ABSTRACT
You’ve made the decision to hold a team event. Congratulations! This exciting decision will involve a considerable expenditure of time, energy, effort, and
expense on your part as well as for others. It therefore makes sense to be crystal clear about the boundaries and objectives for your event before committing valuable resources. The planning and groundwork that you put in at this early stage will not only earn significant dividends later on, but are also likely to prevent an enormous amount of wastage and embarrassment. After all, you would not hold a dinner party without inviting people, planning the menu, checking for dietary needs and preferences, would you? Imagine serving with pride plump rump steaks, only to hear your guests utter ‘sorry … we’re vegetarians!’; The result? Red faces all round, which could so easily have been avoided had you thought ahead and followed a number of simple rules about planning; in other words, had you invested the time to think about and define the parameters of your dinner party. The same rules apply to your team event.
