Many companies and organisations have adopted working remotely or creating virtual teams. Some businesses find this set-up more productive and profitable than having their employees work on-site. Others have sought to adapt to unique circumstances and have chosen to adopt working remotely for a variety of reasons.
Regardless of why your company started to work from home, you may wonder about an obvious challenge that comes with working remotely: a lack of opportunities for team members to socialise. Feelings of isolation and disconnect can arise from this, potentially affecting teamwork, mental health, and overall productivity.
Organising a team-building event, even online, is your best solution to keeping morale high and bridging the social gap amongst your team members.
Doing team-building online can improve empathy and cohesiveness to make communication, teamwork and collaboration easier for remote employees.
Compared to on-site or in-person activities, team-building activities online offer unique benefits and advantages, such as:
Looking for activities that are more focused on processing experiences to facilitate growth and development? You may want to check out our reflection and debriefing activities.
Whether in person or virtually, group games and problem-solving exercises that drive people to work together as well as trust each other, can help to build a strong team foundation. See our online team-building activity suggestions from playmeo’s innovative activity database below.
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