Do you feel like there’s something missing with your staff’s performance? Then read on! Team building activities are great, fun ways to improve dynamics among company employees and boost employee morale.
Here’s a list of the 26 best team building activities and ideas from the pros:
1. Volunteer Together
Holly Harper, Director for Marketing at Sparkspace
2. Learn Something New Together
Lisa Donoughe, Founder of Watershed Communications
3. Attend an Escape Room
Eric Boudreau, Owner of Escape Capers YYC
4. Arrange Team Yoga Classes
Claudia Matles, Owner of Yoga Pilates and Health Counseling by Claudia
5. Make Your Team Happy With the Right Tools
Marc Prosser, Fit Small Business
6. Schedule a “Friday Night Drinks” with Everyone Wherever They Are
Harley Hammond, Co-Founder of Switch L+D
7. Play “Hero, Highlight, Hardship”
Tess Ausman, Founder & President of CLT Leads
8. Try the StrengthsFinder Workshop
Vikki Nicometo, Certified Life Coach & Strengths Coach, Positively Connected Coaching
9. Let the Team Choose an Outstanding Employee
Danielle Kunkle, Vice President at Boomer Benefits
10. Outsource Your Team Event Planning & Organization
Priyanka Prakash, Managing Editor, Fit Small Business
11. Schedule Live Active Shooter Training for the Team
John Graden, Executive Director at COBRA-Defense
12. Attend the “Superhero Academy”
Myles Nye, Co-Founder of Wise Guys Events
13. Create Random Groups for a Scavenger Hunt
David Laplante, Owner of Advanced HVAC
14. Set Up a Foosball Table at the Office
Steve Benson, Founder & CEO of Badger Maps, Inc.
15. Schedule a Themed “Sales Day”
James Lloyd-Townshend, CEO at Anderson Frank
16. Hold “Pop Up Games” that Foster Healthy Competition
Dominic Lill, Talk Business Communications Ltd
17. Consider Having a Sales Contest as a Team Building Exercise
Mark Sallows, Sales Writer, Fit Small Business
18. Attend an Improv Class
Danica Kombol, CEO of Everywhere Agency
19. Schedule an Annual Company Wide Event
Peter Seenan, Lead Feeder
20. Turn Team Building Activities Into Brainstorming Sessions
Justin McGill, CEO at LeadFuze
21. Create Team Building Opportunities Based on Similar Interests of Employees
Neal Eisler, Marketing for HubWorks
22. Come Up With Team Games to Improve Employee Dynamics
Norbert Erts, Founder of Cake HR
23. Include Team Building Activities as a Work Perk
Laura Handrick, HR, Fit Small Business
24. Know Your Crowd
David Jacobson, Founder & CEO at Trivworks
25. Make Team Building Activities Part of Your Company’s Culture
Dave Rietsema, Founder of HRIS Payroll Systems
26. Hold a Debriefing Session After a Team Building Event
Rebecca Baggett, VP at Bigger Pockets
Bonus: The Small Stuff Matters!
Jon Bachrach, Managing Director, TurnkeyOfficeSpace.com
Over to You
Team building activities let your employees have fun together and add value to the company’s bottom line. Nowadays, there are so many options out there that almost anything is possible. Do you know of any other interesting team building activities or tips worth sharing? Tell us your ideas in the comments below!
Sonja
Great article & useful ideas
Aaron
There are some great ideas here. The best team building activities really depend on what you’re trying to accomplish, how much time you have and where your team members are located.
Bad team building experiences can be worse than none at all and you want to be sure to include the entire team if possible.
Keeping it relevant to work is important too. Some employees appreciate purely social activities, but most see them as a waste of time or even hate them.
Patrick Obuya
Wonderful team building ideas, I very much appreciate them…
Laura Handrick
Hi Patrick,
Thanks for reading and comments. We appreciate YOU.
Laura, HR