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So alongside all this…it takes a real team player
Every team working together will have days when things go wrong
Team building is so important between the receptionists – to strengthen their bond, to give them the stress release, to move on from issues
However, it is also a good idea for both the catering and reception teams to have time to know each other out of the work environment.
If you’ve never met the catering team in a social situation, if you’ve never got a feel for them as a real person, then it’s easy to be abrupt with them
Which doesn’t help when you need something done quickly in an emergency
It’s very difficult to be rude to someone on the phone when you now respect them as a friend
1: You feel invested in and more valued within the company.
2: As a manager you can get one message out to everyone at the same time, rather than doing individual meetings and things gets confused.
3: Wearing a uniform can present the corporate imagine, however it can also be harder to visualise the team member as a normal person, someone with feelings. Whether that’s hospitality staff or reception. Getting out of your normal environment and in relaxed clothing is a much more real way to get to know people better.
4: Being on reception is different from working in a busy loud office with others. Many times people don’t get the chance to build a relationship due to interruptions. You can’t converse and share a joke as easily being the face of the company.
5: It is important to build relationships between all the teams, catering, cleaning, IT, reception, facilities – normally you don’t have time to talk cross department, and people really don’t understand each other’s jobs and what is involved…..so for a respectful and happy working environment it is important to understand the other departments and their needs. This can’t happen during work time.
6: It would also be good to have a cross training day. A chance to understand each other’s concerns.
7: One company mentioned their global corporation has a ‘Support professional’ day every year. Every 2 years it’s over night event. Office services – team building, IT other departments all together. Come out feeling motivated and ready to go.
We played ‘it’s a knock out’ we had all sorts of inflatable’s, dressing up, puzzles, obstacles etc. This is when you really saw team work at its strongest there were people there of all ages and abilities and everyone helped each other out. It really made the weekend away. Everyone still talks about it to this day!
Once a year we would do a “job swap day”, It made people understand each other’s jobs and the different challenges we faced. One of the directors covered reception, but only lasted an hour! From that moment on he had new found respect for our team. I had always moaned about the Post Room, until I spent a day with them. I was exhausted and have never complained again.
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