How Does a Team Bonding Adventure Program Work?
An outdoor team building training program, usually an adventure program designed with team building as a deliverable, runs from one session to several days. While the shorter capsules are fairly effective, return on investment is significantly higher in the case of longer programs. Often, programs for critical core teams that need to work together extremely closely run into several days. In a typical adventure team building program, participants are taken away from the workplace to the site of the adventure activity. The team is made to face challenges that stretch physical and mental boundaries, in the facing of which many barriers fall away. An environment of vulnerability, trust, courage and achievement is created, and deep bonds are forged between group members. The resultant interactions and perspectives, from faculty and team members create a climate of acceptance and change, leading to more effective functioning in team roles. Outdoor Team Building as an Effective Tool for Execu
