Team Building Activity At Work [EASY AND AWESOME]

When I worked for a teambuilding/event marketing/events company in Orlando as a creative development manager / RFP manager… it was a lot of fun and unbelievably educational.

The focus on team dynamics and creativity and pushing the bounds of productivity and creativity and finding those sweet spots of change management and pull through. I was mainly the bridge between sales and operations… doing the work of expensing, copy writing, vendor management, sales process informing/influencing… I had experience in event management and speaking and later in life… tons of sales and leadership experience.

I could talk through this lens for hours.

But, one time… we did a conference call about multi location meetings. I had all kinds of light bulbs go off… we could have teleconferences and break out sessions and videos and shared experiences… this was in the early 2000’s…the tech kinda existed of course but was not available in change management acquisition nor cost available for that sort of application… further… the pull through of later programs was always lacking (something I thought but never really said… the budget and pricing was just not there… something small but has grown in importance over the years)… something else I learned in later jobs.

It was an odd ironic hmmm when I attended a pharmaceutical meeting where a training operated like this… it made me smile.

There are platforms out there with various modeling and beta testing of market Space which can take some of these concepts to better places. But, it only works with decent and integrity filled pull through.

It’s not exactly “jazz” but it also is….

Love this video… thank you

Pull through…it’s something you kind of understand in principle, but not until you truly experience various action and reaction of group dynamics… does it come together in a lucid and relatable concept. Intentions converting to intentional actions. The privacy, transparency and proper oversight of systems crosses through these matters… irony flows, the positive feedback loops help, but don’t completely ease bias. These things are not new.

I had. Manager once… who was the one who hired me in my first corporate job… interesting dynamics to be sure. At one meeting, I tried to show him some books and thoughts of the work I’ve done… he had expressed an interest. I usually wait for someone to care or have a common share point. It’s really just trying toe kind.

This manager still was my manger in very complex and shifting times in healthcare.

It’s all just a lot. But, there are so many wonderful pathways beginning to lighten. Granted, it make the blind spots all the more shaded… that too is understandable but can’t be completely understood. Being and nothings and All…

Much love y’all.

Hello I will apply this one on our upcoming training, this is very nice idea, thank you for sharing...From Philippines.

I went to school with a variety of majors…. Changing my mind at times. I first was political science, wanting to go to law school (still holds much love of mine), then education major, and I settled into American Studies (amazing how it studies the world too :))…. I remember reading and living Ralph Waldo Emerson and how he would give speeches around civil war and it was amazing how it inspired collective thinking of manifest destiny or collective individualism… but moreover, it spoke to what people hear in that moment and over time. Lots of learning and frankly healing and learning myself.

Later on in a job… I was a copy writer and RFP creator at a great company (Play with a Purpose)… it was teambuilding and event marketing. I would write up programs and the cut and paste action up and up to board rooms always fascinated me. The tailoring of proposals to different styles.

A few times, I would write something I loved and the owner or sales folks would be like… it’s too much. I was incredulous… sort of. I was nice and had enough business training to hear them…. But still… why couldn’t they see what I was talking about… I’d walk around Publix at lunch breathing my way back into “slicing my darlings in the proposal”…

Later in life, I was realizing what Emerson was teaching me and still does. The work of working with others and perspectives of empathy and needs… it’s a lot to take in at times… breathing helps.

I am so grateful for that education. I lost that job… about 9 months after the tragedy of 911… the travel and convention market… gone (along with whole companies who were clients). The event insurance stayed my job for a while. So many things…

I would walk out if anyone ever made me do this!!!!! I am not 5 I am 61 and not interested in being humiliated. Getting to know people takes time. You know the expression -- play stupid games win stupid prizes. I just want to do a job!!!!

OMG, talk about putting you on the spot. If someone does not get a positive note from you they might take is personally. This is just the opposite of team building. This is a team dismantling exercise.

Thanks Adriana! Great activity. I'll use it next week!

This could really boost the confidence of employees that don't believe in themselves.

WELL, THAT´S NOT NEW! TELL US SOMETHING AMAZING & NEWER!

I am going to do this at our weekly Department meeting today, Thank you

I value the depth of this content. I’ve encountered a book with similar material that was life-altering. "A Life Unplugged: Reclaiming Reality in a Digital Age" by Theodore Blaze

going to try it tomorrow.

I'm giving a presentation about positive school culture in a Master's course that I am taking and I am going to use this as an example of what team building looks like in a positive culture. Thank you!

I am definitely going to try this with my staff

Wow Adriana, your poncho is such a great one for me as am planning to host a team of managers on an away day. Thanks a million.

guys please stop releasing these team building nosense nobody at work wants to deal with it

Thank you ! It looks great.

yes

I'm spellbound by this. I read a book with similar content, and I was absolutely spellbound. "The Art of Meaningful Relationships in the 21st Century" by Leo Flint

@AdrianaGirdler I moderated our team offsite and initiated this activity as a warm-up. The positive feedback I received was truly heartening, and words can't capture how much I appreciate it. I just wanted to express my gratitude for such a creative idea. People like you contribute to spreading joy, helping others start their workday on a positive note. Thank you so much.

This lol is nuts 🙏🏾 I would remove team members for doing this 🙏🏾

love it!

This is fantastic! Thanks for this excellent exercise! 😊

Thanks, it is easy and powerful

This reminds me of the recipe challenge in Hell’s Kitchen.

This looks like a lot of fun and I hope to use it in the future. It looks like a great way to get team members interacting positively and then bringing that to our customers. Thank you!

What a nightmare. Creating a dozen reasons that i am grateful for my co-workers is a huge job since most of them I don't work with directly. Do I lie not to not hurt their feelings? My co-workers don't know how I actually feel.

I wonderful idea. I will definitely add this to my team building activities

Wow perfect thing to practice while team building. I will definitely use this whenever I will work as PC or PM. Thanks Adriana for sharing.

Today I will use it with my team!

Nice one, i liked it. Is there a way i can do it virtually

I love this idea! When someone writes on the back do they sign their name or leave it anonymous? Also, do u have any ideas for something to write on the front? Maybe after taking it off? ❤

Gonna try it

I have a presentation to do for a team meeting so my question is would this be appropriate for me to do before a HR presentation on 2024 employee survey?

As a clinical supervisor, with a group who is fragmented, I will definately be trying this poncho excercise next week. Thank you Adrianna, it's the first time I needeed to think about an excercise for team building. Really appreciate your bubbly enery and support.

Yes i am trying it, it's awesome

Plan to use the Poncho Activity this Saturday.

Trying this next week!!!

I am going to try this tomorrow.

im not doing that it looks stupid

Perfect! I'm doing this with my team tomorrow!

I'd just write you're a total arseholes and bring absolutely nothing to team...my colleagues know what I'm like and would no doubt have a chuckle. The ruder their were about me in return the better...lol.

Wonderful . ... thank you!!!

I’m going to use it this morning at my office with our team

Take it as a compliment if people in comments suggests they're too old. It just means you're a fun person, which is lucky.

Yes

I'm definitely trying this tomorrow 👌😊.
Thanks a million and I hope it will go well.

I'm so excited thank you so much for this idea! I'm going to use it in our church leadership meeting!!

Are you going to try this team building exercise at your next workshop? Let me know in the comments below. Cheers!