Team Building

Absolutely, team building is essential, especially for remote teams. Here are some engaging activities that you can do with your employees over Zoom:

1. Virtual Icebreaker Questions

• Details: Start meetings with a fun icebreaker question to help team members learn more about each other.
• Examples:
  • "If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be and why?"
  • "What's your favorite hobby or pastime?"

2. Online Trivia Games

• Details: Use a platform like Kahoot! or Quizizz to create a customized trivia game related to general knowledge, pop culture, or even your industry.
• How to Play:
  1. Create a quiz on Kahoot! or Quizizz.
  2. Share your screen and game PIN with participants.
  3. Have everyone join via their devices and start the game.

3. Two Truths and a Lie

• Details: A classic icebreaker where each participant shares two truths and one lie about themselves, and the rest have to guess the lie.
• How to Play:
  1. Take turns sharing three statements.
  2. Team members guess which statement is the lie.

4. Virtual Escape Room

• Details: Use online escape room platforms like "The Escape Game" or "Enchambered" to simulate an escape room experience.
• How to Play:
  1. Book a session on the platform.
  2. Coordinate a time for the team and participate together through Zoom.

5. Show and Tell

• Details: Have team members share something interesting from their home or workspace.
• How to Play:
  1. Allocate 5 minutes for each staff member to show and tell something meaningful to them.
  2. This could be a hobby, a souvenir, a favorite book, or even a pet.

6. Virtual Book Club

• Details: Choose a book that the team will read, and meet weekly or bi-weekly to discuss chapters.
• How to Play:
  1. Decide on a book with team input.
  2. Set up regular meetings to discuss and share insights.

7. Pictionary Online

• Details: Use a platform like Skribbl.io to play Pictionary.
• How to Play:
  1. Create a private room on Skribbl.io.
  2. Share the link with your team and start drawing and guessing!

8. Virtual Coffee or Lunch Breaks

• Details: Schedule casual coffee or lunch breaks where team members can join a Zoom call to socialize.
• How to Host:
  1. Schedule a time that works for everyone.
  2. Encourage informal conversation, much like you would in a physical break room.

9. Shared Workouts or Yoga Sessions

• Details: Organize a virtual workout or yoga session with a professional instructor.
• How to Host:
  1. Hire a virtual instructor or follow along with a YouTube video.
  2. Have everyone join the Zoom call in comfortable workout clothes and participate together.

10. Team Building Workshops or Webinars

• Details: Invite guest speakers or facilitators to conduct workshops on various topics like communication, collaboration, time management, or stress relief techniques.
• How to Host:
  1. Invite a professional facilitator or speaker.
  2. Schedule a Zoom session and promote active participation.

11. Personality Assessments and Discussions

• Details: Use tools like Myers-Briggs, DISC, or Enneagram to understand team personalities better.
• How to Organize:
  1. Have team members complete a personality assessment.
  2. Convene a session to discuss the results and how they can impact team dynamics.

12. Virtual Team Challenges

• Details: Create fun challenges that team members can do at home.
• Examples:
  • Photo Scavenger Hunt: Create a list of items or themes they need to photograph around their house.
  • Cooking Challenge: Have team members cook a dish based on a specific theme or ingredient and share photos/recipes.

13. Online Charades

• Details: Use an online word generator for charades.
• How to Play:
  1. Use an online word generator.
  2. Take turns acting out the words for other team members to guess.

Feel free to mix and match these activities to keep your team engaged and foster a stronger sense of community. Enjoy your team-building sessions!