Corporate team-building exercises are valuable tools to use for team training and development.
Putting a team together is not always easy. A room of people working towards a goal does not automatically equal a team. Everyone on the team needs to work together.
Developing A Team At Corporate Functions
Team members need to get to know each other and have respect for each other. Developing a team can be achieved easily by activities and games that are designed to improve communication, increase trust and build relationships between the each member of the team.
There are many team-building approaches such as group seminars, training classes, or workshops on team building. Many people find these methods boring. There are many great venues in New York City that you can choose to do some of these kinds of exercises and games that will work best for your group.
Building Positive Relationships At Corporate Events And Business Meetings
Well designed team-building exercises and games can be very effective in building productive teams. Many people prefer to work alone and it can be challenging to get people on the same page working well together. The activities can also help break the ice and build positive and respectful relationships.
Such team exercises can help each person get to know and understand one another more personally. They can also help to facilitate effective team building as mutual trust and understanding begin to develop. A positive work culture can then be created where energy and morale is increased, along with work productivity.
Games For Corporate Events
There are many good team building games, activities and exercises but they need to be prepared, practice, and rehearsed that make sure they will work properly.
Egg Drop
Teams are given a pile of random materials (straws, string, foam cups, cardboard box). The challenge is to make a contraption that will keep an egg from breaking after being dropped from the top of a structure. Members of the team must work together and use the materials to make a device within a specified period of time. Teams can then present their devices one by one to see if their egg will survive.
Tower Build
The tower build is a challenge where teams will have a specified amount of time to build a tower structure. Teams should be separated into separate rooms so they cannot see other team members building their towers. A judge can then measure each tower structure to see which one is the tallest.
Build a Story
This game requires the ability to think on the go and work together with each member of your team in order to create and develop team coordination. The team is put in a circle and one person starts off a story by giving the first sentence. Then the story goes onto the next person. The story will keep going around the circle with each person adding a new sentence to the story until it comes to an end or where a new story needs to be started
Handshakes
This team-building game can help a group determine how to develop and follow instructions. Two people from the team will develop their own handshake. The handshake can have as many steps as the “team leaders” want but it can’t involve any props or materials. Once the handshake has been developed, they must teach the handshake to the rest of the team. This is a simple team-building game but it can draw attention to how the team can work together to develop solutions to problems.
Human Pyramid
This game should only be completed with people in good health. Building a good human pyramid takes great teamwork, coordination, and skill. If the team prefers, they can build a series of smaller pyramids. Once they are built, the teams can try and see if they can hold the “pyramid” for a set amount of time.
