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hey guys/gals,
I'm looking to develop our small team of employees, what are some common games/activities that involve employees at team meetings.
thank you!
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common games/activities for team meetings
posted at 8/25/2011 8:46 AM EDT
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I've always been a fan of the personality tests -- myers briggs, etc. Just so people can understand the differences and commonalities in they way they work.
I also tend to like things that involve brainstorming/thinking outside the box. |
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common games/activities for team meetings
posted at 8/29/2011 1:13 PM EDT
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There are standard games like Stranded on an Island. I think you have to buy it but it's a great way to see how people think and react and also who are the leaders and followers. The best one I've ever played/used is Broken Squares but that you do have to purchase through Senn-Delaney. Great though and you can use it over and over again. |
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common games/activities for team meetings
posted at 8/30/2011 8:51 AM EDT
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Agree, "develop" could mean lots of things. If you have a team that has not worked together before you would do something very different than you would for a high-functioning team with a history or for a team that needs help.
Regardless, you would still want to do something useful and safe. I agree that MBTI is useful and so are some of the other tools based on personality theory like Disc or Colors (I would stay away from that animal one unless you think the team would like it...) If you just want an exercise to warm people up, I like the one where you give small groups 10-15 minutes to find the one thing they all have in common and have them report back to the large group. You could even vote and offer prizes for the ones that are the most innovative. I have done that one 3 times in the past 8 years and I still remember the people in my groups and what we all shared. It serves a few different purposes, it gets a diverse group thinking about similarities. It also gives the small group a common identity while giving it a unique identity within the larger group. If you want to be really dorky, you could give them crayons and have them draw logos based on their team identity. It depends on the team, some people love this stuff and others will want to strangle the facilitator ("why are we buying crayons when we just switched to the cheap tiolet paper?"). You have to be sensative to their needs. This works best if you have several small teams that need to work together, but you could adapt the exercise for a single team. |
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common games/activities for team meetings
posted at 9/6/2011 5:35 AM EDT
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try this site
http://www.businessballs.com/teambuildinggames.htm |
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Re: common games/activities for team meetings
posted at 10/26/2011 1:53 PM EDT
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I have had a lot of success with DiSC. It's easy to understand, yet gives team members a better understanding of how their fellow team mates like to communicate and process information. Once a team has gone through DiSC training, we have found they have fewer misunderstandings. Team members seem to feel more comfortable asking for clarification (Remember, I'm a "C" so I need more details" or "As a dominant personally style, I like to cut to the bottom line. Can you give me just the need to know facts first?"). We've built in a lot of fun activities into the training sessions. We know it works because department heads ask for the training because one of their peers told them how much better their team is working together after having the training. |
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Re: common games/activities for team meetings
posted at 10/26/2011 2:12 PM EDT
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Depending on the size of the group, "Win as Much as You can" is a great exercise (google it and then review the different directions for the one that fits your style and group needs the best). Cup of Power - not sure if it is out there anywhere, but I have done it several places after being in a training class where the instructor used it. Have everyone imagine they are holding a cup that represents their power. give them the option of keeping it or giving it away. Then debrief, why did you keep it? Why give it away? Why give to that particular person? |
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Re: common games/activities for team meetings
posted at 10/26/2011 3:48 PM EDT
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I am a strong advocate for team building for charity. There are many fun charitable activities that promote team building. Sandwich making for a local food shelf, put together dental kits for children sho don't have access to dental care, putting together laundry detergent packages for the local food shelves as food stamps cannot be used to purchase detergent or toilet paper, package birthday gift bags for less fortunate parents who cannot afford to give birthday gifts to their children... the list goes on and on. Inter-department groups can be placed togther to develop cohesive relationships internally. Teams from departments could compete against each other to see who can make the most birthday gift bags, many ways to promote working toether for a good cause. |
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