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3 team building activities you should do MONTHLY
Team building is a marathon, not a sprint.
It’s a cheesy thing to say. Yet, many remote teams consider team building a once-a-quarter event.
We beg to differ and raise you three team building activities you should do every month.
1. Use a team building assistant
Many teams aren’t sure what to do for team building or don’t have time to organize a monthly session. Result: Procrastination and no team building at all.
Team building apps like Gomada have a set of ready-made activities for your team and recommend the right one based on how your team is feeling.
How does it know what you need? It collects team feedback during activities, a Slack bot, and some proprietary magic 🧪
Every month, login, get an activity recommendation, and invite your team to an activity that makes you feel connected, appreciated, and happier. Best of all, it’s free. Create an account here.
Also read: Team building apps for Slack.
Share fun facts and bond with a team quiz
Have your participants choose from a list of questions they’d like their coworkers to answer about them, before watching as they guess the right answer.
01. Yes
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Run a guided recognition activity
Have your participants choose from a list of questions they’d like their coworkers to answer about them, before watching as they guess the right answer.
01. Yes
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Organize a virtual cooking class
Hire a professional chef to help your team cook a delicious lunch or dinner. May be difficult for co-workers with families. To find providers and get tips, read our blog about virtual cooking classes.
02. No
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Hire a stand-up comedian
Have your participants choose from a list of questions they’d like their coworkers to answer about them, before watching as they guess the right answer.
02. No
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Team building is a marathon, not a sprint.
It’s a cheesy thing to say. Yet, many remote teams consider team building a once-a-quarter event.
We beg to differ and raise you three team building activities you should do every month.
1. Use a team building assistant
Many teams aren’t sure what to do for team building or don’t have time to organize a monthly session. Result: Procrastination and no team building at all.
Team building apps like Gomada have a set of ready-made activities for your team and recommend the right one based on how your team is feeling.
How does it know what you need? It collects team feedback during activities, a Slack bot, and some proprietary magic 🧪
Every month, login, get an activity recommendation, and invite your team to an activity that makes you feel connected, appreciated, and happier. Best of all, it’s free. Create an account here.
Also read: Team building apps for Slack.
2. Run a retrospective
How did excellent teams become excellent? By constantly asking themselves how they could be doing better and what tasks are a waste of their time and energy.
The tool for analyzing this is a retrospective (or “retro”).
Here’s how you can run a simple monthly retro:
1. Set up a recurring calendar meeting for 30-45 minutes
2. Ask the team to answer three questions ahead of time
- What worked well?
- What didn’t work well?
- What are we going to try to do differently?
3. Set up a whiteboard (e.g., Miro) to take notes during the meeting
4. When it’s time for your meeting, let each team member share their perspective and discuss as a team
5. In the last 10-15 minutes, write down a summary of necessary actions and who’s responsible, e.g., “Jerry will hand off the hiring process to Alicia”
6. Don’t forget to revisit last month’s summary. Are you tackling the things you said you would?
Retrospectives are great for minimizing distractions and focusing the team’s time on the projects that matter most.
3. Company happy hour
Drinks and snacks will always be the great uniters of the workplace. There’s nothing easier and more fun than meeting up for drinks and chatting away.
How to do it:
- Put a recurring meeting on everyone’s calendar (attendance optional)
- Ask someone to be in charge of picking a fun venue (that could be you)
- Ask your boss to pick up the tab - at least the first drink or two
And try not to talk about work too much, will you? 😎
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