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Breakfast

Posted by Claudia Moser on 10:31 AM
I believe that when you work in a project, you should try to build up a team and to support the members as much as you can. Whenever acting as a project manager, one of my main tasks was always helping groups develop effective communication & problem-solving skills in my attempt to build up a team out of a collection of people.

Probably my methods are not always the classical ones, mostly adjusted to the team members.

One my latest ideas was breakfast, I thought that by sharing food, the atmosphere will be different, people are becoming more relaxed, they start talking on a different level. Our current team is made out of approx. 30 people and I was thinking that at least 10 will come. My greatest surprise was the level of response, I had 23, the remaining 7 were in holiday. They were so enthusiastic, many helped with the arrangements and my choice of food was praised.



Picture from here

I am so happy and grateful today, seeing them all around, chatting happily and simply having a nice hour together. I am not sure if this was a team building event, but what I know is that next Thursday I will bake a cake, and so will 3 more colleagues. On Friday at 3pm next week we will share coffee and cake! I think that is a good sign right?

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I can't think of anything lovelier than being on YOUR team for work! It sounds like you are very creative and caring for your co-workers!

Hugs~


If your team is together, chatting and having a good time, then that sounds like a team building event to me :)


That's an excellent sign! Motivating staff is one of the hardest things to do but once you do, the rewards you reap are fantastic :)


Last week I helped my sister with her university paper on a number of questions including essays, one was about team building, I wish Ihad read this before


Sounds like a great sign!

Must be wonderful to work in your team.

:-)


What a wonderful way to get people to relax and work together! I wish I could have had an invitation to your breakfast gathering. You did wonderfully well with your selection! Holding thumbs the cake and coffee event is as successful :)


@Sush - you are always more than welcome to join us for breakfast :)
@Sarah - yes, we did have fun and what I truly appreciated were the words of honest thanks afterwards!
@Karen - I hope it was!
@Gawgus - yes, the rewards are hopefully coming :)
@Poetic Soul - well I am sure you helped a lot!
@Misha - we have lots of fun but also work hard!
@Desiree - you are welcom any time!


I've been in project management and a project manager in my career. Food is always a great way to get everyone feeling comfortable and appreciated. Good choice. And I think the cake and coffee is a great idea. Good for you. Smart move.


@Barb - yes, food does bring people together!

Anonymous says:

Just like the kitchen is usually the heart of most homes, sharing food with people at work helps to build bonds. I'll bet you are terrific at work!


@Beth - you are right! And I don't know how terrific I am, I simply enjoy work!

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