In the fast growing business world, the environment is very stressful but still the employees are expected to stick to deadlines, be productive and accomplish goals. It takes tons of energy and efforts to complete the daily tasks in a timely manner. The brain, which needs to work at lightening speeds, becomes tired of executing all these tasks. The employees need a break every now and then to refresh and recharge themselves.
Team outings are the perfect getaways that employers can plan for employees. Such trips not only serve as a recreation to the employees but also provides a greater purpose for the company. These help the employees and opportunity to have fun and interact with each other in a casual environment. Such getaways bring out hidden talents, create new bonds, reveal new leaders, etc. It also allows the team leaders and managers to know more about their team members and help them develop their talents or vice versa.
Benefits of Team Outing
Company outings like team dinners, lunches, one day trips, team building activities, etc. are worth the investment for a company. The company gains various benefits from the employees due to these outbound activities. The benefits to the business can be seen below:
- Mental Health Break: Day-to-day work stress can exhaust the employees and it is the duty of the company to find opportunities to give them a mental health break. A mental break can help up the atmosphere of the whole team because even if one member is low the whole team can sense it. It helps bring down the temperature and stress created throughout the day or week. It is important that everyone finds time to get out of office and relax.
- Increase Productivity: Every employee struggles with productivity due to factors like outside office stress, the holidays, etc. However, team productivity can be increased through team outings every now and then. Getting outside the office with the team and working on skills that will benefit inside the office is very important. It also helps the managers evaluate the teams abilities, skills, talents, etc.
- Hidden Talents Exposed: A team outing is an exposure of hidden talents. Many activities are carried out in the outings which reveal unknown skills of employees helping the managers assign tasks accordingly as well. The managers can see the hidden talents their teammates have. This may make the manager see the person in a different perspective. The manager tends to appreciate their work better than earlier.
- Team Cohesion: A strong leader means a strong team. A strong team is more productive, energetic and meets deadlines. Team bonding is as important as meeting deadlines and completing targets. Team outings are an opportunity for team leaders to connect with the team and also for the team members to connect with each other. Outings include various types of team activities that allow the employees to understand each other better. This creates better bonds among the teams and the team members as well.
- Increases Confidence: Confidence is required to complete any task with efficiency. Team outings boost confidence of the employees as they have the freedom of communication. It is in these non-stress environments where the employees feel a sense of confidence and this carries on to the office as well.
Team outings can be specifically structured with clear objectives and focused results. The employers need to understand the utility of the team outings so they can reap the complete benefits. Even in the case when the objectives are not completed, it is a win-win situation as the employees get a break and have fun with their team mates. These types of outings should be made mandatory in companies to get the best out of their employees. A business can never have a better investment than investing in their employees.
– Shreevarshita Gupta
