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Team building challenge

Sandra

Hi All,

I'm looking for advice on how to approach (and whether it is even appropriate) team building with a team of about 10 who have worked together for years but do not get along.  Two members of the team in particular do not get on (understatement- they have taken out grievances against each other and will not speak at all).  They have had 8 managers in 2 years. The current manager needs to make changes to the way the team operates and would like their input in a series of half day sessions but also wants to do some team building.  I am at a loss on what type of team building activity to do with a team like this.  Any suggestions?

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    IF two members of staff refuse to speak to each other and I assume they need to or should be speaking to each other at work for whatever reason, then there refusal is a disciplinary matter and cannot be ignored. These may be 'grown ups' but grown ups should be able to talk to people they do not like, especially when they work with each other.

    No amount of team building will ever cure this. It needs tackling directly and without kid gloves as I've assumed you tried to reason with their 'better' natures before.
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  • One other comment:-

    IF two members of staff refuse to speak to each other and I assume they need to or should be speaking to each other at work for whatever reason, then there refusal is a disciplinary matter and cannot be ignored. These may be 'grown ups' but grown ups should be able to talk to people they do not like, especially when they work with each other.

    No amount of team building will ever cure this. It needs tackling directly and without kid gloves as I've assumed you tried to reason with their 'better' natures before.
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