Posts Tagged ‘team building’
Selecting the Perfect Trivia Team Building Venue
So you’ve decided to have a trivia team building event for your employees. Where should it be held? The venue of the activity is a crucial component to the overall event’s success, and should be considered carefully. Depending on your industry, company culture, geographic location and of course unique team makeup, there are a variety…
Read MoreThe 3 Most Important Skills to Practice at Team Building Activities
So you’ve decided to hold a “team building exercise,” and have everyone from the group, department or company participate. Do you have a goal in mind? For many HR managers and executive staff, the true goal of team building activities in New York City and elsewhere is rather nebulous. Yes, there is value in taking…
Read MoreDoes “Winning” Help or Hurt Team Building Activities?
The recent Charlie Sheen saga included a tweet about “Winning,” which served as fodder for late night TV show host, but got me thinking about an interesting topic. There are myriad “team building” activities out there, ostensibly designed to facilitate group interaction and bonding, foster collaboration and leave a lasting positive impact. Many of these…
Read MoreAnatomy of a Trivia Team Building Event
In an earlier post, I explained general terms how trivia may be used as a corporate team building activity. Now I would like to describe the live trivia event in further detail, in order to illustrate its value for this unique purpose. The first step is customizing the trivia questions themselves, to tailor them specifically…
Read MoreMaking a Trivia Event Humorous Without Overdoing It
Having hosted over 300 trivia events over the last 5 years, I can say with relative certainty that the most important ingredient for a successful event is humor. How does humor play a role in trivia? Well for one, it allows people to enjoy themselves- who doesn’t love a good laugh- or two, or ten?…
Read MoreTrivia vs. Scavenger Hunts as a Team Building Activity
Prior to starting TrivWorks, I had the unique pleasure of working for two years as a freelancer for one of New York City’s most reputable – and busy – scavenger hunt companies (yes, there really is such a thing). Companies would hire out the scavenger company to create/host team building, client entertainment, branding and experiential…
Read MoreThe 3 Biggest Misconceptions About Team Building Activities
Try this out: ask your fellow officemates, senior staff, HR department or summer associates if they want to do a “team building exercise.” Chances are you will be met with blank stares at best, or eye-rolling groans at worst. The phrase “team building” has gotten a bad rap over the years, and not without reason.…
Read More10 Quick Tips for Customizing a Corporate Entertainment Event
The best way to ensure that a corporate entertainment event has a lasting favorable impact – be it for team building, brand awareness, client entertainment or experiential marketing – is to customize it specifically for the audience in attendance. It’s like anything else: the more tailored and personalized touches you can add, the more impactful…
Read MoreHow Trivia Can Be Used for Team Building
Probably the most valid question I am asked when people learn what I do is, “how is live trivia a team building activity?” To understand the answer, let’s look at both items on their own: Team Building According to the source of all knowledge (Wikipedia) team building is defined as “a wide range of activities…designed…
Read MoreTrivia Events are for Nerds (And Other Misconceptions)
If you live in New York City like me, you may have noticed a sharp spike in the number of trivia nights being offered at bars in your neighborhood- I’m told this trend has been reported in other US major cities as well over the past year or two. This likely has to do with…
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