Team building is one of those management-speak phrases which conjures up images of middle-aged executives struggling to ford a river by building a raft or a rope bridge. But has it any relevance to how you run your childcare setting? According to both practical experience and theory: yes. Dawn Bowman, joint manager of Inglewood House day nursery near Reading, says, 'Team building creates cohesion, encourages good communication and a sense of well-being, fosters job satisfaction and reduces stresses. A good team recognises everyone's strengths and weakness and makes allowances.'
Angela Baron, adviser for Organisation Resourcing at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, says, 'The theory of management thinking is that people perform better when they are organised along team lines. The nature of work these days is much more about people exchanging information and working together.
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