Philanthropic Team Building
Team building is an essential part of the sufficient functioning of the organization (Dyer, Dyer and Dyer 232). Various types of team building exist such as building the team from the beginning and inspiring the team spirit in the existing team (“Community Tool Box. Section 4: Building Teams: Broadening the Base for Leadership” par. 12). In this instance, volunteering contributes to the advancement of the dynamics of the already existing team. However, it contributes to the engagement in the activity with the local communities to create the interest in the company and support its corporate values. It is evident that volunteering starts gaining popularity in the world, as a social phenomenon, which contributes to the development of the positive attitudes in the society.
Corporate social responsibility is an important element, which helps build a positive image of the company (Mullerat and Brennam 123). In the context of the case study, it is evident that the involvement in volunteering activities contributes to building a sufficient corporate image. While organizing the volunteering activities companies has a strong integration with the community and assure that they do not cause any damage to the society or environment. In this instance, volunteering not only contributes to the improvement of the team dynamics within the organization but also to the integration with the community and development of the positive brand image by taking responsibilities for the actions.
Volunteering activities are not only advantageous for the enhancement of team spirit and improvement of team dynamics, but they also affect other activities in the organization a positive way. For example, UPS mentions that volunteering assists in the development of the leadership skills among the employees. Moreover, as it was mentioned earlier, volunteering helps build the positive brand image of the company, as this activity shows that the enterprise is interested in the local communities. Furthermore, various volunteering experiences teach the employees various skills such as problem-solving and critical thinking as surroundings have a tendency to change (Thomas-Baily par.1). In the end, the companies have qualified personnel and a positive corporate image.
It could be said that UEA provides a variety of the volunteering activities, which are available for employees (“Volunteering in UAE” par. 1). It could be said that it is widely spread, as it starts to gain the popularity in the world. For instance, Dubai actively launches the volunteering activities, and EnerPlastics LLC sponsors it (“Dubai Cares” par. 12). It could be said that the organizations and employees have a positive attitude regarding volunteering, as it contributes to the team building and positive perceptions of the company among the society members. It is evident that volunteering is beneficial for the businesses and society, as it contributes to finding the solutions to the critical issues and cultivating an understanding of the necessity of the volunteering as a social action. However, the volunteering starts to gain popularity, but not many companies participate in it.
Seagate’s Morale-Athon
Team building is an essentiality, and it contributes to the understanding of the goals of various team members (Topchik 55). It could be said that in this case, the Seagate uses the activities to enhance the team dynamics within the organization. In my opinion, all of the events are sufficient for the team building, as they are aimed at taking the employees out of their comfort zones. Nonetheless, Tuesday Testing the Limits is one of the possible events for enhancing the team spirit since each of the team members has to contribute to keeping the stuffed animal with him/her all the time. This exercise teaches that people have to take into account small tasks seriously, as they are the part of their daily routine and affect the job performance dramatically.
As for being cohesive, it could be said that all of the activities except the tasks during the first day are aimed at building the team spirit and discovering new opportunities. It could be said that the event of the last day tests the ability of the team to act as a sophisticated mechanism. In this instance, the level of competition increases, and the members of the teams have to be as cohesive as possible to perform successfully. Moreover, as it was mentioned earlier, taking care of the stuffed animal also contributed to building a sufficient communication within the team since the toy requires a high level of attention.
Lastly, it could be said that UAE provides various team-building activities, which are necessary to enhance the development of the organization. It could be said that this type of activities is more popular that volunteering since the tasks are easy to implements and do not involve additional resources. It could be said that a particular organization exists to improve the structures of the teams in the companies. For instance, Turn Around offers such activities as All Hands, Rock My Boat, and Photoshoot (“Turn Around” par. 1). All of the activities remain exciting and challenging and contribute to the effective team building.
Works Cited
Community Tool Box. Section 4: Building Teams: Broadening the Base for Leadership 2015. Web.
Dubai Cares2015. Web.
Dyer, Gibb, Jeffrey Dyer, William Dyer. Team Building: Proven Strategies for Improving Team Performance. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013. Print.
Mullerat, Ramon, and Brennam, Daniel. Corporate Social Responsibility of the 21st century. Bedfordshire: Kluwer Law International, 2011. Print.
Thomas-Baily, Carlene. “The Benefits of Volunteering.” The Guardian. 2010. Web.
Topchik, Gary. The First-time Manager’s Guide to Team Building. Caribou: Silverstar Enterprises, 2007. Print.
Turn Around 2015. Web.
Volunteering in UAE 2015. Web.