Want to identify who communicates the best in your company? Want to increase team effectiveness? Try some of these team building activities! Vantage Point Consulting reviews some of the reasons for team building activities: "Strengthening employee communication and leadership not only creates a more fun and creative environment, but it also increases effectiveness in work related tasks."
If employees or management do not have a good working relationship with one another, there can be some unforeseen problems in the future. Vantage Point Consulting points out that by utilizing team building activities, a company can reach their goals faster and more efficiently. The team building activities presented here should be carried out fairly frequently to reach a better unification of the team.
In this article, Vantage Point Consulting reviews the best team building exercises they feel works for them are the paper tearing game, survival scenario, and the egg drop.
The paper tearing game points out the need for two way communication. Effective Communication comes from not only employees, but also management. Vantage Point Consulting reviews this activity: First off, give all of your group members a sheet of paper. It doesn't matter what the paper is, but everyone's should be the same. Then have members of the group close their eyes and follow instructions. Also let them know that they are not to speak or ask questions. Then give the group directions to fold their paper in half and tear off the top right hand corner. Tell them to fold it in half again and tear off the top left hand corner. Repeat this two more times until the bottom two corners of the paper have been torn off as well. Don't give specific directions, just tell them enough to create action. After complete, have the group open their eyes and unfold their papers. Review with the group that their papers don't look anything like yours, and comment on the need for two-way communication.
The island survival challenge lets you review with the group who the leaders are and how to lead. Vantage Point Consulting reviews how to perform this team building activity: Have members of your group be all in one big circle. Then give them a narrative describing that they have all been shipwrecked on an island and their boat is washed ashore with them. Tell the group that they were all able to sift through the remains and give them a list of some 10 -20 items that were found. Then tell the group that they have to rank these items in order of importance to survival. Give them a time limit. During this exercise be sure to note and review how the rankings come to be. You will see leaders and followers. You may even see some ideas being thrown aside, while others are more welcomed. After the time limit has been reached, review with the group how the decisions were made. This activity can be quite enlightening.
The egg drop exercise increases creativity and group communication. Vantage Point Consulting guides us through this exercise: The materials required are a ladder, an easily scrub-able room (or outside), and some materials to help eggs float down without breaking (foam, parachutes, springs, etc.). You can be really creative with this one. Then divide your team into groups and have them come up with their own device that will allow an egg a safe journey from the ladder to the ground without breaking. Before they actually drop their egg devices, have them present to the other groups what their device is and how it works. Then, let them drop their eggs to see if they actually work. The point here isn't to see who comes up with a device that works, in fact, many probably will. Be sure to review with the group after the activity how they came to their ideas, who put the most work in, who just sort of 'hung out,' and why they picked their presenter. In this process, not only will you save a couple of eggs lives, but you will also emphasize communication and teamwork.
To better increase employee effectiveness, Vantage Point Consulting reviews several unique teambuilding activities throughout an employee's training. These activities also help to strengthen bonds between employees in different departments and split them up from their normal 'clicks.' By using some of these team building activities, you will see an increase in morale, effectiveness, and communication.
If employees or management do not have a good working relationship with one another, there can be some unforeseen problems in the future. Vantage Point Consulting points out that by utilizing team building activities, a company can reach their goals faster and more efficiently. The team building activities presented here should be carried out fairly frequently to reach a better unification of the team.
In this article, Vantage Point Consulting reviews the best team building exercises they feel works for them are the paper tearing game, survival scenario, and the egg drop.
The paper tearing game points out the need for two way communication. Effective Communication comes from not only employees, but also management. Vantage Point Consulting reviews this activity: First off, give all of your group members a sheet of paper. It doesn't matter what the paper is, but everyone's should be the same. Then have members of the group close their eyes and follow instructions. Also let them know that they are not to speak or ask questions. Then give the group directions to fold their paper in half and tear off the top right hand corner. Tell them to fold it in half again and tear off the top left hand corner. Repeat this two more times until the bottom two corners of the paper have been torn off as well. Don't give specific directions, just tell them enough to create action. After complete, have the group open their eyes and unfold their papers. Review with the group that their papers don't look anything like yours, and comment on the need for two-way communication.
The island survival challenge lets you review with the group who the leaders are and how to lead. Vantage Point Consulting reviews how to perform this team building activity: Have members of your group be all in one big circle. Then give them a narrative describing that they have all been shipwrecked on an island and their boat is washed ashore with them. Tell the group that they were all able to sift through the remains and give them a list of some 10 -20 items that were found. Then tell the group that they have to rank these items in order of importance to survival. Give them a time limit. During this exercise be sure to note and review how the rankings come to be. You will see leaders and followers. You may even see some ideas being thrown aside, while others are more welcomed. After the time limit has been reached, review with the group how the decisions were made. This activity can be quite enlightening.
The egg drop exercise increases creativity and group communication. Vantage Point Consulting guides us through this exercise: The materials required are a ladder, an easily scrub-able room (or outside), and some materials to help eggs float down without breaking (foam, parachutes, springs, etc.). You can be really creative with this one. Then divide your team into groups and have them come up with their own device that will allow an egg a safe journey from the ladder to the ground without breaking. Before they actually drop their egg devices, have them present to the other groups what their device is and how it works. Then, let them drop their eggs to see if they actually work. The point here isn't to see who comes up with a device that works, in fact, many probably will. Be sure to review with the group after the activity how they came to their ideas, who put the most work in, who just sort of 'hung out,' and why they picked their presenter. In this process, not only will you save a couple of eggs lives, but you will also emphasize communication and teamwork.
To better increase employee effectiveness, Vantage Point Consulting reviews several unique teambuilding activities throughout an employee's training. These activities also help to strengthen bonds between employees in different departments and split them up from their normal 'clicks.' By using some of these team building activities, you will see an increase in morale, effectiveness, and communication.
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