I am a team building specialist based in Hampshire in the UK. I run engaging and enjoyable events for corporate clients.
Team Building Blog
A blog about team building events in the UK and further afield in Europe.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Team Building Blog
The blog at fun team building activities profiles some interesting team building activities one by one, including Go Mad In The Country, The Parmesan Job and Segways, the two wheeled ride on experience that is taking the event world by storm.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Falconry and Archery
Falconry and archery are good events for relaxed social team bonding. They can be part of a larger day and provide a moment of more sedate tempo. They are also very interesting. Experienced instructors can go into a bit of the history of archery.
Did you know that it's still written into the law that men of fighting age (over 14 years) must practice longbow for two hours every day under the watchful eye of the local clergy? More disturbingly it's still legal to shoot a Scotsman on sight with a bow and arrow in England (except on Sundays) and in certain cities you can shoot a Welshman within the city walls after midnight. I'm not sure how well your defence would stand up in court!
Archery has affected modern language with phrases such as bolt out of the blue, fast and loose, straight as an arrow, brace yourself and highly strung coming from the sport. Having more than one string to your bow is a sensible precaution for anyone, but particularly an archer.
Falconry also has interesting tales to tell. Stoop so low and one fell swoop are phrases from the sport. A 'fed up' bird will be reluctant to perform and when it's under control in the falconer's hand it's 'under the thumb'.
These activities suit certain types of events. They are enjoyable, fun and very interesting.
Did you know that it's still written into the law that men of fighting age (over 14 years) must practice longbow for two hours every day under the watchful eye of the local clergy? More disturbingly it's still legal to shoot a Scotsman on sight with a bow and arrow in England (except on Sundays) and in certain cities you can shoot a Welshman within the city walls after midnight. I'm not sure how well your defence would stand up in court!
Archery has affected modern language with phrases such as bolt out of the blue, fast and loose, straight as an arrow, brace yourself and highly strung coming from the sport. Having more than one string to your bow is a sensible precaution for anyone, but particularly an archer.
Falconry also has interesting tales to tell. Stoop so low and one fell swoop are phrases from the sport. A 'fed up' bird will be reluctant to perform and when it's under control in the falconer's hand it's 'under the thumb'.
These activities suit certain types of events. They are enjoyable, fun and very interesting.
Teem Esteem
Team Esteem is about the self esteem of a team of people, or how they feel about the group they are in. It's something that we notice on events; some teams have a really good feel about them and enjoy each others' company and with others it's harder work. Generally most of the teams we meet on our team building days seem to have high Team Esteem. That may be because the days we run are enjoyed and looked forward to, or it may just be that teams who aren't like this don't do things like fun team building.
Whatever it is, there's no doubt that a fun team building event is great for morale and high Team Esteem.
Whatever it is, there's no doubt that a fun team building event is great for morale and high Team Esteem.
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