Create some excitement at the workplace or special event including Team Building for your employees & clients. Whether you are hosting an in-person or virtual event, it’s important to promote high team morale, It’s essential to priortize team morale and implement team-building activities to foster a positive workplace culture, boost output and fortify relationships among team members. By making these investments, managers can create a motivated and cohesive team that thrives at their company.
Listed below are a few ideas on how to create Team Building activities at your workplace (that don’t suck):
Games and Entertainment:
Team Trivia
Create a trivia game with questions related to specific topics, and have team members
compete individually or in teams.
In-person or Virtual Escape Rooms
Solve puzzles and riddles as a team in an Escape room experience– which team can be the first to solve the challenge? Who is the last?
Online Charades
Act out movie titles, book names, song lyrics, or common phrases using video conferencing.
Bingo
Play traditional or customized bingo with your team using online platforms
Digital Board Games
Play classics like Monopoly, Scrabble, or Settlers of Catan through virtual adaptations.
Karaoke
Take turns singing favorite songs using a digital karaoke platform or simply through screen
share featues on your video conference platform.
Never Have I Ever
Keep track of points in this classic game of exchanging life experiences and scenarios to
learn more about your team members.
Virtual Painting
Follow a painting tutorial together and create artwork using digital apps—or physical
materials, if they are accessible to your team. During the Virtual Painting experience, create a theme or a subject that everyone can try to create and share with everyone.
Online Jeopardy
Use one of many websites or apps to play a digital version of Jeopardy with your team—
you can even customize the board with unique questions and themes.
Album Rankings
Vote on an album as a group and have each team member listen to the album individually
and submit a ranking of each song from best to worst.
Education and Personal Development:
To empower your team to learn new skills and be exposed to new ideas.
Mixology Class
From cocktails to mocktails, a virtual mixology class can be a fun team-bonding experience
that will break up the week in a fun and engaging way.
Cake Decorating Class
Bring in a pro to teach the basics of cake or cupcake decorating. Send out a supply list
ahead of time to give your team enough time to prepare if they want to follow along.
Craft Workshop
Help your team unleash a new layer of creativity as they learn new techniques to make
a fun craft or DIY.
Comedy or Improv Class
Unleash everyone’s inner comedian during an engaging comedy or improv workshop. Outside
of giving everyone an outlet to relax and laugh, these classes can go a long way in fostering
good communication and teamwork skills.
Virtual Magic Class
Have your team learn impressive magic tricks and illusions through a virtual magic class. From
card tricks to practiced deception, these classes can be a fun way to unwind as a group.
Photography Class
Enhance your photo-taking or editing skills in a workshop all about capturing the perfect photo.
Your team could learn about composition, lighting, and editing techniques.
Cooking or Baking Class Help your team discover new recipes and
culinary techniques with a virtual cooking or baking class.
Professional Development:
Leadership Training
Foster team alignment, improve communication, and help develop leaders amongst your team with
virtual trainings in things like decision-making, emotional intelligence, and adaptability.
Sales Training
Provide your staff with invaluable Sales training that will take them to the next level of generating revenue
for your company. Training can be for beginners or for advanced sales people that will create high impact results.
Conflict Resolution Training
Provide your remote workforce with valuable skills and strategies to effectively manage and resolve
conflict. Participants can learn skills like active listening, effective communication, and negotiation
techniques that can help them address differences and nurture collaborative relationships.
Mentoring Programs
Mentorship programs can help facilitate professional and personal growth, knowledge sharing, and
relationship-building in remote teams. They provide opportunities for cross-functional guidance and
support, fostering a company-wide culture of learning, development, and support.
Skill Development Trainings
Help your team improve specific skills and competencies that are relevant to their role by facilitating trainings or skill-share
classes that provide targeted learning opportunities that will benefit multiple individuals on your team.
By engaging in team-building activities, remote employees can build trust, improve understanding, and overall improve teamwork and collaboration. Team building can also promote transparent communication, helping to bridge gaps in communication that can arise in remote work settings. Another key factor of team morale building is the impact it can have on the well-being of your employees. Providing remote workers with the opportunity to socialize, unwind, and relieve stress fosters a positive work-life balance which can increase job satisfaction, reduce burnout, and improve overall mental wellness.
Hopefully you can utilize some of these suggestions for your next Employee Special Event. By putting the strategies, suggestions, and exercises into practice, you’ll be equipped to handle the challenges of managing remote teams and cultivate a positive, engaged, and high performing workforce. Icebreakers, virtual games, and guidance on how to adapt team-building activities to suit everyone’s personalities are just a few of the resources available to you to foster teamwork and boost morale.
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