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What are some Team Building activities?

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�OK,� you may be saying. �This all sounds well and good. Now give me some examples.� The activities you can use to build a team are as endless as your imagination. Here are just a few examples:

1. Business adventure parks

2. Culinary school

3. A scavenger hunt at an amusement park

4. A field day

5. A picnic

6. A field trip to a local attraction

7. A day of team games and exercises

Regardless of the method you choose to build your team, here are a few essential directions to keep in mind. These will help your activity go much more smoothly:

Be well-prepared, yet flexible. The unexpected can be your greatest moments.

Bring any items or props you might need�and include a back-up agenda if things don�t go as planned.

Leave your ego at home. Follow the flow of the group even when it goes off your planned course.

Anticipate resistance and mistakes. How you handle these impacts the whole day.

Pause often. Allow your participants to think and reflect.

Involve the whole group � not just the outgoing people. Occasionally divide into sub-groups if necessary.

Choose an off-site facility away from work, if possible.

Keep safety (physical and emotional) first and foremost.

Appeal to the different learning styles represented in your group (auditory, visual, kinesthetic).

End on time.

Remember: Your team efforts don�t end when your day does! Put into practice the things you have learned from this point forward.

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