Team building is very important both for the company and for its employees. Today, we’re introducing you to 3 strategic team coaching sessions
. First of all: all three are truly impressive. Now, you don’t need to think, ‘Oh no, another coaching day in a room, sitting at a table with a trainer at the front …’, who acts as though he’s a star model on the catwalk. Our team coaching sessions are specifically designed for strategic team building
and are also an incredible amount of fun.
And we wish you the same now: enjoy reading our article about our three best team coaching sessions for strategic team building, which will foster the creativity of all participants, mutual understanding and collaboration within the team.
Why is team coaching important?
First, we’d like to emphasise the fact that team coaching
is more than important. There are many team-building agencies out there, but very few that know their way around team coaching. We’ve been doing this for many years and, unlike the typically dry training sessions in a hotel conference room, we’re happy to take you out of your comfort zone, both mentally and physically.
Our team coaching sessions
are all about active participation and driving real change. The strategic elements include planning the topic, setting things up, carrying it out and, finally, presenting it. Every team coaching session involves team projects and promises creative, challenging and developmental elements. This brings about a genuine change
in the minds of participants.
Team coaching is therefore very important and better than regular team events. Admittedly, all our team-building activities
are carefully thought through and give you a nudge in the right direction. However, our strategic team coaching sessions go a little deeper and can even be extended into multi-day strategic team coaching programmes.
Here are three of our best team coaching sessions for strategic team building
1. XXL Labyrinth Construction + Coaching Sessions Before and After
Building a labyrinth is not only highly complex, it also demands the highest level of communication between participants. We are probably Europe’s only provider with a fully functional labyrinth system that is 2 metres high and can fill an area of more than 250 sqm. With all its elements lined up, our labyrinth would stretch the length of 2,5 football pitches. This makes it the strongest foundation for in-depth strategic activities.
We bring your team together as one
Split into teams, your guests will first put their vision of an XXL labyrinth team-building activity
on paper. Blueprints and concept drawings are essential for self-discovery. In most cases, there’s already lively discussion at this stage, and the alpha types among you will try to hold on to their place in the pecking order.
But the whole point of building a labyrinth is that the team has to work as one. And the more dominant guests in your group will need to recognise that sooner or later. Once phase 1 is complete, the labyrinth components are presented and discussed with the whole group, under the guidance of a facilitator. As soon as the groups have reached agreement, it’s time to start building.
From Planning to Evaluation
The labyrinth itself can be designed as a circle, square, polygon or in any imaginative shape. The teams work in their own areas, with the aim of building a large, functional labyrinth in one day. The strategic team coaching includes sessions before, during and after the build. Evaluation, reflection and comparisons between before \/ after are encouraged.
Building the labyrinth is a highly intensive team coaching experience that will provide both specialists and managers with an excellent foundation for communication, understanding and mutual respect. The event is suitable for groups of 20 people or more and can keep up to 80 guests fully engaged.
2. The Tower of Power – Maximum Control as a Team
If your team occasionally has differences of opinion, that’s not in itself a reason to plan a full-day team coaching session focused on resolving deep-seated conflicts. But if friction between colleagues is a frequent occurrence, or your team has recently been restructured, you should take action. In principle, serious conflicts don’t always have to come first.
An intensive but playful test of your limits
The Tower of Power team coaching session
addresses these topics in a very intensive but playful way. New teams get to know one another through paired activities, overcoming initial barriers in the process. Partners change just as they do in speed dating, adding a little dynamism to the experience. Teams with a history of conflict will experience a paradigm shift during the Tower of Power team coaching session.
An old game is the basis
The principle is simple: we provide several wooden towers reminiscent of the famous game Jenga. The aim is to battle for team victory in pairs, using the right strategy, a steady hand and courage. Communication between participants is essential. The towers can reach up to 2,70 metres high. So this is no mere bit of fun. This event really packs a punch.
Working in pairs is important, because only when you’re in a pair is your focus completely on the other person. You’ll have to work with different partners in different rounds. This means you’ll never get used to one another, as that would immediately create a kind of ‘comfort zone’. Communication-focused coaching sessions will accompany you, and we’ll trigger your sore spots at the most unexpected moments.
An intensive coaching experience in just one day
Sore spots might be direct conflicts between two or more team members, or simply the integration of new employees into existing structures. Restructuring a team isn’t always a pleasant experience. In just one day, Tower of Power teaches you that conflicts can always be resolved. Communicating in the right way, with the right tone at the right time, can work wonders. People who seem reserved will become go-getters.
Tower of Power is a communication tool that we like to use in team coaching sessions. It playfully triggers the desire to win. Ultimately, however, the only real victory is improved communication within the team.
3. The Mobile Escape Room Experience
We all know escape rooms. And there are also a number of providers around the world who already rent out mobile escape games. Our mobile escape room is not only an experience for teams, but also a real icebreaker and a problem solver. We have developed a concept that is both unique and interactive. Get ready for a boundary-pushing experience in employee welcome sessions.
From apprentices to board members of DAX-listed corporations
We would like to emphasise at this point that the mobile escape room
is often used by companies looking to kick off an icebreaker event for apprentices, specialists and managers. Participants get to know one another better in strategic, round-based sessions. The ice is broken very quickly, as participants soon encounter a range of different problems.
Several sessions with different scenarios
This unleashes unexpected strengths in even the quietest person, as we engage several areas of the brain at once. Communication, courage and leadership style are both put to the test and developed. The puzzles and challenges are varied. Participants must work as a team throughout in order to ‘escape’ the escape room at the end.
That’s right, we’re talking about a mobile escape room. So this is not a locked room in some warehouse. Of course, with suitable decorations and lighting from our own portfolio, we could build one of those too, but that is not what this is about. As soon as the mobile escape room is used as a strategic team coaching session,
the focus is on the team, not on having fun.
Breaking the ice within the team
There is certainly no shortage of fun, either. There is plenty of laughter and puzzle-solving, and above all, the guests get to know one another better. The ice is broken
and our facilitation gives collaboration a real boost. To date, every team has managed to solve the highly challenging tasks together. Some of our clients also plan personalised storylines with us to address specific issues or circumstances within their own company.
Coaching modules and productivity
The mobile escape room always has a story running in the background. Participants are challenged and supported to the fullest extent. The coaching sessions assess past conflicts and compare them with the new insights gained. Planned coaching modules featuring group work and project tasks can also help boost productivity within the team.
Conclusion
Our strategic team coaching sessions
, which are also available to book in part as virtual team events,
are ideally suited to strategically fostering team building as well as productivity and collaboration within the company. We focus on active modules and proactive, collaborative conflict resolution, supported by skilled facilitation. We run these events for everyone from apprentices to the management teams of various DAX-listed corporations. The storylines, level of challenge and intensity are tailored to each specific case and group, ensuring a productive conclusion.
