Teamwork
Ben toy works for a large
computer company. he and his coworkers are on a "scavenger hunt." they have a list of questions, such as
"what is the name of the oldest painting at the Museum of Modern art?" they must travel around the city to find the answers. The employees separate into two teams. first,each team decides where to look for the answers. for example, they can go to zoos, museums, and parks. then they choose a person to go to each place. Everybody has a job to do so the team can finish quickly. when they find an answer, they write it down. the first team that finds all the answers wins. Ben and the other employees are having fun, but they are working, too. In fact, Ben's boss wrote the questions for the scavenger hunt. The company is teaching the employees to work together. Many companies now have new and exciting ways to teach cooperation, or teamwork. They believe that employees work better when they help each other. They can work faster and more easily, too. companies think this is important. Some companies do other fun things to teach teamwork. for example, one small company sends employees to a cooking school. The employees help each other while they learn to prepare a large,delicious meal. when they are done, they sit down and enjoy the meal together. they learn to cook, and they also learn to work together. Employees at another company company go rock climbing. Rock climbers must work together to succeed. All the employees have a good time and learn an important lesson, too . This is fun for the workers and important for the companies.