervising the whole process, you can pet these deadly animals as if they were small kittens. This is a memorable, a once in a lifetime experience that each and every member of your company will remember forever. Sharing this experience as a group will deepen the bonds you and your personnel have. No one, and I mean no one, will be indifferent towards these animals once they are close. Having a team building activity in the office can help managers understand the communication patterns and identify people’s fears. There are various types of reptile encounters that can be arranged professionally in order to have a safe team building activity.
As a manager or a business owner, it is very important to create balance. Besides pushing your employees to work hard and efficiently, it is also crucial to have fun activities. Celebration is a short lasting activity, however it should not be taken lightly. Do not ignore the need for these kinds of activities because they can relax cold relationships and bring more energy to your organization.
