There’s no question that when managers consider teambuilding for their organization, many consider it a luxury, something to do if there’s enough money at the end of the year. And that’s usually the first thing cut from the budget, if it even makes the budget! Its easy for managers to cut these costs because there is no tangible return on investment (ROI). Its very difficult to prove that bringing in “X” facilitator to have a teambuilding workshop returns $___ to the bottom line. Things that have tangible ROI are investments that managers are willing to make such as a certain piece of warehouse equipment. But in actuallity- management can’t afford NOT to invest in teambuilding, especially in tough economic times with layoffs, and furloughs dampening employee morale. Here’s a great article on teambuilding in tough economic times. http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/hmu/2009/03/teambuilding-exercises-for-tou.html
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