
How-To Encourage Team Building in the Workplace
As with anything else in business (or life), employees follow by example and do what is expected of them. To encourage team building and teamwork, it is important for executives to work together and encourage others to do so. To create an environment that thrives on teamwork, set the precedence by being a good teammate — no, this does not mean that all team mates should be treated as peers, teams can have effective hierarchy and work together!
Ways to Improve Teamwork
- Encourage informal social events — team lunch, happy hour, or holiday parties
- Clearly identify roles and responsibilities and hold employees accountable
- Explicitly specify goals and mission intent
- Consistently adhere to process controls
- Reward hard work and teamwork
- Reduce competition between peers and encourage collaboration
- Avoid mico-managing
- Never play favorites or wane on expectations
- Express clear expectations and follow-up
- Establish communication flow
- Request feedback from everyone
- Hire teammates, not individuals
Your business teams are the driving force of your company’s success. Investing the time, energy, and attention on team building efforts is an investment with invaluable long-term results.

How Benchmark Associates Can Help
At Benchmark Associates, our team of executive experts has decades of experience training corporate leaders and teams in effective team building. Some of the team building tactics we can bring to your team include:
- Executive Leadership Team Building
- Management Coaching
- Business Development Team Building
To foster teamwork and grow your company, contact Benchmark Associates for your company team assessment.