A team from the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group came together in Plano, Texas, on the 13^th of December to take part in a Build-A-Bike Team Building Event. The 24 participants had a lot of fun getting to know each other a little better, seeing one another in a different than normal situation, and working together to build 4 bikes that were given to worthy recipients from the Richardson Branch of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Great Dallas. The group from legal departments from the US, Mexico and Canada came together and enjoyed each others company and made a difference in some young people’s lives. It was a great experience and seeing how the bikes came together was a treat. The major treat was when the four children receiving the bikes were introduced to the team that had assembled the gifts. It was a great end to a great event. The DPSG were great hosts not only building the bikes for the children, but providing them with some refreshments during their visit.

Often teams from different locations can easily become segmented and see themselves as being in competition with each other. Rather than completing a task, or working together to solve problems, gain information, and make good decisions competition results in each section, division, department, location, etc., hoarding information, not cooperating with others, or even sabotaging others work. When this happens the entire company suffers. The competition not only hinders one part of the organization, but as one part suffers, so dies the whole. Through the Build-A-Bike Team Building Event the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group got to witness the “competition” problem firsthand. They also realized the need to overcome bad competition to make sure the organization prospers and each segment contributes to the whole of the team.

Thanks DPSG for a great experience and a great program. Thanks also to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Great Dallas for bringing the kids and helping to make the event a great experience.

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