Now that the Olympics have come to a close, a lot can be learned about team sports.In a team, you are able to accomplish more. In a team, you feed off of each other’s individual talents, so that together, you create an enormous amount of energy and momentum.a team, you realize that dreams can be achieved.

The idea of teamwork in a business setting can sometimes be an uphill battle; however, in a team setting, “jockeying for position” is not an issue. Instead, a team consists of many talents pulled into one room to accomplish a project and/or task.many of us refer to our colleagues at the office as our teammate?

PREFERRED recently held their team event where the goal was to “mine gold” from the Lost Dutchman’s mine.Sound simple enough?exactly… teams were formed to accomplish one goal, to mine as much gold as possible.PREFERRED’s staff was split into four teams.was fierce, and team leaders did their best to rally the troops to think of ways to mine more gold without running out of provisions.afternoon was exhausting and exhilarating at the same time.The ‘game’ reminded all of us that ‘healthy competition’ fueled our imaginations to accomplish greater things.game also showed us the metaphor that when we are at the office, and things are spiraling out of control, we overlook a few key aspects of working in a team setting… research, information, attitude, and enthusiasm.it was all said and done, our consultant reminded us that, although we were separated into various teams, the goal was to mine as much gold as possible as a team. The staff learned a lot about each other in four hours and had fun doing it!

Team building events come in various scenarios.don’t even have to be expensive because the rewards of taking the time to interact, evaluate, and have some fun with your colleagues outweighs headaches and frustrating situations.Becoming a team is the easy part, working to become cohesive is the challenge.

We encourage all of you to consider hosting a team building event at least once a year… you really will be pleasantly surprised at what types of talent you have in your office!