A healthy organizational culture is pivotal for any organization. It is the prime reason for employee satisfaction, retention, and the growth of the company. Hence, in the best interest of the organization, the bridging team, departments, and stakeholders should be a continuous exercise. The idea is to bond the team.
So, team building training and exercise can include several in-house and outdoor activities. Depending on the availability of the resources (time, space, etc.), it can be consistently arranged. Listed below are the top corporate team building exercises that help to teach the value-system of the professional environment, enabling employees to understand each other better.
- Battle of airbands
In this activity, the team is grouped into four sections. The respective group has to perform the best impression of the song through air instruments and lip-syncing, wherein costumes and props are appreciated.
- Potluck
It is an act to present the cooking skills of the team. Once a while, action can be performed, encouraging the spirit of the togetherness of the employees.
- Water balloon toss
In this act, water balloons are filled, usually in summers. And the team is again grouped into pairs. They have to throw balloons back and forth on each other. The participant has to step back at every exchange. Those participants who hold the last balloon wins.
- Human knot
In this activity, the team is made to stand to form a circle. And every team member has to grab someone’s hand across the ring, suspending another side in the air. And then, they were told to link left hand with someone’s hand across the circle. It’s fun to observe if they can untangle themselves without losing anyone’s hand.
- Egg drop
It’s one of the crazy acts where a team member is challenged to keep a raw egg intact while it is dropped from a distance.
Two truths, one lie It is again one of the exciting activities where the participant has to tell a teammate the two things about the self that are expected to be accurate and others false. And the teammate has to guess the right one.
- Blind retriever
Again, the entire team members form small teams. One member is blindfolded in the respective organization. And then, the team that successfully directs their blindfolded teammate to a hidden object wins the race.
- Community service
It is one of the team-building exercises for a social cause wherein on a deserving occasional theme, the teams rally the troops irrespective of the location of the offices and local communities.
And the list is endless. Still, if you are unsure of the above activities for your team? It’s best to ask them the options and go with the most voted one!
The company can build a strong team if the company initiate and consistently practices in-time team-building exercises. Building a strong team can never happen without constructive effort. Cultivate an organization that supports each other. Reinforce relationships with appropriate team-building activities.
