“Employers have been organising activities to promote team building for decades,” says Caroline McEnery, human resources and employment law expert with the HR Suite. Building connections is just one benefit of team-building exercises, says Aoife Condon, an organisational psychologist with Vitae Consulting. I always have this at the back of my mind when assessing clients’ needs and planning their team-building activities. “Organic team building isn’t happening in the way it used to.”She thinks this should drive employers to prioritise team building even more. “So organising team building activities began as the company started to grow.”They have their own sports and social committee to organise these activities.
Source: Irish Examiner September 30, 2022 22:27 UTC