Easy free team building ideas for busy managers
Looking for some quick but winning team building ideas that can help your team members come together? You are short on time but want the team to come out of the experience feeling motivated, exhilarated and united. The following team building ideas may be of help.
The best team building ideas:
The best team building ideas have certain characteristics in common.
- Start with a clear end in mind.
- Choose an activity that suits the size of the team.
- Debrief the activity so that participants can link what they have experienced with their job and their behavior on the job
- Reinforce the activity and the results achieved through the activity long after the activity is over
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Setting the mood for team building:
The right mood is just as important as the activity itself. Imagine what happens when you have a great set of activities prefaced with a boring speech!
Welcome the team with warmth and enthusiasm. Be optimistic. The activity is going to be fun – convey this thought to the team. This does not mean that you have to go overboard and act pushy. That will have the opposite effect.
Explain the activity to the team and tell them why the activity is being held. A brief overview gives the team the necessary information and fills them with interest as well as excitement. More importantly, it lets them know that the activity has not been quickly hashed together but that someone has worked hard to make a meaningful contribution to the team.
Elucidate rules and guidelines, when necessary. Speak slowly and clearly. Before starting, make sure members understand everything clearly. Now, you are ready to rock!
  
Quick ideas for team building
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Divide team into groups. Ask each team to think of an idea and find one word that best expresses it. The idea could be a great vacation, the organizational culture of the company or even the team itself. Team members will be surprised by the different words that come up and the reasons behind the choice of words. This activity is a great ice breaker as a lot of spontaneous conversation takes place and many new ideas are explored.
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The next activity is great for small teams. Divide the team into groups and give each group a very small amount of money. The team has five minutes to decide which member or members of the team ought to keep the money. The goal of the activity is to find the member or members who deserve the money, for any number of reasons varying from charity, donation or medical expenses to giving team members a treat and so on.
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A treasure hunt is an activity that we have all loved as kids. Give your big kids a chance to find a list of items to find. You could spice up the treasure hunt by giving them different kinds of clues. In the course of the game, team members need to answer questions pertaining to policies of the company, organizational hitches if any and so on.
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If you are looking for a great sales exercise, the following activity could be a starting point. Each team will be given a product – a notebook, pen or pencil for instance. They have 10 minutes to come up with a short jingle that can effectively sell the product.
Team building games can be cool, productive and gratifying. Watching the creative sparks binding the team together as team members learn something new is not only exciting but gratifying too. Do not lose faith in your team and you will see results soon.
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