teambuilding

‘Tis the season for… a boring office party? Same old potluck?

Are your office employees fed up of the traditional holiday event every year? Are you looking to spice up the workplace environment this holiday season? Well then, teambuilding events are a fun way to get everyone in the spirit!

Here are a few fun and fresh ideas to get your team together for some entertainment as well as learning some awesome skills!

1. A Mix-ology Class

An office holiday party is often the only time in the whole year where it’s okay to drink in front of your boss. You can take it up a notch and schedule a cocktail mixing game for your team instead! Employees will be given a drink mixing class and will then be divided into teams. Both will have to come up with a signature drink and the best one will win!

2. Crime Solving

Someone just dropped dead at work! Thankfully, only in theory. Murder mystery games are a fun way to spice up a boring office event. This is a stimulating activity to get your employees to start working their minds – in a fun way! Employees will bond by having to piece together clues and puzzles to catch the perpetrator. Nothing bring a team closer than a well-earned victory!

3. Cooking Contest

Nothing brings people together quite like good food. Put a new spin on the old cooking contest format by having the contests run a food truck! The employees will have to design a food truck, create a name and logo for it, and prepare the food. They can also market their food truck snacks to see who likes which food truck better. Everyone can enjoy the fruits of their labor at the end!

4.  Charity Run

The true meaning of the holiday season is to spend time together – with your family, friends, and with those in need. Holidays are the perfect time to be grateful for all the blessings you have to give thanks, as well as give back. You can help the less fortunate by hosting a fundraising charity game to raise money for a cause this holiday season. For instance, you can run the aforementioned food truck and raise money for a charity.

5. A Building Game

Bring your team closer together with a building game. Building games will promote an air of light competition, as well as bringing the people on the team closer together. And nothing says holidays like team spirit! Holiday team building activities can be the perfect way to promote employee engagement.

About TeamUnity

At TeamUnity, we have been providing companies in New Jersey with teambuilding activities that serve as both a recreational retreat and a skill-developing soiree. We offer an array of team building games, as well as corporate picnics, casino events, and game shows.

Call us today on (973) 325-9111!

As an employer, you would want your employees to work together as a coherent unit. Not only will it boost productivity, it will also help improve employee retention rates. But sadly, not many employees work in tandem, in fact, according to a survey by Gallup; employee engagement worldwide is at an all-time low at 13%. Disengaged employees are costing the American economy a whopping $350 billion a year.

Clearly, something has to change.

These are some of the biggest challenges companies face when it comes to employee engagement:

1. Head in the Game Phone

Surprisingly, one of the biggest obstacles when it comes to employee engagement is getting the employees to stop spending more time with their phones and start interacting with other employees instead. With the world becoming a veritable global village, it’s no surprise that every one of us has become addicted to the ubiquitous black screens. 34% of managers have reported this as a roadblock to employee engagement.

2. High Turnover Rate and New Employees

For companies that have a high turnover rate and those who recruit new employees every year will find it difficult to get the employees interact with each other. People who’ve been working together with each other year after year will find themselves forming a bond with their co-workers. A company should primarily give their employees a reason to stay and then work on employee engagement from there.

3. Employee Engagement in a Multigenerational Workforce

Another quite common barrier to employee engagement is having employees that are multigenerational. Waging together Baby Boomers, Gen X-ers and Millenials and getting them to find a common ground may seem tough. Boomers and Gen X-ers will complain about the Millennials lack of experiences while on the other hand, Millennials will want a more fun and flexible workplace environment. Get them to engage in activities that are above generational differences; food, laughter, and the great outdoors being some of them.

4. Lack of Trust

Trust is not a one-man show but a two-way street; teamwork is based upon mutual trust. But a lack of employee engagement will lead to a lack of trust in the workforce. Around 87% of employees are less likely to leave a company where trust is valued. Encourage building trust in the workplace by having your employees take part in teambuilding games that require trust and teamwork.

About TeamUnity

At TeamUnity, we have been providing companies in New Jersey with teambuilding activities that serve as both a recreational retreat and a skill-developing soiree. We offer an array of team building games, as well as corporate picnics, casino events, and game shows.

Call us today on (973) 325-9111!