From the author: The article was published on the portal "Work in Voronezh" Some managers perceive team building training as a panacea for all ills at work. “Employees are not working well - we need team building training, they will all unite there, and the work process will improve” - the simplest decision of the manager (and some training agencies). “Therefore, energize them there, inspire them, unite them, set them up for teamwork.” The trainers offer a simple, almost entertaining program. Most often, employees like this kind of “training” - a joint vacation at the expense of the company - why not? It is more logical to call such team building trainings a corporate event for employees. And, apart from short-term euphoria and good mood, they give little. They are useful as a release and relaxation after a long difficult project. But such events are clearly not suitable for solving problems in a work team. Another situation is that an advanced employer (having read, watched, heard a lot) of ideas and projects to overcome common problems as a team, decides to throw his subordinates into the forest for a couple of days so that they can “cook together” ", conquered a ropes course or other challenges. “These two days will make them a real team!” In addition to the fact that many coaches do the program itself unprofessionally (exercises are incorrectly selected, illiterate analysis, group dynamics are not monitored, group conflicts are illiterately provoked and the group is not removed from them, task assignments are not aligned training with the tasks of real life of the team, safety precautions are not followed), and there is no preparatory work (not everyone goes to the forest with tents every week). And the work of building and developing a team clearly takes more than two days. And the employee receives a huge portion of additional stress - on weekends I can’t take a break from the work team, take care of my personal affairs, the boss sent me to training, of course, this time is not paid, and even in the forest, and even climbing ropes (what if I break something?), and even everyone quarreled... How to go to work on Monday? And the most important thing is that few bosses participate in such a program on an equal basis with their subordinates. And then for the employee this event looks like fun (or mockery) of the manager - he himself did not go to the forest (or went, but only to watch and not to participate). What happens after such a training? People become disappointed in trainings as a form of education (which often happens after amateurishly conducted training). Some specialists quit for various reasons - there is no need for training, but here they are forced; Conflicts in the work team were revealed and not resolved; the manager's unpleasant position was revealed. And sometimes it happens that during the training, an employee understands that he is capable of leading a team of people and leaves with the intention of being a leader in another place. Conclusion: team building training is a serious undertaking that requires the efforts and preparation of all team members, a professional approach to preparation , organization, implementation and further support. With the right approach, such training allows you to develop the ability to unite, build a system of interaction between employees when solving a problem, train employees in self-organization and much more, depending on the initial state of the team and the tasks facing it.