6 Reasons For Team Building At Outdoor Events If you are planning a f?te, a church social, a street party, a fund-raising event or something like that, you will obviously like it to be a success. In order for it to become successful, you will have to have plenty going on, so you will require collaborators to help you organize and run chunks of the whole event. For example, you will need someone to liaise with the stallholders, someone to liaise with the caterers, the bar, the stage, security, et cetera, et cetera and in all probability you will sit in the centre of the web holding everything together, soothing frayed nerves and offering advice. For this to work well you will have to have a team and the first part of your task will be to build that team and inspire it. 1] The first thing to do is work out how manyhelpers you will require - one for each major function. You may need five or seven lieutenants and they have to be competent, trustworthy and honorable. They can be friends but they may also become friends. 2] These officers might also require a couple of sergeants and you might have to help appoint these members of staff too. Once you have your team, make certain that everybody knows his or her task and also knows how to do it. Remain approachable at all times. Be wary to not be intimidating to younger members. Attempt to build a camaraderie. 3] Do not be seen to only talk to your officers, make a point of talking to helpers on all levels and learn as many names as you can. Hold get-togethers to plan particulars of the event and let every person have their say. 4] Make it clear that the final decision is yours but that up to that point everyone's opinion is valid. If there are arguments between departments, say catering and cleaning, listen to both sides carefully and have all your officers vote on the outcome if you like. 5] Keep your finance officer and legal adviser close to you and listen to them fastidiously. If your legal officer says that you need criminal record checks on potential helpers, do it. Let everyone see that they are part of a team that is trying to be as professional as it can be - it will make them proud to be a member of it. 6] One extra, very convenient person to have on the team, is like a minister without portfolio. A Mr. Fixit - someone who knows everyone and where he can get his hands on anything at a moment's notice. This person will prove indispensible when things go wrong as they surely will. Your team is your warranty of success and you are the one that has to turn a group of amateurs and individuals into a professional team capable of staging an event that will give people a good time, raise money and have people waiting eagerly for the next one and the way that you do this is known as team building - some have it instinctively and others have to learn it.
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