Virtual Team Building Activities
Are you looking for a way for your remote employees to feel connected while they work from home so that they have the same feeling as being face to face and in the same room as their co-workers?
Recently I shared with you the “Best Way to Manage Virtual Teams” and my three keys to be a super virtual leader so you can lead and manage your virtual team with ease “S-V-T”.
We all recognize that team bonding is a key component to any virtual team, and these fun team building games, based on our S-V-T acronym, will help you build trust and create a Super Virtual Team of your own.
Below we share with you three videos where one of our trainers, Christine Stiller, and I review our Top Three Virtual Team Building Activities for you and your remote team members to use during your team meetings!
S stands for Sixth Sense
This first activity focuses on encouraging remote team members to use their intuition, creativity and problem-solving skills, in addition to their ability to think on their feet, while building trust.
Activity Name: Object Usefulness
Duration: 20-30 minutes
Number of Participants: 8-12
Purpose: Think on Feet, Problem-Solving, Creativity, Trust Building
Useful For: All types – new or well-established teams
Tools Needed: video conferencing, objects available within the grasp of each remote team member
V stands for Vulnerability
Activity two is a “get to know you” virtual team building activity and allows virtual team members to share their home office space with each other, since they can’t visit their office space in person.
Activity Name: Front Door
Duration: Flexible
Number of Participants: 5+
Purpose: Icebreaker, Trust Building
Useful For: All types – new or well-established teams
Tools Needed: a list of each remote team member, photos of front door from each team member, email, video conferencing
T stands for Thinking Business Owners
The third activity focuses on assisting team members to reframe a difficult situation through self-evaluation. This activity helps to build trust, accountability and shows how one person’s energy can impact the entire team environment. By providing support for each other we can build a Super Virtual Team who is there for each other always!
Activity Name: Reframe the Rant
Duration: 60 minutes
Number of Participants: 3-15
Purpose: Building Accountability, Trust Building
Useful For: New teams, Teams in Transition or Unproductive Teams
Tools Needed: Video Conferencing
That is it! “S-V-T” three fun Team Building Activities so you can have a Super Virtual Team of your own, whether they are in the same office space, work from home, or geographically distributed teams.
If you would like a written synopsis of these games you can request that here >> https://supervirtualteams.com/
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