Category: Charitable Team Building
Give back while getting closer! A charity team building exercise can bring people together as they do good for others. Here’s some tips and success stories on bringing your team closer together for charity.
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The Greatest Bike Build on Earth
Over 300 bikes and helmets have been donated through TeamBonding programs like The Charity Bike Build and The Ultimate Charity Build so far in 2014.
TeamBonding Does the Do Good Bus
As you may have noticed, we’ve been all a buzz about the Do Good Bus by TeamBonding and our team likes to walk the talk.
To Inc. 5000 and Beyond!
Anyone who operates a small business can relate to the scene in Pixar’s Toy Story where Buzz demonstrates his ability to “fall with style”.
Feature Friday | The Ultimate Charity Team Building Program
There are several things in life that are just better combined together.
Feature Friday | Charity Team Building Activities
Raise your hand if you have ever gone to, or taken your children to, Build-A-Bear Workshop. (more…)
Team Building Plan Tip: Always Respect the Mojo
For the best experience possible, you have to let the mojo flow. It’s a perfect storm… the facilitator has your team working together to build bikes, move a marble across the room or solve the latest CSI case, they’re having a blast and bonding… exactly like you wanted them to. And then… it all comes crashing down because of an interruption that wasn’t part of your team building plan. (more…)
Team Building Details Tip | The Little Things are the Big Things
A successful event isn’t just about picking the right event and venue, it’s about the little things too. There are a few more team building details that goes into it. If your team is fired up and ready to win the scavenger hunt, game show or make the best chili, the last thing you want is for all that enthusiasm to come to a screeching halt because your planning didn’t allow enough time for setup.
Team Building Details Tip: Don’t Fall Victim to The Slump!
The post-lunch slump makes you think “nap time”. What do you think it does to your team? You can’t fight biology… regardless of how involved your team is in the event, there is going to be a mid-afternoon enthusiasm “challenge”. Preparing for this is the best way to keep up the momentum and stop your team from sneaking off to find the nearest couch. (more…)
Team Building Tip: Competitive v.s. Collaborative
Don’t make them compete if they like to collaborate. Picking the right Team Building style for your event will help your team be more receptive.
DIY Team Building Exercise | Warm Fuzzies
Get started with this simple DIY team building exercise. DIY EXERCISE GOAL: Participants will gain a deeper understanding of their own personal value.
Team Building Tip: Set Expectations on Focused Fun
Make sure your team understands the difference between a meaningful event that is fun and just not having to “work”. A quality Team Building event and facilitator will ensure your staff enjoys themselves; after all… that’s the best, most effective type of Team Building. However, if they see the event as just a break from work where they can gab on their cell phones and come and go as they please, the event won’t have the lasting impact you’re hoping for. (more…)
Team Building Tip: Don’t Scare the Venue Staff
Set the expectations of the event for the venue staff, so they don’t panic at all the activity and potential noise. Some Team Building events can get pretty crazy (by design, because that makes them more fun… and more effective!) But don’t scare the venue staff when they see your team running around being crazy. (more…)
Fun Team Building Tip: Get the Party Started
Getting off to a rough start can kill your fun team building event before things get going… and delays are a rough start. It’s a huge bummer when you are excited about starting a fun team building event, but there is a delay because the entire group isn’t there yet. So you end up waiting… (more…)
Be a Space Hog & Don’t Feel Bad | Team Building Programs Tip
When team building programs lack adequate space for activities it can really put a damper on the fun. Team building programs can be difficult to plan. Many things can put a storm cloud over the process, and not having enough space is one of those things. Do you want your team to be involved, enthusiastic, having fun and bonding with their co-workers… or complaining about not having enough space? (more…)
Building a Team: Storming
Sometimes building a team can feel like being on Survivor Island, with everyone fighting to make sure their strategy will win out in the end.
Team Building Exercise | Mammoth Monument
Get started with this simple DIY team building exercise. Let us know how it goes! EXERCISE GOAL: To create an icon that serves to represent and unite the participants as a single team. (more…)
Building a Team | Forming
Unless you’re stranded alone on a deserted island, chances are good that you are part of a team on a regular basis.
Best Team Building | Pub Crawl Scaventure
What better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the luck o’the Irish than with one of the best team building programs out there, a good old fashioned pub crawl?
What makes your team successful?
Does a lucky shamrock make your team successful? Or is it strong, successful team leadership characteristics?
Best Team Building | It’s a Mad Mad Mad Dash World
Would you believe that sometimes a wild goose chase is a good thing? Well, it is! In fact, sometimes it’s the difference between work and teamwork.
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