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A team that works well together will be more productive and successful. But team building games often feel forced and awkward. Discover six fun team building activities that your employees actually will not hate, from icebreakers to creative challenges that build genuine workplace unity.
Project onboarding gives new team members a common understanding of goals, deliverables, and expectations. This eight-step guide covers welcoming team members, personal introductions, policy reviews, tool access, training, vision sharing, day-one setup, and implementing a three-month orientation process for project success.
In a business environment, the most successful teams are the ones that have learned to work through problems and make decisions together. But as a team leader, facilitating successful team decision making is no small feat, especially when personal agendas and office politics cloud judgment.
Teams that love working together accomplish far more, but most team buildings fail because nobody cares. Activities serve specific purposes: Icebreakers help new teams get to know each other without creepy personal questions, bonding exercises like Minefield build trust so coworkers aren't seen as office serial killers, creative exercises like Marshmallow Challenge unlock brainstorming in work settings, and cooperation activities like Escape Rooms fix yelling and missed deadlines.
Change management processes can create bottlenecks when they prioritize bureaucracy over solving problems. Strip away rigid approval procedures, make processes customer-centric and flexible, empower staff to take action, and improve sign-off processes. Lean change management enables faster improvements while maintaining essential communication and engagement.
Queens School and Gallup research shows disengaged workers have 37% higher absenteeism, 60% more errors, 18% lower productivity, and 16% lower profitability. People cannot be forced into teams - they need compelling purpose and desire to belong. Leaders must clearly articulate vision and continuously reinforce how each person's contribution fits the bigger picture.