{"id":248,"date":"2019-03-26T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jps-inc.com\/blog\/?p=248"},"modified":"2019-04-03T20:56:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T20:56:46","slug":"your-employees-will-love-these-team-building-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jps-inc.com\/blog\/your-employees-will-love-these-team-building-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Employees Will Love These Team Building Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many companies use team building games to help establish trust, improve communication skills, and boosts morale. These activities<\/a> are usually off-site and provide a space for employees to have fun and get to know each other outside of the work environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

However, what if a company regularly works with temporary employees? How can they help them become part of a positive company culture<\/a>? An affordable way that doesn\u2019t require an organized outing is to implement team building icebreakers at your next company meeting or event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Including an icebreaking activity<\/a> encourages conversations and cooperation between coworkers. And, you never know, that temporary employee may be the right fit for a permeant hire and these icebreaking games are an excellent way to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Icebreaker\nTeam Building Games <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Play\nCatch<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Incorporate a water cooler chat into the first\n10 minutes of your meeting, and give it direction with a moving ball. Have the\ngroup stand in a circle and toss the ball to a random person. The person who\ncatches the ball \u2013 or perhaps doesn\u2019t catch it \u2013 gets to share one experience\nfrom their weekend or brag about an accomplishment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Discover\nCommonalities <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We all have things in common and this game lets employees discover those commonalities. Create groups of four or five people that are picked by calling off numbers. Inform each group they have to learn 10 things<\/a> they have in common with each person in the group and it cannot be work related. Afterward, compare notes to find 10 commonalities with the entire group. At the end, one person reads the group\u2019s final list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Ask a\nQuestion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Asking questions can invoke laughter, create a space to discover personal interests and encourage more in-depth conversations. Sample questions<\/a> can be simple or challenging. Topics on the silly side could be, \u201cWhat type of candy bar would you be and why?\u201d Or, more personalized, like \u201cWhat worries or excites you about your job this month?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Share a\nMoment<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Throughout our lives we experience moments of\nrecognition, and for this challenge, participants are asked to reflect on their\ncareer and share one shining moment. For employees new to the workforce, suggest\nan accomplishment at college or a part-time job. Before sharing begins, ask the\ngroup to look for similarities or themes from each person\u2019s experience. (If\nyour group is large, break them up into smaller groups.)  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Pick 5<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In this team building game, participants form into groups and from a facilitator\u2019s prompt<\/a>, share a list of five favorite things, like their favorite vacation destinations or unusual foods they\u2019ve tried. Employers may also use this game as a way to improve office culture with more thought-provoking questions<\/a>, like asking to list five things that motivate you at work and qualities that make a team unsuccessful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are looking to hire temporary employees, let us take care of the recruiting! \u00a0Josephine\u2019s Professional Staffing has been helping companies find top employees for over 30 years! Contact us today<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To view our current positions, go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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