Each institution is encouraged to organize team building events once in a while to keep its employees motivated. The managers of these team building events should be well prepared in order the team building to be successful. Managers of these team building events should not necessarily be people holding high offices in the organization. Employees who volunteer to manage these events are well suited because this gives them an extra edge in the office.

It is important to note that people work more effectively as a group than as individuals who work on their own. For the managers to do this they need certain skills and here are some of them. The first factor a manager should be clear about is the diversities of skills as well as personalities of the team members. Some members use their strengths in full which can compensate for the weakness of others. Different personalities can also balance and compliment each other. Another important factor is that all the efforts of the team are directed towards a common goal which is basically the team goals.

This will highly depend on the communication among the team members as well as their harmony in their relationships. The team members should be kept focused at all times. A manager should also know that the people with similar personalities as well as those with different personalities may bring about conflicts. The ones with similar personalities tend to fight for authority in various areas of expertise. It is therefore necessary to iron this out. There several ways that a manager can handle these types of situations as well as any others that might arise.

First the manager should lay out the team goals and make sure that they are clear and understandable to each one of the team members. The manager should also make it clear who is responsible for what and most importantly avoid any overlapping authority. A good way will be to dividing work in even proportions to the team members according to their strengths. The manager should build trust with the team members and a good way of doing this is having one on one session with each of them with an atmosphere of openness and honesty.

The manager should also make sure the team member practice the same openness and honesty amongst themselves in the team building activities. This can be achieved by them giving the team members opportunities of having extra social time with each other with a good atmosphere that will guarantee open communication but make sure it does not interfere too much with the team member's family time. The manager should also recognize the interpersonal issues early enough and deal with them.

Remove any blocked communication lines if there are any to be able to be fully informed. The team members should always feel appreciated and a good way to do this is by saying thank for good work. It is also necessary for managers to involve team members in the decision making process by convening group sessions to discuss on possible solution ideas or decision options. The manager should always give feedback whether it's positive or negative.