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Key takeaways:
What are the benefits of team-building games? They foster camaraderie, improve problem-solving skills, and help team members learn about each other’s strengths and work styles.
How can I make team-building activities enjoyable? Choose engaging and tailored games that resonate with employees and can be adapted for virtual settings.
What types of team-building games are suggested? The post highlights quick games, outdoor games, and effective icebreakers to encourage team bonding.
How does Wrike enhance team collaboration? Wrike offers customizable dashboards, @mentions, real-time proofing, and version control to streamline teamwork and project flow.
Why is ongoing collaboration important post-activities? It ensures the positive energy and insights from team-building are carried into everyday work for enhanced productivity.
“Not another dumb company team-building game,” says the displeased employee. Ouch. When this thought crosses your employees’ minds, you can pretty much throw the benefits of team bonding games out the window.
Team-building activities and games are supposed to be not only educational but also enjoyable. They help the team learn about each other — how each person thinks, works, solves problems, and has fun. Whether you want to do some new hire orientation icebreakers or just bond your team closer together, there are inventive ways to do this.
To encourage your team to learn about one another without hearing a chorus of groans, below are 13 team-building games your team will want to play over and over again. While many of these games can be tailored as virtual team icebreakers, if you’re looking for more inspiration, check out our list of online team-building activities.
Team-building activities might end when the game is won, but the impact lasts. When your team laughs together, shares ideas, and learns each other’s strengths, they bring that energy into every project. Wrike helps you build on this momentum with intelligent work management features, removing the barriers that restrict the way your work flows and enabling your teams to focus on more impactful, meaningful work.
We’ve broken our favorite activities down into three categories, including:
Quick team-building games
Outdoor team-building games
Icebreaker games
Our first set of games are perfect for when you need a fast win. Check out this list of quick team-building games:
This next set of games have an added bonus — they’ll get you and your team outside! Here are a few excellent outdoor team-building games:
Our last set of games are perfect for teams who need a bit of help warming up. These games are guaranteed to help break the ice:
How Wrike fosters team collaboration
Team-building activities help colleagues bond socially — team collaboration software ensures they can work together seamlessly. After your team-building fun, Wrike keeps that spirit alive.
Customizable dashboards to visualize team workload
Handy @mentions to cut down on lengthy email chains
Real-time proofing and approvals
Version control, so you always have the right files
Because your tasks deadlines, and discussions all live in one place, your team can build off those newly discovered strengths and keep every project flowing smoothly.
Cheryl leads the corporate content team at Wrike and is responsible for overseeing the production of brand-focused content that tells the Wrike story and reinforces the company’s mission, vision, purpose, and value.
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