Top 5 Team Building Activities for Staff Motivation
A look at five effective team building activities that boost staff motivation, improve employee engagement and productivity and give an overall shot of energy to your workforce.
It is no secret that motivated staff are staff that are going to do their best for their employer, which means that employers are always looking for ways that they can encourage motivation in their staff. One way that you might not instantly think of, but that can really help to motivate your staff is a team building activity.
But what types of team building activities are best? Here are 5 of the top ones to organize.
Scavenger Hunt
A scavenger hunt is when a team of people are tasked to find a variety of items, perhaps in one location. They need to then bring these items to a designated location at the end of the time and whoever has the most wins. A scavenger hunt is great because it has so many plus points. It is incredibly fun and also encourages your staff to work together and think as one. It also allows them to take some time away from the office, and possibly to explore an area that they haven’t seen much of before.
A fun day out
Sometimes a team building activity needs to just be a chance for your employees to escape the office and spend some time together, which means, if you want to, you can simply organize a fun day out. This could be a sightseeing tour, a guided walk, or perhaps a picnic in the sunshine; it really doesn’t matter what you do, all that does matter is that you are coming together as a team. Not only does this type of activity bring people together, but by organizing a fun day out, you are showing your staff that you value what they do and that you want to reward them with a fun day out.
Cookery courses
Cookery courses are a great idea for a team building activity. Not only do they teach a valuable skill which can then be taken away and used elsewhere in their lives, but they are also great fun too. Encouraging your staff to try out a cookery course really works as a team building activity, it is a chance to learn something new, to improve on the cooking skills that they already have, and it is also an opportunity to come together and learn how to work better in order to create a tasty dish.
Karting, laser tag or kayaking
Sometimes a great team building activity is one that is a little on the physical side. Karting, laser tag, and kayaking are just some of these types of activity. They are not only slightly competitive, which is always a good idea when you are trying to install some team morale. But they are often a chance for your entire team to get out for the day, especially in the fresh air. It is also something that your staff are likely to remember for many years to come.
A team sports day
Remember when you were at school how excited you would be when sports day would fast approach? Well, this feeling can carry on when you are an adult. If you are planning a team building activity when the weather is likely to be fair, then you might want to consider a team sports day. Not only is this incredibly easy (and low cost) to arrange, compared to other team building activities, but it also brings out a competitive streak in your staff, as well as the feeling that they are part of a team too. Just don’t forget the medals for the winners at the end, else you could have some disappointed people, who were hoping to take their moment on the podium.
It can be surprising by just how much a team building activity can improve staff motivation. Motivated staff are staff that are going to work hard and strive to achieve the results that you are hoping, as a business, to achieve.
So, why not book in a team building activity for your staff? No matter what you decide to do, you are going to make sure that your staff feel great about working for and that they are motivated to do their best each and every day.
