The ultimate objective of these team building activities is to promote better teamwork in the workplace because successful teamwork is the key to a successful business.
4. There are many reasons why companies turn to Beyond
the Boardroom for assistance coordinating team building
in Sydney. Many times teams are put in place without a
clear agenda of how they will work together, how
decisions will be made, or even what steps to take to be
successful as a binding team.
5. Corporate training can improve communication, motivate
employees, boost staff morale and teach any company,
regardless of size, useful strategies to improve
productivity and performance within a workflow cycle.
The ultimate objective of these team building activities is
to promote better teamwork in the workplace because
successful teamwork is the key to a successful business.
6. There are 4 types of team building activities that require
different skill sets and foster participation from
employees:
• Communication
• Problem solving / decision making
• Adaptability / planning
• Trust building
7. Most of these ideas are facilitated by Beyond the
Boardroom so your company employees can enjoy these
team building activities around Sydney, however a few
suggestions here can be done in-house and are free or
low cost!
For inspiration about corporate training activities, read
our guide below on 11 Sydney Team Building Ideas to
Motivate Staff:
8. Masterchef - Masterchef, based on the global television
cooking show, is one of our most popular corporate
training requests and is great for improving better
working relationships by allowing participants to work
together in creating a gourmet meal. The activity includes
instruction by an executive or award winning chef, a
cooking session with ingredients, judging by the chef and
sharing the meal. Results: Masterchef encourages
stronger communication by making employees decide
collectively on which meal to create using a specific set of
ingredients.
Communication
9. Create a Commercial - Create a Commercial is exactly as
the activity name suggests – participants must work
together to create a commercial. This is a fantastic idea
for getting the creative juices flowing amongst employees
and no idea is too small or not grand enough! Think
big! The activity includes concept drafting, story boarding,
planning the filming and all the elements of film
production. The actual advert itself may be for a training
video for your
10. company, a promotional video for a product or for a
fictional product / activity that the group chooses.
Afterwards, Beyond the Boardroom’s professional
filmer/editor will film the commercial, and then go away
and edit the footage to create a short commercial for your
company. Results: Create a Commercial is excellent for
communication between employees because they have to
decide who takes on various roles as directors, camera
crew, actors etc
11. Two truths and a lie - The idea of this activity is that every
participant must write down two truths and one lie about
themselves on a piece of paper, without revealing their
answers. After every member in the group has written
down their answers, spend 10-15 minutes for open
conversation so everyone gets to chat and find out more
about each other’s personalities. When the free time is
up, read your 3 statements aloud to the rest of the group
12. and ask the group to vote on which one they think is the
lie. Results: This team building activity encourages
stronger internal communication by encouraging
participants to reach a consensus, as well as letting you
get to know your fellow staff better.
13. Amazing Race - The Amazing Race is a hit television series
and this concept is extremely popular for team building in
Sydney. The idea for the programme is that teams must
travel through staffed checkpoints where they complete
challenges and activities. Encompassing various locations
across
Problem Solving
14. Sydney such as Sydney Botanic Gardens and Darling
Harbour, our version of The Amazing Race lasts around 2
and a half hours including warm up, score tallying and
award presentation. Results: The Amazing Race teaches
employees the importance in understanding that each
person has strengths and weaknesses with challenges yet
contributes to an overall group result.
15. • Picture Pieces Game - The concept of this team building
idea is that the leader choose a famous picture, image
or cartoon that is very detailed. The selection then
needs to be divided up into as many equal squares as
there are people participating in this group activity. Each
person is then given a piece
16. of the “puzzle” and must recreate their piece in an exact
copy but 5 times larger than the original piece.
Afterwards, the puzzle pieces are added together to make
a copy of the original puzzle. Results: Participants in
Picture Pieces learn how to problem solve without
knowing the end result that contributes to an overall
group result.
17. The Great Egg Drop - The team building participants are
divided into 2 groups with the objective of constructing
an egg package that can sustain an 8-foot drop. A range of
materials, equipment and tools such as sellotape and
cardboard can be provided to each team. After the
packages have been built, each team must explain how
their package is unique and the concept about how it
works via a 30-second commercial. Then each group will
have to drop
18. their egg package to see if it delivers as per their
advert! Results: Participants learn to problem solve to
achieve the common aim of both winning the egg drop
and successfully creating an egg package. This is an
excellent corporate training exercise for injecting fun into
an activity, and brings staff together in a creative way.
19. Bike Brigade - Beyond the Boardroom has a variety of
team building programs that benefit a good cause
including Bike Brigade where the objective is to build a
bike from scratch that is then forwarded onto a children’s
charity of choice. Bike Brigade is a socially aware team
building idea for Sydney companies that is a fun
experience and the end result is the creation of
something that is given to a charity so it benefits others
which brings feelings of
Adaptability / Planning
20. thoughtfulness and empathy for staff. Be warned though
– even though this is a team building exercise for charity,
it can get competitive with larger groups trying to finish
their bikes first! Results: Bike Brigade is a fun corporate
training activity that Beyond the Boardroom offer and it’s
a good option for understanding how the group responds
to someone who may not be in a position of authority as
they project manage this activity.
21. Road Map Game - The Road Map Game is superb for
working together as a team because participants must
bond ideas and suggestions to plan the best itinerary. The
participants are split into 2 groups with an equal amount
of employees in each group that is then given a copy of
the same map, paper and pens. The map can be of a
specific area, a state, or the whole country. Each group
must plan and write down an itinerary for a road trip,
which must be
22. arranged within specific parameters that will affect the
outcome – what they have for the duration of the trip,
how much money for the trip, what type of car they will
travel in, the size of the gas tank, the price of fuel for the
journey, the origin and destination and any other ideas
that may influence the trip. Any team that runs out of
money or gas will be disqualified! Results: Road Map is a
fast-paced team building exercise (the aim is to finish
planning a trip in 30 minutes) so it pulls employees
together quickly to plan this project.
23. Circus Skills - Beyond the Boardroom offers corporate
training throughout Australia in most capital cities, and
one of the unique trust building and bonding exercises we
have is Circus Skills. Circus Skills is a fun activity that can
boost morale and it helps focus a team through shared
activities and learning new skills such as juggling. Results:
Participants learn to trust each other with activities such
as team lifts.
Trust Exercises
24. Mine Field - Mine Field needs a large, empty area and
some set up time whereby the facilitator of the activity
places “mines” around the area. These “mines” can be
represented by anything (e.g. shoes or boxes). In pairs,
one team member is blindfolded and is not allowed to
speak throughout the activity, while the other can see and
talk, but can’t enter the designated minefield zone or
touch/guide their blindfolded teammate. The aim is that
the blindfolded
25. team member must listen to the verbal directions of their
teammate and navigate to the far side of the minefield
zone without hitting any mines. Results: Mine Field is a
good corporate training activity where participants learn
to trust their partner’s directions. It enables employees to
improve communication and their trust issues, which is
why they are paired into teams of two.
26. Willow in the Wind - Willow in the Wind is a trust-building
exercise that is best suited for staff who already know
each other reasonably well. One group participant must
volunteer to be the “willow.” The willow stands in the
centre of the group with their eyes closed, feet together,
and body upright. The surrounding members who form
the circle must stabilise themselves with one foot in front
of the other, arms outstretched with elbows locked, ready
and
27. alert. This ensures they will pass the willow around
without trouble. The nominated willow then perform a
number of “trust leans” against the other group
members, who aim to hold them up and pass them
around the group without the willow feeling frightened of
falling. Results: Willow in the Wind builds trust and allows
respect for each other in a safe and open environment.
To book your Sydney Team Building Day today, visit
Beyond the Boardroom Sydney!
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