How would volunteering at Habitat for Humanity help a company with team building skills?
Posted on February 27th, 2010 by admin
I recently started working at Habitat and need help with this presentation I have to give. The company is interested in learning how if their management team were to spend a day building a house for a needy family, how this would strengthen/reinforce/provide better team playing/building skills amongst their managment? If any one has any ideas it will help add to mine possibly. Thank you!! 
At our build last saturday members had differances about how to put the haryplank around the windows. Everyone discussed openly their view and the they did it the way I told them to. I love Team Building.
Just going to a Habitat site and building by itself is not as good as an organized Corporate Team Building Exersize with proper planning and leadership.
I recomend sending prospective employees to see how they work in a team prior to hiring them.
Habitat for Humanity also offers a unique structured Team Building Day for corporate sponsors. The setting is a Habitat for Humanity construction site and the participants help build a home which, in and of itself, is a great team building experience. But in an addition, an individualized program can be conducted by Dr. Chris Fernandez (Ph. D. Organization Behavior, Case Western Reserve University) who currently teaches at Benedictine University in the field of Management and Organizational Behavior.
The day’s program will focus on teambuilding, conflict management, giving and receiving feedback, team problem solving and decision-making. Prior to the build day, a representative from the company will have the opportunity to discuss current work place issues with Dr. Fernandez who will then use the information to focus the day’s activities. Upon arrival on site, the group will receive instruction from Dr. Fernandez. Throughout the day, the group will have the opportunity to put the presented concepts into actual use in building a Habitat house. At the end of the day, Dr. Fernandez will conduct a debriefing session where the group can review the concepts, focus on what worked and what didn’t, and specifically what learnings can be taken back to the work environment.
Corporate Team Building Program
Experiential Team Building …with a Social Conscience (Group Volunteer Opportunities for Corporations) Looking for ways to build the effectiveness of your organization?
Improve Communication, Cooperation, and Camaraderie
Interact with coworkers from all levels of the corporate hierarchy
Strengthen Team Spirit and Morale
Looking for ways to give back to the community?
Provide the funds needed to continue building affordable homes in the Salt Lake
Volunteer the time and expertise of your group members
Experience the thrill of seeing the immediate results of your labor
Work along side the future homeowners
THE TEAM BUILDING PROGRAM
The Team Building Program is a way for groups to take a day out of the office to work together as a team. The group will benefit from an informal team building experience, doing something they probably have never done before – build a home! The group will have to communicate, cooperate and get a job done. Leaders will emerge and lines of hierarchy will be broken down. No construction skills or tools are required. Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity will provide skilled construction staff to train the volunteers and supervise construction. All tools, food and building materials needed for the day will be provided.
February 28th, 2010 at 1:44 am
At our build last saturday members had differances about how to put the haryplank around the windows. Everyone discussed openly their view and the they did it the way I told them to. I love Team Building.
Just going to a Habitat site and building by itself is not as good as an organized Corporate Team Building Exersize with proper planning and leadership.
I recomend sending prospective employees to see how they work in a team prior to hiring them.
Habitat for Humanity also offers a unique structured Team Building Day for corporate sponsors. The setting is a Habitat for Humanity construction site and the participants help build a home which, in and of itself, is a great team building experience. But in an addition, an individualized program can be conducted by Dr. Chris Fernandez (Ph. D. Organization Behavior, Case Western Reserve University) who currently teaches at Benedictine University in the field of Management and Organizational Behavior.
The day’s program will focus on teambuilding, conflict management, giving and receiving feedback, team problem solving and decision-making. Prior to the build day, a representative from the company will have the opportunity to discuss current work place issues with Dr. Fernandez who will then use the information to focus the day’s activities. Upon arrival on site, the group will receive instruction from Dr. Fernandez. Throughout the day, the group will have the opportunity to put the presented concepts into actual use in building a Habitat house. At the end of the day, Dr. Fernandez will conduct a debriefing session where the group can review the concepts, focus on what worked and what didn’t, and specifically what learnings can be taken back to the work environment.
Corporate Team Building Program
Experiential Team Building …with a Social Conscience (Group Volunteer Opportunities for Corporations) Looking for ways to build the effectiveness of your organization?
Improve Communication, Cooperation, and Camaraderie
Interact with coworkers from all levels of the corporate hierarchy
Strengthen Team Spirit and Morale
Looking for ways to give back to the community?
Provide the funds needed to continue building affordable homes in the Salt Lake
Volunteer the time and expertise of your group members
Experience the thrill of seeing the immediate results of your labor
Work along side the future homeowners
THE TEAM BUILDING PROGRAM
The Team Building Program is a way for groups to take a day out of the office to work together as a team. The group will benefit from an informal team building experience, doing something they probably have never done before – build a home! The group will have to communicate, cooperate and get a job done. Leaders will emerge and lines of hierarchy will be broken down. No construction skills or tools are required. Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity will provide skilled construction staff to train the volunteers and supervise construction. All tools, food and building materials needed for the day will be provided.
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February 28th, 2010 at 2:25 am
they would get used to working together to solve a problem
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February 28th, 2010 at 2:45 am
ever tried to pick up a wall by yourself? It’s next to impossible, but put 12 people on it and suddenly;y it becomes easy. That’s the point they are wanting to hear. Together things become easier.
The problem with most offices is that you have a few people that think they know what they are doing, a few more that make sure those few know what to do, and a few more that actually do the work. It’s the guy that swings the hammer that knows the most about nails, not the guy that looks good in a hardhat with a roll of blueprints in his hand.
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February 28th, 2010 at 2:59 am
If you visit someplace like the Point of Light Foundation, you can find tons of articles on EVP (Enployee Volunteer Programs) that will help you provide some statistics to strengthen your presentation. Also Deloitte & Touche have produced some wonderful articles on coroprate volunteerism as well. Bear in mind, none of them are H4H specific, you’ll have to take the bits and pieces you need to tailor to your presentation (using proper citations, of course!
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You can also check out the Independent Sector – lots of good information there!!
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