Planning a team building day of fun is a great way to revitalize your groups energy and enthusiasm, as well as improve communication and problem solving skills. There are many ideas for fun ways to increase your teams cohesiveness and establish better working relationships.
Team building activities span the breadth of the imagination, from cooking to sports, wilderness survival type adventures, music and dance, and a wide variety of other games and group exercises. For the best results, try to choose something in a subject area that is likely to be enjoyed by everyone in your group. However, if picking a common interest is too much of a challenge, most team building activities can be adapted to suit your needs, and are designed to provide lighthearted entertainment, rather than overly daunting challenges.
Find an activity that will require everyones participation and interaction, but without putting too much pressure on individual performance. The idea is to foster cooperative teamwork, not competition, and each persons contribution needs to be recognized as a valuable part of the combined effort.
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