Any good conference speaker's bureau understands the value of visionary team building. Conference speakers can offer wonderful value for team buildings. It is a known adage that the sum of parts is always less than the whole and team building accepts this as a starting point. Synergy is the buzzword of modern management theories and techniques and each expert in this field admits that the sum total of individual efforts always fall short of the accomplishment of the group as a whole. This is, however, easier to say than actually translate into tangible and measurable results since a group of individuals is a very complex entity where each member of the group has their own little targets to fulfill and own little goals to achieve. Conference speakers at a function are an easy way to contribute. Thus, after the persons that would be part of the proposed team have been identified and selected, the next most important step in team building is to start attempting to coordinate individual goals in such a manner that group goals are achieved while each individual attempts to fulfill their personal goals. This is the real challenge to successful team building. An example might better clarify the issues that often jeopardize the subtle act of team building. A Purchase Manager would always want to take advantage of trade discounts and stock clearance sales to buy raw materials and consumables. They would not do this only to prove how efficient they are; they might sincerely believe that by buying things at lower rates they are indeed benefitting the company. When planning your business event, remember to make a conference speakers bureau part of the organizing committee.