9 Team Building Methods Any Business Can Use

• Before you hire another member of your team, it’s best that you first strengthen your current team, otherwise, you risk unintentionally starting off on the wrong foot with your new employee. Learn about nine team building methods you can use no matter your business industry.

1.   Train Them

No matter how well experienced an employee may be, there’s always room for improvement. Train employees so that they are proficient at your way of doing business, which may differ from their last employer’s methods.

1. Develop a Project Management System

 Once you give your team a task, no matter if it’s long- or short-term, it’s best that you develop a system that keeps track of progress. This way you can be sure that everyone is on the same page at the same time, which goes a long way in achieving success.

1.   Have an Entrance Interview

 Once your new team members have completed their hiring interviews, you can hold an additional interview where they share information regarding their work style, how they prefer to have meetings and which type of reward system works for them best.

1.   Make It so Your Employees Don’t Need a Manager

 All too often employees rely on manager or management tools, such as scripts, to get them out of sticky situations. Empower your employees and make it so they understand the business inside and out enough that they don’t have to turn to a manager for small problems.

1.   Make Yourself Accessible

 Employees are bound to have questions or concerns that need to be addressed, so make sure they know they can come to you without feeling as if they’re being a bother.

1.   Set Goals

 Rather than allow your employees to settle into a groove, create goals every week, month and quarter. This is a great team building exercise to keep employees from drifting into automatic as they coast through work, which can leave them feeling unfulfilled and slow business to a crawl.

1.   Build a Company Brand and Culture

 How would you like for your business to be perceived in your industry and to your customers? Decide on a company culture and brand in order that your employees know your company philosophy, drive and goals. This knowledge impacts how employees work and how they treat your customers.

1. Hire Carefully

Only hire individuals who are truly dedicated to getting things done and building your company. Lazy and unmotivated hires will only bring you and everyone else down.

1.   Show, Don’t Tell

Rather than tell employees you want them to reach a certain goal, show them how you expect them to do it. This is a great motivation tool and gives employees a deep sense of accomplishment.

 Use these team building methods to take your employees to new heights. When they succeed, your business succeeds as well.