Team Building Is Often Ineffective Because

question 32

Multiple Choice

Team building is often ineffective because:

• A) the activity is usually chosen without diagnosing the team's needs.
• B) the activity occurs over a long period of time, whereas it should occur in a few intense days.
• C) the activity tends to occur on the job, whereas effective team building removes employees from their familiar workplace.
• D) companies provide many types of team building in different situations, whereas all teams should have the same team building activities.
• E) all of these statements explain why team building is often ineffective.

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