Discuss the following approaches to team building: the formal retreat approach, the continuous improvement approach, and the outdoor experience approach.

In the formal retreat approach, team building takes place during an off-site retreat. During the retreat, which may last from one to several days, group members work intensively on a variety of assessment and planning tasks. In a continuous improvement approach, the manager, team leader, or group members themselves take responsibility for regularly engaging in the team-building process. This method can be as simple as periodic meetings that implement the team-building steps; it can also include self-managed formal retreats. Finally, the outdoor experience approach places group members in a variety of physically challenging situations that must be mastered through teamwork, not individual work. By having to work together in the face of difficult obstacles, team members are supposed to experience increased self-confidence, more respect for others' capabilities, and a greater commitment to teamwork.