Knowing how to build camaraderie among your employees in an important part of running any business, and one of the best ways to do so is to engage in team building exercises. If you search for advice on corporate team building, you will find suggestions involving all sorts of quirky activities. However, did you know that a sailing team-building experience, is one of the most enjoyable and effective?
Benefits of Sailing as a Team-Building Activity
The problem with most team-building activities is that they either do not require everyone to work together or they are too contrived. These activities often fail because people are unable to get into the spirit of things. Nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to setting sail and riding the waves. When your team works together, there is the genuine satisfaction of guiding a large sailboat seamlessly and taking advantage of nature’s power to propel yourselves across the water. It’s a far more memorable and meaningful experience than other alternatives that companies typically opt for.
Everyone Has a Role To Play
Sailing works so well as a team-building activity because it is so physical and the shifts in the wind will constantly require the team to work together by coordinating their efforts to take advantage of it. Everyone has a role to play, and communication is very important. It represents the importance of leadership, and also the necessity that everyone performs their role for the good of the group. Our team building sailing events emphasize that everyone is important, and there are no redundant players.
Make it a Contest
Competition is part of the business world, so why not include some healthy competition in your team-building exercise? You can split the office into two crews, who will compete against each other. It’s a great way to get everyone revved up and working at their full potential.
Remember To Relax
Taking a leisure cruise is relaxing but crewing a sailboat can be hard physical work. So remember to schedule some social downtime afterward to increase the team-building dividend further. Your employees will enjoy reminiscing about what fun they just had and will remember it even more fondly.
Take your business team-building efforts to the next level and contact Windward SeaVenture to book a team building session today.
