The strength of your team directly correlates to their success in achieving goals efficiently. Of course, working on a project together may improve team building, but there are other measures you can take that may be better. In this setting, your employees can focus solely on team building, rather than having to focus on a project that hopefully induces some team building. Here are some beneficial team building activities that your team can try in the workplace.
- Professional development workshops
- Lunch outings
- Icebreakers at meetings
- Group mentoring
- Job shadowing days
- Employee hobby clubs
- Volunteer outings
- Team-oriented games or sports
Not every team building exercise has to be a game of laser tag, but it should be exciting nonetheless. As Forbes tells us, the most successful, memorable team building events are ones that don’t feel like a day at the office.
Here’s the takeaway: don’t force it; enjoyable moments have to come naturally. Also, ditch the cookie-cutter ideas for something more creative, and make sure the positive vibes stay alive after the team comes back into the office.
