Team building for small teams can be challenging, especially in our virtual work environment. The benefit of being a small team is we are able to create moments of intimacy and vulnerability in ways that a larger group may find taxing. The most impactful activity that brought the team together was a trust building platform called anythm, which connects life experience to music. We shared our "5 Moment Intro" which leverages a unique combination of life moments and music. This brought a sense of bonding, trust, and vulnerability amongst us all.
Recently our company did an offsite in Southern Utah. One of the activities was a hike at Angels Landing and it was a unifying experience for us that we still talk about. Though not all team members made the entire hike, everyone felt victorious in making it part way through the hike. We helped each other climb, struggled through the elevation change, and took celebratory pictures at the top. It cost practically nothing, but had a strong impact on our already positive relationships and will be an experience most of us remember for the remainder of our careers.
As a fully remote company, one of TeamBuilding's most effective team building strategies to date is sharing pet pictures. We made a special channel on our company Slack called #furry-friends where employees can drop pictures of cute dogs, cats, and other creature companions. This activity is low-touch and easy to execute on asynchronous schedules. These photos offer an opportunity for teammates to glimpse into each other's home lives and get to know and appreciate coworkers on a human level. Plus, the adorable photos provide an instant mood boost and are an easy way for employees to make each other smile throughout the day from miles away.
One of the best ways for small businesses to team build is to hold workplace contests that have nothing to do with business objectives. They can be holiday themed, like a Halloween costume contest or an ugly holiday sweater contest, or you can choose themes that work year-round, like cook-offs or funny photo captions. Contests are simple, incredibly fun, and create a competitive atmosphere that's totally positive. Team members get the chance to learn about each other and bond over playful experiences, and that relationship building translates into business success.
We have used a Core Values exercise to identify the top 6 Core Values for each individual. This allows us to learn more about one another, one a deeper level. This also helps us to know how to better communicate and approach situations based off of what others value. Make the activity fun and interactive and your team is bound to appreciate this!
Our whole team works remotely from home, so we need to think outside the box when it comes to team building. We found something fun we could all do together - Truffle Shuffle! They send you a kit of ingredients, then you tune in to your class via Zoom and all cook the meal together. It was a great experience we could share and laugh about, and afterwards we all ate the same dinner together, just virtually!
We run a regular book club that has been a huge hit with our employees - the books are chosen by different employees and we try and meet every other week. We weren't sure how it was going to be received when we started it but it's grown in popularity and served as a great way for us to connect, especially during COVID.
Hey there, My name's Bryan Philips and I am the Head of Marketing at In Motion Marketing. Hosting a remote campout is a great way to bring your team together. There is so much fun to be had with your remote team by hosting a campout. The company "tiny campfire" offers an experience to remote teams where they send members of your team tea lights and s'more ingredients. While s'more making is already fun enough, they also lead our employees through different, team building games that were fun and relevant to what we do. At the end of the night, your employees can enjoy a haunting ghost story, told by either one of your experts at "tiny campfire" or each other. These campouts have been crucial in keeping our team's morale high and I definitely recommend giving it a shot.
we started doing fitness challenges where we start a fitness trend on Tiktok and each person needs to add on to it and continue the rest of the challenge. This encourages the team to get creative, get motivated to engage quickly and have loads of fun in the process. The videos are something we all wait for, help us generate content for our social media platforms and spread our team spirit to promote employee engagement and productivity.
A fun and super effective team building activity is an escape room. Escape rooms enable teams to work together towards a common goal and so it's the perfect activity to see how well your team works with one another. In the end, whether you get to escape or not, you'll always remember that it was a team's effort that will definitely leave you wanting more.
Our personal favorite at ProofHub is the Life Highlights Game. This is a fantastic icebreaker game that works well for both small and large groups. We do this activity by having each person close their eyes for one minute and recall their favorite memories. It can be about professional accomplishments, personal revelations, or thrilling life adventures. We then ask our employees to stop thinking and tell us which period of their life they would prefer to relive for 30 seconds if they had the chance after they've reflected on their lives' highlights. This activity allows people to reflect back on their lives and reminisce about all the good times they had. It brings in more joy and happiness. It further strengthens the sense of passion, affection, and camaraderie towards each other.
With a business built around education, our entire team enjoys coming together to learn the latest in the lash industry while still having some fun. Any company, even if not focused on teaching, can make a team-building event out of an educational event. Make the learning fun, so your employees an benefit from increased knowledge and team bonding.
Karaoke is a hilarious team-building activity that allows everybody to let their guard down and have fun. It creates bonding amongst the team by letting everyone set aside their professional attitude for a while. In my business, we asked everybody to form groups of two and select a theme song. After the duets, we had some employees perform solos. It inspired confidence amongst employees and established stronger work relationships and collaboration. We fostered emotional connections and positive feelings between staff members through a healthy singing competition. Its ability to be all-inclusive is what makes Karaoke a perfect group activity.
House of Form, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a boutique interior design studio that specializes in creating memorable spaces. We are a small but forceful team of four that enjoys producing high-end work while allowing ourselves to take breaks to enjoy each other\'s company. At the beginning of each year, we create vision boards, whether personal or work-related, to have as our computer backgrounds. We show each other what our goals are for the year, and encourage each other throughout. For example, we were all highly fitness-focused this year. As a result of that, we\'ll each be joining each other\'s fitness routine for a day to work out together. A couple personal trainers, an Orange Theory class, and a hot yoga class. This a great way to not only encourage each other iin our own goals, but create a closer team in the process.
Any team will only perform to their best when the members understand, appreciate and respect the differences between the individual members. We aim to break down any barriers or preconceived notions which may exist and to remove any prejudices. With this in mind, we take time out each month to discuss upcoming events relevant to the particular cultures within the team. Using the information gathered, we find ways to celebrate each other's cultures as a team. From religious and national celebrations to gender and disability awareness, we have found a way for every member to discuss and celebrate the issue relevant to them, and for every team member to join in with the celebration.
CEO at Natural Patch
Answered 4 years ago
During the pandemic, our office met up for outdoor activities like hiking and heading to the coast. It was great for building strong bonds and a fun alternative for businesses. We were able to still connect even if it was outside the office during remote work and we were remote employees while still staying safe.
I'm the VP of Growth & Ops, as well as the Chief of Staff at CoinMarketCap, the internet's most-referenced price-tracking website for cryptoassets. For our fully remote team, virtual escape rooms have brought some of the most beneficial and rewarding team building experiences. Virtual escape rooms provide the perfect opportunity for a team to practice cooperation under stress, all while working towards a common, imperative goal. On top of that, your team members need to use all of their guile, creativity and intelligence in order to make progress. These activities are popular amongst our whole team, providing good fun while also allowing members to build upon their professional relationships. Hope this helps! Regards, Shaun Heng VP of Growth & Operations, Chief of Staff @ CoinMarketCap - https://coinmarketcap.com Private Angel Investor, Start-Up Advisor, and Economist
We do virtual challenges like escape rooms to build team unity. By working on challenges like this together, we are able to see each other's strengths and weaknesses and learn how to work together better.
At <a href="https://fantastech.co/">Fantastech</a>, we\'re currently working remotely, so we have daily meeting calls in the morning for status updates and discussing the activities we plan to do during the day. This daily meeting is a bit formal so we decided to start something informal where we can chat about non-work related random things. So we started "Friday Remote Lunch" to have lunch together remotely every Friday. How it works is, at a specific time every Friday, all team members sit with their lunch at their own home or wherever they are on a Google Meet call. We talk about things like what we\'re eating, how the week went, plan for the weekends and all the other fun stuff. This has brought the whole team together and the team members who were shy earlier during face to face interactions are now much more open during these calls. Overall this has brought the team together and we\'re very happy to have started this new activity.
We've done a virtual charades game where everyone is divided into teams and given a list of movies or TV shows to act out. It's a lot of fun and really breaks the ice. This is a great game for improving communication and collaboration among team members, as it requires them to work together to guess the words and phrases being acted out.