5 TEAMBUILDINGACTIVITIES (THAT DON'T SUCK.)

IMPORTANCEOF BUILDINGACTIVITIES

Team building activities are incredibly important for facilitating positiveworkplace relationships, but when you stick to outdated team buildingactivities (we're looking at you ropes courses), your employees mayautomatically tune themselves out. That's why it's important to findactivities that will engage and motivate them.

By finding these types of activities, your employees will engage more in theworkplace as well, increasing their productivity by 43% according to HayGroup research. But, to keep motivation and morale high, these types ofactivities should be consistent and reoccur on a regular basis. Check outour list of team building activities to keep your employees motivated,productive and engaged in their work and colleagues.

01 ESCAPE ROOMS

ESCAPE ROOMS, WHICH HAVE BECOME POPULAR IN THELAST FEW YEARS, ARE PHYSICAL ADVENTURE GAMES INWHICH PLAYERS ARE LOCKED IN A ROOM AND HAVE TO USEELEMENTS OF THE ROOM TO SOLVE A SERIES OFPUZZLES TO ESCAPE WITHIN A SET TIME LIMIT. THESE ESCAPEROOMS ARE PERFECT FOR ENGAGING YOUR TEAM IN SOMESERIOUS PROBLEM SOLVING AND TEAM BUILDING ACTION.

TEAM TRIVIA

NOTHING CHALLENGES GREAT MINDS LIKE TEAM TRIVIA.USING EACH TEAM MEMBER'S STRENGTH TO ANSWER TRICKYQUESTIONS CAN BUILD CONFIDENCE IN YOUR GROUP'SABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER. HIT UP YOUR FAVORITE TRIVIASPOT ONCE PER MONTH TO ALLOW YOUR EMPLOYEES TOHAVE SOMETHING FUN TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

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TEAM HAPPY HOUR

WE KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. A HAPPY HOUR ISN'T ATYPICAL "TEAM BUILDING" ACTIVITY. WELL, FORCOMMUNICATION PURPOSES IT IS. GETTING YOUR TEAMTOGETHER ONCE IN A WHILE TO GRAB DRINKS OUTSIDE OFWORK BREAKS DOWN THE INTERPERSONAL BARRIERS THATCAN HINDER TEAMWORK IN THE OFFICE. IF YOUREMPLOYEES LIKE EACH OTHER AND ARE INVESTED IN EACHOTHER PERSONALLY, THEY'LL LIKELY WORK TOGETHERMUCH BETTER.

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VOLUNTEERING

VOLUNTEERING IS A TRIED AND TRUE WAY TOBUILD CAMARADERIE AMONG YOUR EMPLOYEES. HELP YOUREMPLOYEES GAIN A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT AS A GROUP BYPICKING A PHILANTHROPY TO DEDICATE YOUR TIME TO.WHETHER IT IS HELPING A LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER,BUILDING A HOME OR VOLUNTEERING FOR A CHARITY 5K,GIVE YOUR GROUP AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A DAY OFFBUSINESS-RELATED TASKS TO GIVE BACK TO THEIRCOMMUNITY. THEY'LL COME BACK TO WORK WITH AREFRESHED ATTITUDE AND SENSE OF TEAM WORK.

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GEOCACHING

GEOCACHING IS A REAL-WORLD TREASURE HUNT OF SORTS.EMPLOYEES CAN GATHER INTO TEAMS TO SET OUT TO FINDGEOCACHES (HIDDEN CONTAINERS WITH OBJECTS INSIDE)USING GPS DEVICES AND COORDINATES GIVEN BYGEOCACHING.COM OR OTHER SIMILAR WEBSITES. THIS IS AGREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT OF THE OFFICE ANDENJOY SOME FRESH AIR WHILE WORKING TOGETHERUSING PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS.

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