THE ‘HOW TO’ IN BUILDING A TEAM CULTURE
Napco Consumer Division instils interdependence through team building
In November 2018, Napco National Consumer Division held a team effectiveness workshop, bringing together the operational team of Napco National Consumer Products Company and the GCC Export Division team as part of its commitment to nurturing a supportive and efficient working environment. During the session, held at the Dubai Autodrome, staff members shared their ideas, personal career goals and needs, as well as evaluating each other’s performance in the workplace. Interdependence and coordination develop when a business builds a sense of community and support within its workforce. Through the workshop, Napco National Consumer Division aimed to foster a culture of delegation and collaboration that is essential to building positive and effective teams.
Following the feedback session, both groups met to compete in a go kart racing competition. An exercise in team building, the activity started with a 15-minute safety initiation, followed by several stages of races around the track. In the final round, the tables were turned on the fastest drivers who were challenged, according to the game’s rules, to start with a disadvantage, at the end of the line-up.
Despite this unexpected twist in the competition, the fastest three drivers managed to quickly regain their leading positions and claim their places on the winner’s podium. Issam Assi, a sales manager at NCPC in Bahrain, took first prize, Roy Varoujan, accounts manager at NCPC, took second place and third place went to Tony Hanna, sales manager of the specialties sector at Napco National Consumer Division. The activity helped to strengthen the bond between team members and highlighted how improvements in team interdependence can increase trust and empathy, and achieve success.