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Making sure you have a strong team is an important part of running your business. You want to make sure that your team knows each other well and can get along while completing daily tasks. There are many direct and indirect ways to practice team building at your company, let’s take a look at a few tips from some business leaders on how to build a strong and effective team.
Have meetings to introduce new team members with their coworkers and supervisors. It’s important to give your employees ample time to get to know each other and create relationships at work.
Jacques-Edouard Sabatier, Co-Founder and CEO JOW
Play games with your team! Have a monthly raffle or some kind of incentive for workers to participate in company culture while staying efficient and motivated. This can do a great deal to boost morale and build strong commitments in your team. Make sure your team knows you want to get to know them and have fun in the process!
Jeff Henretig, President Apothecanna
Psychological safety has been shown to be one of the strongest predictors of success, and to create such an environment the team needs to have a strong sense of trust. Make it easy for people to create and attend team lunches and company outings outside of work so they can get to know one another not just as co-workers but as people. When your employees feel more comfortable around one another, it will be much easier for them to work together.
Joaquín Roca, Co-Founder and CEO Minerva
Make sure everyone’s role on your team is clearly defined. When you have team members overlapping roles too much, it can create conflict and confusion. If your team has clearly defined roles that support each other, you’ll end up with a much stronger workforce.
Charlie McKenna, Chef & Founder Lillie’s Q
It is said that iron sharpens iron. When building a team, entrepreneurs should make sure they prepare their teams for change. It is also important that every member of the team feels that they have a voice. This also helps build loyalty and trust among the team members.
George Fraguio, VP Vaster Capital
Positive reinforcement is always the best method when it comes to approaching your team. Make sure they know clearly what works, and that will steer your team towards making the right decisions collectively. Your team should be working towards a common goal so it’s important that they feel united and clearly understand what they are working towards.
Jeremy Goldstein, CEO Navitar
Offering volunteer hours is a great way to encourage team building with your staff. Not only are you giving back to the community, but you’re getting a chance to do something special with the people you work with. This can be a great way to get closer and bond with your team and most importantly an opportunity for your team to bond with one another.
Raul Porto, Owner and President Porto’s Bakery
I believe in servant leadership which adheres to the fact that fostering the well-being of your employees, or your team, is the top priority. Instead of being primarily motivated by greed, or ego, servant leaders want to see their team members prosper. I’m driven by a desire to help my employees be happy and healthy, and I believe that when my employees feel their best, they will contribute their best work.
Bill Glaser, CEO Outstanding Foods
To build your team, look for intrapreneurs when you’re filling positions. You see, an intrapreneur is quite like an entrepreneur, except they work for you – and not their own company. This means that you are lucky enough to share in their innovation, creativity and fascinating brainstorming techniques. Most likely, this type of employee will quickly become your #2!
Travis Killian, Owner and CEO Everlasting Comfort
Connect with your employees whenever possible. It’s important to feel comfortable with whoever you’re working with and it’s a great idea to develop some friendships at work. Teams will be much stronger if they feel like you can all connect over an interest together.
Eli Schurder, CEO and Co-Founder Soundsuite
When hiring new team members, make sure to properly introduce them to your company and the people they will be working with. This is a great opportunity to play a team building game like two truths and a lie to help break the ice. This is a great way for your employees to get to know your new hires.
William Schumacher, Founder and CEO Uprising Foods
If you work in an office, getting coffee and pastries for employees for a weekly coffee meeting is a great way to boost morale and give your team a chance to catch up and get to know one another a bit better. It’s important to offer opportunities for your employees to be people at their place of work.
Ryan Fink, CEO Streem
