Team building activities are best done out of the office, so what better way to make your team gel than by planning a holiday party off-site? An informal team building event can increase productivity, promote teamwork across departments and increase the success rate of projects as a result. However developing and cementing those bonds can be a bit tricky especially if your typical team building activities include juvenile activities such as egg and spoon races.
Remember, the people you hired are working adults who need to find purpose in each office activity. Thus the team building activities you plan should provide them high impact learning and improve communication all while developing their core skills. In other words your employees should feel a sense of accomplishment after working as a unit to complete a challenging task that is not within the confines of their work-space.
By taking your team out of the office, you will remove all political and personal barriers that typically exist in a corporate setting and remove all distractions. Some of the benefits this can have include:
- Improve productivity
- Enhance morale
- Increase problem solving skills
- Bring strengths and weaknesses to light
- Enhance the importance of planning and strategy
- Locate barriers that block creativity
- Tap into your staff’s hidden potential
Let’s face it. A team that has difficulty cooperating or working together in general will never be successful. Planning company parties away from the office, can bring down those barriers by hurling members into an environment where they have no choice but to cooperate. This is beneficial in the long run since it offers organizations a unique chance to expose employees to other aspects and personnel in the business and arms them with skills they might need in the future.
Escape Games PDX has 3 different room themes that will challenge even your savviest staff members. Some groups even choose to play one room, take a break, then come back afterwards to see if they can beat their opposing team members times.
Show your team a great time while increasing their happiness and creating a great company culture. Contact us today to plan an memorable company outing this year.
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