If you’re a small startup business, you have a number of attributes on your side. For one, the size of your team allows for closeness, better communication, and camaraderie.
But if you’re just starting out and looking to build up team morale, a day of team bonding could be in the cards. Keep reading for some simple ideas to establish a great team spirit amongst your employees.
5 Simple Yet Effective Team Bonding Ideas
Let’s face facts; when you’re just starting out in business there isn’t a whole lot of spare money to spend on extravagant team bonding activities. But in all honesty, you don’t need wads of cash to create an effective team building experience that’ll bring your team closer.
You simply need a dash of creativity and a keen willingness to participate amongst your employees. Here are 5 small business team building ideas for inspiration:
1. Create a Magazine Story
If you’re looking to keep things a little more formal, then an indoor team building activity is the best option. But this doesn’t mean it has to be boring!
Get your team’s creative juices flowing by tasking them with the creation of a magazine cover. Even if there’s nothing creative about the industry you work in, this is a great way to assess who is creatively-minded and who isn’t.
It’s a great exercise to inspire your team to think out-the-box and ”think bigger”. Overall, this team building exercise will motivate employees and help them to visualize future successes within your business.
2. Create a Short Film
Another way to inspire creativity amongst your team is by tasking them with the creation of their very own short film. And no, it doesn’t have to be filmed indoors.
Your team will have to source their own equipment and will ultimately reveal the natural leaders, introverts, and extroverts amongst your employees.
This is also an excellent task to promote collaborative thinking and the importance of timing and delegation.
3. Attempt an Escape Room Challenge
The Escape Room challenge confines different group members to a room where they have to solve certain challenges and riddles in order to escape.
This is a fantastic team challenge which promotes teamwork, problem-solving, and employee bonding. It will also reveal who is more practically-minded and those who tend to think out-the-box more than others.
4. Host a Home-Cooked Dinner
Something as simple as sharing a meal is another great way to build up an employee relationship. The fact of the matter is that a shared meal in a team member’s home allows you to get a little more personal.
Ask each employee if they are willing to chip in towards the meal and then have them work together to create a delicious masterpiece they can all enjoy!
5. Rev Up Your Engines
If your employees are looking for a little more thrill than chill, then a day of kart racing is in order. This is an environment completely removed from the office and will reveal all the risk takers and those with a competitive streak amongst your team.
Additionally, this activity allows your team to unwind together and enjoy the day completely removed from an A-typical work environment.
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