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At Team Challenge Company, we pride ourselves on delivering the best team building events in Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom, but what exactly goes into hosting an event?
Over 400 incredible team bonding events are hosted every year, helping businesses big and small to achieve their goals by breaking down boundaries and bringing colleagues closer together. Our reputation speaks for itself, and it is understandable to see why - when you consider all of the hard work that is put in behind the scenes, by Team Challenge Company.
“At Team Challenge Company our vision is to be the leading corporate team building and entertainment provider throughout the UK and Ireland. We strive to attract, develop and retain the best team whilst working in a positive and productive environment."
“We consistently seek to provide and deliver services and products that are recognised as market-leading, we endeavour to exceed our clients' and guests' expectations with creativity, individual design and unforgettable delivery of all our events mixed with our own passion for teamwork and leadership. We aim to inspire everyone we encounter, whilst enjoying our work along the way.”
All of our valued members of staff adhere to our company mantra each and every day, ensuring the best possible experience for all involved in any of our corporate events.
Everyone who helps to host any of our hundreds of unique and successful events is 100% professional and every bit as dedicated to ensuring that all of our guests come away better for the experience. Over the 15 years, our team has devised some of the best corporate entertainment ideas, offering the complete package and unrivalled experience.
Our amazing team will not only make sure that your event is the place to be, but they will also ensure that all guests are comfortable and are having an unforgettable experience.
When you call on Team Challenge Company to host your corporate event, you do safely in the knowledge that whatever your chosen theme, we will work with you to offer a bespoke experience for your business. Regardless of the size of your team, we value each and every one of our clients and combine our knowledge and experience with your objectives and ideas to offer a truly unique event.
If you would like more information on hosting a team building event for your company, please call us on 03300 04 09 03 today.
Done right, a vision, mission and values for your company can play a significant part in its success. A vision, setting clear expectations and a common purpose, in a desired future state helps direct and motivate a team. It is the culmination of all of your goals into a single ultimate goal.
Your mission describes your company's function and the how you achieve your goals. Values are the traits which represent how you want to be known as a company and can guide behaviour in the workplace. Values can drive our decision-making and lead you to summon up energy to preserve what you believe in and act accordingly. Within a company, commitment to values becomes the route to achieving your vision.
Time and time again, our staff team building games and events prove to be incredibly rewarding for the individuals involved, as well as for the team and company as a whole. This is because our expert event management team do their utmost to challenge the groups participating in our activities, creating team development events that are engaging, highly beneficial and fun. In fact, many of the activities we host are new experiences for those in attendance, which only amplifies their effectiveness by increasing interest and focus during the event.
We believe that taking your team out of the normal workplace environment helps to challenge staff to develop skills that may otherwise go unnoticed or not utilised effectively. By temporarily removing professional roles during an activity and taking on other responsibilities as part of a group, team development activities for work colleagues champion communication and developing solutions.
Time and time again, our staff team building games and events prove to be incredibly rewarding for the individuals involved, as well as for the team and company as a whole. This is because our expert event management team do their utmost to challenge the groups participating in our activities, creating team development events that are engaging, highly beneficial and fun. In fact, many of the activities we host are new experiences for those in attendance, which only amplifies their effectiveness by increasing interest and focus during the event.
We believe that taking your team out of the normal workplace environment helps to challenge staff to develop skills that may otherwise go unnoticed or not utilised effectively. By temporarily removing professional roles during an activity and taking on other responsibilities as part of a group, team development activities for work colleagues champion communication and developing solutions.
We have designed and developed a diverse portfolio of staff development games and programmes, enabling us to offer a comprehensive range of solutions and products for your ongoing team development strategy. Each of our activities is unique and engaging, designed with the intention of intriguing attendees while developing unity and team cohesion. Working closely with you, we will carefully tailor a bespoke agenda of distinctive, absorbing and motivating events to encourage the continued growth and development of your team.
From our ground-breaking 4-step Vision and Values programme through to world-renowned psychometric profiling tools, our custom-made range of events can improve a vast range of company metrics, from employee retention to organisation and efficiency. Our team development programmes don’t just teach soft skills, they grow a team mentality that promotes ownership, responsibility and harmony. Our programmes are not designed just to improve your staff members’ performance in their current roles, but also providing them with all the tools they need to climb the company ladder, therefore developing tomorrow’s leaders today.
We can offer a range of beneficial analysis throughout our team development activities including valuable insights to be utilised in company recruitment or restructuring activities. Regardless of your needs, we have a programme that can help you create a cohesive work environment where everyone is working towards the same common goals with a mutual understanding of each other’s roles.
Our team of innovative and passionate team development facilitators are highly experienced in delivering corporate training programmes in the real world, having worked with some of the biggest businesses across all industries. We have created a blend of theoretical, educational and practical team development products that can be designed to focus on your key learning objectives, working with industry-leading practices to deliver tangible results back into your workplace.
Our ethos centres on experiential learning and we place great importance on involving and including employees throughout the learning process. We believe that people learn best when there is clarity on what the organisation is trying to achieve and so we share this with attendees from the outset, using engaging, motivating and entertaining practical team exercises to highlight and underline the key theoretical teachings. Ultimately, this gives participants a greater ability to translate what they learn during our team development programme into the workplace.
Team Challenge Company’s team development programmes are suitable for any business looking to drive unity and growth throughout their organisation. By combining exceptional, scientifically-backed events with highly-qualified event managers, we have created a complete team development solution capable of adapting to you and your needs.
We work with world-leading businesses to deliver continued team growth, producing positive results for companies everywhere. Our team development programmes are specially designed to encourage growth at all levels of the organisational structure, accelerating team growth and cohesion. Whether you have a newly formed team that lack clarity in their purpose and core principles or are refining a high-performing executive team looking to stimulate innovation and effectiveness, we have a range of options that will help you tailor our activities and events to your group.
We have the skills, experience and tools necessary to develop a bespoke team development programme that will assist and guide you on your path to successfully achieving your objectives. With a passion for delivering high-level results for our clients, our team development facilitators will work with you every step of the way to build a better team for you and your business.
Regardless of the current stage of your team’s cycle of growth, our experience and knowledge can create a memorable and impactful team development event for your organisation. Scroll below to learn more about our psychometric profiling, team coaching and innovative Vision and Values programmes, or download one of our brochures for further information on what we do and how we work.
If you feel like you’re almost there and just have a few questions, then please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us and we will gladly talk over the options with you.
When people think about team building days they may not consider all of the benefits that these activities can bring. Not only do they help to improve key skills, but they can also be fun and enjoyable events.
However, what many people may not know is that team building can dramatically improve communication between both employees and clients or customers. Communication is important in any business, whether it's in-house or with customers. Which is why it’s something that we think employees should work on. If you need some help improving communication in your workplace, here are some ideas to get you started.
The most important reason to improve communication skills in your business is to help it run in a smoother and more efficient way. Rather than working alone, everyone should be clued up and aware of what is going on.
Not only will this help the office to run more smoothly, but it will also help to limit any confusion and effectively deal with issues that may arise.
Activities such as “Puppet Masters” and “Flat Out Formula One” are ideal for this as they are both great examples of activities where teams need to work together and communicate in order to win. You can ensure that the teams are full of a range of people from different areas in the workplace, as this will help employees to get to know one another and understand the importance of communicating effectively at work.
Another good reason to improve communication skills is to ensure that customers get the right information. In some businesses, this is more important than having good in-house communication. When customers get in contact with your business, they want to speak to someone with good communication skills and someone who can tell them exactly what it is they need to know without having issues.
However, not only do they want to be able to easily talk to you, but they also want you to talk to them. If they have any issues, questions or queries, they will want to be clearly informed. Team building activities will assist with developing these essential skills and may even give you an insight into what it’s like to be the customer. To do this, activities such as “Bridging the Divide” are ideal as teams are required to produce a product to a customer's exact specifications in order to win, ultimately meaning that they have to communicate with the customer.
Now you know exactly how our team building activities improve communication, but that’s not the only reason why you should look at team building days for your office. No matter what skills need improvement, we can help. So, take a look at all of our activities and see what will best suit you and your business. Contact us today.
Psychometric profiling allows for quicker and more dependable Human Resources decisions, as well as aiding in predicting performance. Being able to predict performance improves accountability and harmony in an office environment. In turn, a positive environment leads to collaboration and enables a productive atmosphere.
A greater understanding and appreciation of your workforce can improve productivity and help your team reach the company's common goals. And whilst psychometric profiling may sound intimidating it has been proved to be a useful tool in a professional environment.
As we approach the end of another year, senior management and business owners up and down the country will be spending time evaluating progress over the last quarter, as well as looking back at the year as a whole. With so many technological advances in recent years, the workplaces that our staff members work in today are a much more exciting place to be than the offices of years gone by.
As businesses adapt to changes in the wider world, so, too, must the approach to employee training and development. Whether a small business or corporate, team building activities are still part and parcel of the workplace, albeit in varying forms and guises. We’ve waved goodbye to stuffy meeting rooms with trust falls and welcomed in with open arms much more exciting and innovative ways of developing team members outside of the office environment.
For some businesses, there is still very much a need for internal team building activities – games and challenges within the workplace that encourage team members to work together and understand their strengths and weaknesses. However, much like our workplaces have evolved to changing times and technology, team building has, too.
The influence of television and pop culture is hard to ignore, and while we may not realise it, this has permeated into the world of team building – corporate or otherwise – and this is reflected in the types of events that are now on offer.
At their core, these events still serve the same purpose, encouraging interaction between team members and leading to better methods of communication through improved relationships, but they are delivered in a much more exciting manner.
You can now expect to take part in team building activities that are fun and challenging both physically and mentally, incorporating technology and smartphones and giving employees a day away from the office that truly feels like a break, not an exercise that used to be considered an afterthought.
Here at Team Challenge Company, we are constantly evolving with the world around us to ensure that the events and activities we provide businesses (from SME through to corporate level) are high quality, well-organised and highly beneficial to all involved.
The benefits are numerous; from boosting morale, helping to highlight future leaders within your team and inspiring your workforce to remain loyal to you, team building can also give a much-needed boost to communication and creativity levels within the team.
What’s more, we are very proud to announce that we have partnered with Catalyst Global which means that you and your business are guaranteed world-class team building activities. We have a wide range of activities to suit the modern world, such as a GPS Treasure Hunt,, Highland Games, Soapbox Derbies, and much more.
In short, is team building still relevant? Had the industry not adapted to the wider world that we now reside in, then it may well have been left behind. However, the changes that have been made ensure that there will always be a place for team building and development in today’s digital world.
For more information about any of our events and activities, please contact our event team today on 03300 04 09 03.
Understanding each of these elements can be used to reinforce existing positive behaviours and create new behaviours allowing individuals and teams to create changes to achieve specific goals. NLP is not only about competence and excellence, it is about wisdom and vision.
NLP uses models of exceptional and idealised behaviour which allows individuals to measure themselves and identify the ways in which they can adopt successful attitudes in everyday working life to create more efficient teams. NLP develops the emotional understanding of individuals through imitation and development of the best strategies, while also aiding the practical application of such strategies in the working environment.
There are a lot of ingredients that go into making the ideal team and driving your business forward; from mutual respect, open communication, organisation, and shared objectives, to innovation, collaboration, and creativity.
Unfortunately, day to day pressures and responsibilities can cause individuals and businesses to sacrifice creativity in the pursuit of “getting the job done”. However, to ensure your team are energised and focused, coming up with new ways to achieve shared objectives, you need to foster creative thinking and problem-solving. That is why we have an entire portfolio of outdoor and indoor team building activities to promote creativity and collaboration in the workplace – to help drive your business forward.
The importance of creativity in business has even been the topic of study at institutions like Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. But, if you’re still on the fence as to whether or not creativity should be a priority for you and your team, keep reading.
Ultimately, creativity is the magic behind some of the world’s biggest brands and best innovators. From technological development as seen by the likes of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates to different world perspectives from visionaries like Walt Disney.
There is a strong and enduring relationship between creativity and the key to business success, with both calling for the same approach to thought and activity. This is perhaps best summed up by Mary Lou Cook who once said: “Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.”
Creativity relies heavily on imagination and invention. Whether this involves creating something entirely new, or re-imagining something that already exists from a different perspective.
Business calls for the same thing. An invention is the product of good ideas, and good ideas are brought about by open communication, dynamic collaboration, and creative thinking.
No one gets it right the first time. Even those who do, don’t. They will have a cupboard full of drafts, brainstorms, ideas, and so-called ‘failed’ attempts long forgotten about. None of this means they failed though. Art and creativity, like business, is all about experimentation.
"He who never made a mistake never made a discovery." - Samuel Smiles
Of course, it’s more than throwing paint at a canvas and hoping it sticks nicely. In art, you try out new materials and techniques to see if you can create the desired effect. In business, you have an idea, which you test out to see if it fits your hypothesis – X% growth in 12 months, for example – and you run with it.
This experimentation lets you observe and collect data, so you can see if a) it worked as you’d predicted and b) if anything needs to change next time.
Creativity feeds the mind. Indulging in art and crafts or abstract and creative thinking allows an individual to experience new perspectives and helps them grow. The same is true in the workplace.
Through creative thinking and collaborative communication – think team brainstorming sessions for a new project – you can strengthen relationships with others, as well as confidence in your own ideas. This is also a great opportunity to reignite passion and dynamism, which in turn will help your business, and the individuals within it, to grow together.
Being creative is brave. Taking a personal idea, belief, or perspective and putting it down on paper, canvas, or in any other medium is a big step for many as we remain self-conscious about how others perceive us. The same can be said for the workplace, where individuals, and sometimes even whole teams, can hold back on sharing ideas for fear of embarrassment, judgement, or getting it ‘wrong’.
But no risk, no reward. By encouraging your team to take chances in something as low-risk as a creative teambuilding exercise, you can encourage them to take the same sort of risks back in the workplace. This is a great mentality for the business to have too, though your risks will need to be more calculated. But can you imagine what the world would look like now if the minds behind Google, Apple and Facebook hadn’t taken a risk with ideas they believed in?
This one should be done within reason. When it comes to creative expression, rules are – for the most part – there to be broken. You can use coffee to paint, lipstick for sculptures, build furniture from Lego or whatever else you fancy.
In the business world though, breaking rules means challenging ideas. You don’t need to break rules and guidelines to re-imagine them. If your company policy has always been to do things a certain way, but you need to shake things up for the better, why not try something new? Challenge the 9-to-5 with flexible working hours, swap the meeting room for a coffee shop or revolutionise your industry with a new idea that goes ‘against’ everything your competitors have traditionally done.
In both the corporate and creative worlds, there are no mistakes. Rather, there are lessons. Something might not go to plan, some may even say it goes ‘wrong’ – but all you’ve done is practised the process of elimination, found out what not to do for the desired effect, and learned something along the way.
Once your team harnesses the power of making mistakes – and appreciating the mentality that mistakes are just lessons to help us improve further – the fear that holds back so many individuals and companies will be gone.
Last but most certainly not least, encourage your team to have fun! Creativity is fuel for, and fuelled by, fun. If you are passionate, enthused and engaged with what you are doing, you will do it so much better. This is perhaps the most important takeaway; make the journey to achieving a common objective fun. You really will get the best out of your team.
Our Big Picture activity is a great example of how everyone can have fun and be creative, expressing their individual ideas while contributing to something larger than the task at hand. A great metaphor for business goals and objectives, driven by a focused and forward-thinking team.
So, consider injecting some fun into your next team building event with one of our creative team challenges, and see if your business can unlock new ways of thinking and leading! Get in touch now to find out more.
The summer season is fast approaching - time for picnics, festivals and summer parties. Why not treat your staff to a corporate away day to boost their morale and motivation during the long sunny days? We have several activities available, from team building events to corporate family fun days. As a mobile events company – with offices based in London, Belfast, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Manchester – we can provide a corporate day at any location of your preference.
World Productivity Day is on the 20th of June and offers an excellent opportunity to get your team together to plan activities that promote productivity in the workplace. Set up some targets and goals that on completion, will earn your employees a bonus or reward for their hard work.
We’ve put together some other ways in which you can promote ongoing productivity at work.
While it may seem to be counter-productive, being able to take regular breaks during a long task has been shown to boost productivity amongst staff members. Working for 30, 60 or 90 minutes at a time, followed by a short break to move around or get a drink, assists in maintaining a steady level of performance. On the other hand, working for longer time periods with no breaks leads to a breakdown of performance and productivity.
We’ve all heard people call themselves adept at multitasking, however, as it turns out, multitasking isn’t good for our minds. We can easily overload our brains, making us sluggish and unmotivated and causing us to lose time during work. Promoting focus on a sole task gives workers breathing room, ensuring they apply their full attention to the task at hand.
We’ve all got deadlines to work towards but encouraging staff to set their own deadlines (within reason) can help make employees feel more in control, as well as promoting a focus on the work at hand and increasing productivity in the workplace.
Your staff work hard for your business, so it’s only right that they feel valued and know their efforts are appreciated. Offering incentives not only assists in boosting morale but it can also have positive results for the company as staff work harder to meet targets.
If you’d like to treat your staff to an event outside the workplace in exchange for their hard work, we can build your tailored corporate away day or offer an entertainment package for daytime or evenings.
Our team look forward to working with you to put together your perfect activity - contact us on 03300 04 09 03 or via our online enquiry form.
Businesses have now been working remotely for a few years due to the pandemic and many teams have found that the benefits often far outweigh the negatives. While managers were initially concerned as to how their teams would remain productive at the start, by and large, businesses have realised that there is another way of operating that doesn’t involve everyone being in the office 100% of the time.
Many businesses have already made clear their intention not to return to the old normal of everyone being in the office, offering staff the opportunity to work remotely and only come into the office on selected days when absolutely necessary. However, this does mean there is the need for finding new and inventive ways of team building. Many businesses have been making use of online team building games as they contend with working from home so that colleagues still can relax and socialise with each other.
Teams that play together stick together, and if you are struggling to find fun online team games that everyone can partake in either during a lunch hour or a Friday afternoon, you may wish to read on.
Escape the Mob is a virtual team building game hosted by Team Challenge Company which sees teams log in online. They are then faced with a simple problem – to crack the code and escape the mob. The game begins with a video that informs participants they have been incriminated with the perfect heist, caught up in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The game can last for between one and three hours, accommodating as many participants as you like with a minimum of eight. This event has a number of key benefits as teams collaborate together to solve the problem and crack the code – basic principles which can be taken into the workplace (or, in the case of remote teams, the virtual workplace). Teams will quickly learn the value of communicating with one another over video chat which, as we have moved into this new way of working, is invaluable.
Why not get in contact with a member of our team to learn more about our Escape the Mob online team building game?
As well as specialised team-building games, normal console games with online multiplayer functions can also serve a purpose in the realms of promoting teamwork – as well as just being good fun. One of the most popular games is Call of Duty which, admittedly, may not be every business’ go-to option due to the graphic violence in the game, but if all members of staff are fine with its contents then why not?
If you are not familiar with Call of Duty (often referred to simply as CoD), it is a multiplayer game where players can either team up or compete against one another in a military environment. Similar games include Battlefield and Fortnite. Should you prefer to promote console games that feature less violence, sports simulations such as the Fifa series are likely to be popular, particularly amongst sporty members of staff.
Of course, the main issue around promoting console games for the use of team building is the fact that not everyone may have the games (or even the consoles) required. Simply present this as one of several options for the team so that no member of the team feels left out and isolated.
If you remember sitting bored in the middle of an ICT lesson at school, you will likely be aware of websites filled with online games like Miniclip, many of which featured multiplayer functionality. One favourite in our office is Skribbl.io, which is an online version of Pictionary. All players enter a lobby and take it in turns to draw a picture based on a random card issued in the game.
Such games are a fun way to kill a few minutes at lunch, at the end of the day, or even as an energiser at the beginning of the day. If nothing else, it will be a great way to get the banter flying in the work chat, serving as a fantastic morale-booster, especially if you have members of the team who are missing regular human interaction.
For more information on how to incorporate and gamify your business’ team bonding session through unusual team-building activities and online games, please get in touch with a member of our team today.
