Facilitated team building that fixes workplace problems Is your team working as well as it should?

We design facilitated corporate team building programmes around one thing your team needs to get better at. Every programme ends with a debrief and a written summary, so the day turns into change back at work.

Team check

Which sounds most like your team right now?
We would suggest

The Communication Programme

  • A short opening talk on how teams lose information
  • Build a Bridge
  • Facilitated debrief and written summary

Half or full day · 10 – 200 people

Facilitated forVodacomMTNMicrosoftRMBKPMGSasolFordZurichPeermontWBHOAGSA

Team building that fixes something

A fun day fades by Monday. We start with the problem that is holding your team back and design the day to fix it. These are the ones companies bring to us most.

  • Poor communication

    Messages get lost, people assume instead of asking, and hand-overs keep breaking.

    Usually: The Communication Programme

  • Conflict and tension

    People avoid each other, take sides or have stopped speaking up.

    Usually: The Communication Programme

  • Silos between departments

    Departments blame each other and requests between teams disappear.

    Usually: The Communication Programme

  • Lack of trust

    People keep things to themselves, don't ask for help and check each other's work twice.

    Usually: The New Team Programme

  • Low morale

    The team is tired and flat after a tough year, a restructure or constant pressure.

    Usually: The Give-Back Programme

  • A new manager

    A new manager is taking over, or someone has been promoted to lead their former peers.

    Usually: The New Team Programme

More about the problems we fix

Five programmes, each built around one outcome

We don't sell a menu of events. Each programme combines hands-on challenges and a facilitated debrief, designed for the outcome your team needs.

  • Two teams building halves of a bridge

    The Communication Programme

    For teams where messages get lost, people assume instead of asking, and departments work around each other.

    What's in itOpening talk, Build a Bridge, Chain Reaction (full day), facilitated debrief

    LengthHalf or full day
    10 – 200 people

  • A team moving a ball along short lengths of pipe

    The New Team Programme

    For new, merged or restructured teams that need to start trusting and relying on each other quickly.

    What's in itOpening session, Pipeline, Team Art, facilitated debrief

    LengthHalf day
    10 – 200 people

  • Teams preparing a bottle rocket launch

    The Leadership Programme

    For developing managers who need to plan, decide and use everyone's strengths under pressure.

    What's in itRocket Build with appointed leaders, Build a Bridge, facilitated debrief

    LengthHalf or full day
    10 – 60 people

  • A team with the bicycles they built for a children's charity

    The Give-Back Programme

    For companies that want a team day with a real social purpose that counts towards CSI.

    What's in itBuild a Bike challenge, bicycle handover to a children's charity you choose, debrief

    LengthHalf day
    10 – 200 people

  • A giant chain reaction machine built by many teams

    The Conference Programme

    For conferences and kick-offs that need one shared message the whole room acts on.

    What's in itOpening talk by Mark, Chain Reaction or Team Art for the whole room, short debrief from the stage

    Length2 – 4 hours
    Up to 1,000 people

Each programme is priced for your group, not per head, and your proposal shows one all-inclusive figure. Need a reset for a team after a tough year? Ask about our adventure days. Based in Pretoria, we run programmes across Gauteng and South Africa, including team building in Pretoria and Johannesburg.

How a programme runs

We plan a team day the way you would plan any project worth the time.

  1. Planning call

    Fifteen minutes about your team: what is working, what is not, and what you want people to do differently afterwards.

  2. Proposal

    A programme designed around that outcome, with one all-inclusive price. We can find the venue too.

  3. The day

    Mark and our facilitators run everything with our own equipment, so you can take part instead of organising.

  4. Debrief and written summary

    A facilitated debrief on the day, then a short summary by email so managers can follow up.

More about how we work

Example summary

Programme summary: Finance & Operations teams

Programme
The Communication Programme, half day
Group
34 people, two departments
Goal agreed
Fewer dropped hand-overs between Finance and Operations

What we saw

  • Both sides of the bridge started building before agreeing measurements.
  • Questions flowed one way only, from Operations to Finance.
  • After the midpoint check-in, the two sides closed the gap in 12 minutes.

Suggested follow-up

  • A weekly 10-minute hand-over check between the two team leads.
  • One shared tracker for month-end requests.
Mark Maguire facilitating a team challenge

Facilitated by Mark Maguire

Mark has spent more than 20 years facilitating corporate team programmes across South Africa. He reads a room quickly and gets every person involved, from the quiet analyst to the senior executive, and he makes sure the lessons are talked through, not just enjoyed.

He also gives motivational talks on teamwork, change and shared purpose, on their own or as the opening of a programme, so the message is put into practice the same day.

Our team cannot stop talking about the events you hosted. It has really brought our team closer.

Standard Bank

Thank you so much for all your efforts to ensure that our activities were a success. Mission accomplished!
Rand Merchant Bank
Thank you for the Team Art team building. It looks great on our office wall. See you next year.
Ingrid, AGSA
Thanks for taking such good care of our ladies' team at Zebula Lodge. We will recommend your team any day.
Raquel, WBHO

Start with a 15‑minute planning call

Tell Mark what is going on in your team. He will suggest a programme and send a proposal with one all-inclusive price. No obligation.

083 230 3430info@theteambuildingcompany.co.za812 Reseda Avenue, Moreleta Park, Pretoria, 0181