Most people think team building is just a fun break from work. That is a mistake. True team building is a strategic tool that can be tied to specific business outcomes. You can create an environment where people actually want to work together. If an activity doesn’t help your team perform better, it’s just a distraction.
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Desk Item “Show and Tell” Sitting at your desk with your laptop in front of you, mouse and keyboard, and little trinkets and sticky notes. It’s just what you presume to be a normal desk setup. That is until you have to pick one random item on your desk, within arm’s reach, and show it off to all of your […]
Building a Team in a Challenging Economy Building a team or increasing teamwork in an organization can be more challenging in a tough economy. However, it is critical that good leaders spend time building a strong team culture and a positive team atmosphere. It becomes even more important when things aren’t going so well in the company. When the economy
Why Do We Need Team Building? Is team development a good investment for companies? Company leaders often want to create a culture of “One big team.” Then, this same group of leaders thinks small when they come around to organizing team activities. You don’t need to departmentalize your team-building. On the contrary, big team-building events lead to big team advantages
The Minefield Team Building Game is a high-stakes communication team-building activity that mirrors the real-world challenge of “signal vs. noise.” In this activity, a “Traveler” is blindfolded and must navigate a floor covered with obstacles—the “mines”—relying solely on their teammates’ verbal directions. Because multiple teams are shouting directions simultaneously, the room becomes a cacophony of competing signals. It is a
Five Ways to Add Fun and Energy to Your Meeting or Convention Are you staring another boring convention in the face and don’t know how to liven up the meeting? Below are five ways to add fun and energy to your meeting or annual convention. If you’ve been drafted to organize your next team meeting or convention, you have both
Imagine kicking off your next 200-person annual meeting without a single PowerPoint slide. Instead, you ask a single question, and the entire room erupts into movement, conversation, and laughter as people physically navigate the floor to find their place in the world. This is The Human Map, and it is arguably the most effective way to visually demonstrate the scale
