Team building is one of the most important organization development activities. It helps the workers to gain leadership skills, learn how to work together, acquire self development skills and build positive communication within the organization. For it to be effective the right team building activities should be selected. One of the main determinants of the activities to be selected during a team building session largely dwells on the kind of skills that the participants would like to acquire. If the participants are people who are in the managerial level, they most need communication and leadership skills, therefore the kind of activities which are selected for the team building session largely ought to be geared towards instilling these skills. Team building activities largely consists of a number of tasks which are designed to develop the group members to a point where they can effectively work together. The exercise can involve simple childhood games to complex tasks which are designed with an aim of improving the group performance or addressing specific needs. They can also range from the simple social activities which mainly encourage the group members to spend time together to development exercises which are designed to assist an individual discover the approaches which can be used in solving a problem ,learn how to work in a team and discover the methods of communication that work well in a team environment. Team building activities can be done indoors or outdoors, it largely depends on what the group aims to achieve as well as the resources which are available. Therefore small organizations do not have to spend a lot of money in preparation of these activities largely affecting other operations. Neither do they have to cite cost as one of the hindrances faced in the course of organizing team building activities. A simple setting will offer substantial benefits out of the team building activities, all that the organizers have to do is to get creative and come up with something that the participants will enjoy and at the same time help in achieving the desired results. Whether the team building activity is outdoor or indoor the main aim of the exercise is to help the teams to become cohesive units which can effectively work together to complete a task. A team building activity may be given a specific theme, for example a corporate may gear the exercise towards improving communications with a team. Here the kind of activities that will be planned will be largely geared towards engaging the team members to communicate to one another and at the same time learn the tactics that should be used to make sure that what you are communicating is understood. There might also be problem solving or decision making exercises where members learn to brainstorm together and come with solutions to complex issues. The activities that team members engage in here have a direct link to the needs of a group. Other types of exercise would be focused on helping the team members adapt to the changes in an organization as well as how they can build trust within themselves. Given that there are number of team building activities, ranging from games to role plays, it is important that events which are appropriate to the team in questions are selected. It is only through engaging the participants in the event which are fun, enjoyable and appropriate will the desired results be achieved. Creativity plays a big role in coming up with the activities; they can be borrowed or can be suggested by the members of the team. The bottom line is that they should be geared towards achieving a given objective.