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Competition or Cooperation? the Catch 22 of Corporate Team BuildingEmployees should be encouraged to work together and communicate in team building activities, however a little healthy competition is proven to be extremely beneficial towards stimulating and motivating the individual. It’s the Catch 22 of the corporate world, and proves to throw a curb ball into the mix when you are trying to plan a team building event.
The Healthy Balance of Competition In Team Building In modern society there is a strong slant on competition – just look towards the media and commercial world. One would have to have been sitting with their head under a rock to have missed the ever continuing and highly publicised competition between Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama (and John McCain riding the coattails) in the race for American presidency. And we are only just recovering from the Howard vs Rudd media war. owardHoHkjs Debates and scare tactics are rough play, but they do the job when it comes to rallying support in the public. It seems that competition can cause some team members to compromise their ethical standards just to get ahead. Sometimes the old saying “it's just a game” can be easily forgotten when tempers run high. It's important for trainers to keep competitiveness balanced.
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Article Tags: Motivation, Team Building, Competition, Corporate Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/management-articles/competition-or-cooperation-the-catch-22-of-corporate-team-building-459124.html About the Author:Danielle Steele is a writer for www.weekendbreaks.com.au, a leading Australian tour operator that specialises in planning and organising unique corporate events and team building weekends.
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