One hour
That’s how long it takes to forget half of what you’ve learned on a course. After a day, 70% of the learning has vanished. After a week, 75%.
For companies who invest money in teambuilding events, that’s a serious lack of ROI.
And success depends on retaining and applying that learning. Given the complexity of the problems facing organisations today, effective teams are essential to growth and competitive advantage. They’re the powerhouses of organisations – the most powerful weapon in a company’s arsenal.
Teams aren’t just built, they need to be analysed, fine-tuned, bolstered, re-energised, deconstructed and reconstructed. And if we don’t accept this curation as crucial to the health of teams, the cracks will begin to show.
The problem with some tools that give us insights into our personalities or sort us into ‘types’ is that they don’t begin to tackle this important work, because they have little or no bearing on what we do, day to day.
They’re often well-presented – we can label ourselves with colours or symbols – but how do we carry that information forward? How do we apply it to boost performance and revenue when we get back to work?
Belbin is different
We measure what people do – not who they say they are – so we’re beginning with what really happens on the ground, not what’s going on in one person’s head, which may or may not reflect everyone else’s reality.
So, what can you do to lock in ROI and ensure that your team’s Belbin learning takes root back in your workplace?