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Understanding people and their “natural” (or thrust) behaviour style can go a long way to helping HR professionals streamline the recruitment of new employees. Research shows that poor behavioural fit with existing team members can lead to conflict and a significant drop in team and individual performance. So it’s a good idea to be able to interview not only for ability and attitude, but also for behavioural fit.

The diversity of teambuilding programmes implies that almost anyone can now offer some form of “teambuilding”. Teambuilding programmes are marketed using the words “experiential”, “adventure-based”, and “facilitation”. What does this mean? And what sets teambuilding apart from fun and games (corporate recreation)?