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You're Fired! Our Apprentice Style Team Building
Starting work in an office of strangers after university can be a daunting experience; I found that when I started my new job people were very busy. It wasn't that they were unfriendly; it was just there was a lot of work to do for long hours. Colleagues sometimes like to all go to the pub together after work to bond on a personal level as well as a business one, but in my new job people had to get home after a late night at the office. This left me feeling rather alienated and although I saw these people everyday, I didn't feel like I knew anyone.
When our manager called everyone for a meeting after the first couple of weeks I had started I was nervous that we were in trouble! Luckily there was a smile on her face when we entered the meeting room and she explained how she had booked a team building event for us all to take part in. Although there was a slight groan in the room I personally looked forward to this idea, welcoming the idea that we would all get to know one another a bit better.
The day came around and I really didn't know what to expect, it was strange being around these familiar yet unknown people. The team building exercise itself was fantastic; it was based on the popular TV show 'The Apprentice'. Much like the show we all had to work as a team to perform tasks, which created a learning experience that was really fun. Our team started warming to one another a lot quicker and because the pressure was off that we usually experienced within the office friendships were forming.
By the end of the day we had all had some fun and learnt some clever techniques for working together, even our manager looked far more relaxed than I had ever seen her. Clearly the environment we had created today would be easy to replicate in the office and because we didn't feel like strangers anymore stressful situations could be dealt with better due to a higher level of communication. The team building had done exactly what it said it would and we all felt that if things went wrong at work there was far more of a shared responsibility than there had been. Now when I work with my colleagues I feel far happier and confident and look forward to each day working with people I can now call friends.
About the Author Dominic Donaldson is an expert in the event industry. Find out more about Team Building and how the services available can help with different events designed to benefit your company.
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