More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers: 50 New Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 Minutes

Chapter 1. How to Run a Successful Team-Building Activity

Step 1. Before: Select a pertinent activity for your team

Why spend the time, effort, and money on an activity if you can’t identify the business reason or team benefit you expect as a result? The best team-building activity can become the worst team-building experience when there is no clear objective. If all you want is to have some fun and kill some time, play a parlor game and enjoy. If you want to improve your team’s effectiveness, you need to select an activity that will give you your desired results!

Start with a clear objective in mind. What, specifically, do you want your team to learn ...