Team Building – A Review

Abstract

Work environment tends to focus on individuals and personal goals, with rewards and recognitions singling out the achievements of individual employees. There is the increasing need for team building in which there are shared goals to which every team member is committed. Establishing shared goals and engendering commitment requires a particular set of skills that are more often associated with a transformational, rather than transactional, style of leadership. This paper reviews the concepts of team building. It looks at group dynamics and exercises that facilitate the understanding of the concepts and their practical applications. It also examines the types of team building exercises.