Team Building is Booming

Ropes courses, race around the world games and traditional team building stuff has all but disappeared without the face to face work of the past year. 

But if all of your online gatherings are all work and no play, it’s not bringing the relaxation, connection and laughter potential that a more human, fun experience can bring. 

Many leaders are tapping the creativity that’s come from the online team building boom. 

Whether you run trivia or other games, send a pack of goodies for a themed gathering, make cocktails, learn a fun skill or have a comedy event, there are ideas aplenty. 

Yet these experiences don’t just happen. 

🎯 Here are 5 quick tips: 

1. Schedule it: get the date in the diary so you build towards it. 
2. Shortlist ideas: identify what’s a cultural fit. 
3. Test it out: sample the proposed experiences. 
4. Try it with a team: have a few more people experience it and get their views. 
5. Roll it out wider: press ‘go’. 

You don’t need corny games ... but even those can be fun and break the zoom fatigue of always being online for work.

💡How could you better build team
in virtual times?

▶️ Read more in this Fortune article about booming businesses in team building