Increase In Number of Home Businesses Who Use Team Bonding Days
Business have been calling upon team building events for a long time now to help improve the strength of their work force both socially and physically. The concept was originally used by larger blue-chip organizations that had many departments which maybe did not interact very well. This then filtered down into the more modestly sized and independent businesses who wanted didn’t want to miss a trick. However, business has evolved a great deal over the last few years and there are now more niches than ever and more home-based and internet businesses entering the markets.These companies have quite recently been introduced to the concept of team building and the number of them taking part is on the rise according to some of the top industry experts.
The findings were released by a group of team building companies in London, England. What they discovered is that although many Internet based business or those run from home only have a few team members, their communication abilities are limited. In these businesses there is often a reluctance to communicate face to face, with employees opting for email or phone calls most of the time. Additionally, there are a great many of these companies that run from a number of locations and there are team members that never actually get to meet face to face. Additionally, home and internet business employees tend not be that active in their job and are one of the most at risk categories for suffering weight problems and heart disease.
The group who released the findings documented a 30% increase in the number of team building days booked last year by home and internet based businesses (the most popular being Waterside in Windsor events) and suggested this is down to an increased focus on work efficiency. Lots of bigger businesses are seeing the rewards in both staff productivity and reduced days off from getting their staff active and having fun. It was only a matter of time before even the smallest Internet and home businesses followed their footsteps and considered using team building days. As well as team building events, many companies are increasing their spend on hospitality events such as Cheltenham hospitality days in an attempt to improve staff job satisfaction.