Real estate firm, finance institute invest in teamwork

The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) and real estate firm Naseej BSC led by example recently: They teamed up to create a team-building simulation for their employees.

“With reasonable investment, much can be gained by the employees through the interaction they have with each other outside of the typical workplace environment,” Naseej’s General Manager Ahmed AlHammadi said. “Participants will walk away from the experience confident that the effort and resources that went into coordinating a group event have lasting positive results. This experience will enhance each employee’s performance leading to the comprehensive enhancement to the overall workflow aiming at achieving organizational goals and objectives.”

The program focused on enhancing employee performance, skills and capabilities through work-based challenges and interactive, thought-provoking activities. Participants worked together to sharpen their communication and problem-solving skills.

“Experiential activities performed as a group are an invaluable tool in trying to create or strengthen a team," Kadri Rizk, head of the Leadership and Management Centre at the BIBF, said. “Organizations that realize this are often the ones that achieve a higher degree of success. The BIBF offers a variety of activities that are designed to address common workplace challenges. They range from foundational energizer-type activities to more complex critical thinking challenges.”