Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

5 micro-challenges to make your team stronger this week

Strengthening your team’s performance doesn’t have to mean a complete overhaul of your rituals and tools. A little consistency – in how you collaborate, connect knowledge across projects, and bring people together around shared goals – goes a long way. If your team is busy but still feels a little scattered, try this series of five micro-challenges over the course of a week. Each day has a distinct focus designed to help your team move faster, work smarter, and stay connected.

How to create a cross-functional team in 4 simple steps

A cross-functional team is a permanent or temporary group of people with different types of experience working together to achieve a common goal. Cross-functional teams benefit companies because when team members with multiple skill sets work together, they can pursue company goals more efficiently. In this piece, we’ll explain what a cross-functional team is and provide tips for how to build one.

Virtual team: 10 ways to build a collaborative culture

If we learned one thing in 2020 it’s that remote work is possible. The myths that virtual teams are less productive, it’s impossible to connect through just a screen, or that remote work reduces career growth have officially been busted. According to the 2020 state of remote work report, almost 70% of full-time workers in the U.S. worked from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

45 team-building games that will bring your team together

Team-building games bring everyone together without the added pressure of work. Here, we’ve listed 45 of the top team-building activities broken down by icebreaker, problem solving, indoor, and outdoor games. Team-building games foster camaraderie, communication, and leadership skills, helping teams build stronger relationships outside of work.

Team roles: 9 types to create a balanced team

Dr. Meredith Belbin developed the team role theory based on common behavioral attributes. The Belbin model divides the roles into action-oriented, thought-oriented, and people-oriented categories to balance teams and increase productivity. Working in a team takes organization and collaboration. For teams to be most productive, everyone should have a specific role that aligns with their strengths. Dr. Meredith Belbin developed the team role theory based on behavioral attributes.

Use problem framing to help solve team inefficiencies

Problem framing is a thinking method used to understand, define, and prioritize difficult business obstacles and issues. In this article, we cover how problem framing can help keep your team in the know and solve inefficiencies. In today’s complex working environment, it can be hard to come together as a team to solve problems. Lucky for you, there’s never been a better time to discover problem framing.

Fun Team-Building Games for Adults: Boosting Morale and Collaboration

Team-building activities are a fantastic way to break the ice, foster collaboration, and strengthen relationships among team members. While traditional team-building exercises often involve trust falls or problem-solving challenges, adding a bit of fun and creativity can make a world of difference. Here are some exciting and engaging team-building games for adults that can bring out the best in your colleagues while having a blast!

12 Superb Team-Building Games and Activities You Won't be Ashamed of

How many times have you faked an illness before team-building games? Calm down, I won’t force you to reveal this horrible truth. Let’s just admit that the majority of team-building activities suck. Those egg-dropping and hot dog eating contests… Yuck. On the other hand, team-building activities are essential for the company’s success. In fact, the personal bonds between teammates give businesses a competitive edge.

The essentials of building an effective team

It is literally impossible for every employee to deliver a ‘rockstar’ performance every workday. And no single individual can contain all the knowledge, skills and capacity required to achieve a company’s goals. You need effective teams—groups of people who can get along with each other, contribute meaningfully, pick up the slack as needs or availability changes, and keep each other accountable.

Building Team Cohesion at the Workplace: A Comprehensive Guide

Just like in every recipe, there is the key ingredient and without that key ingredient, the recipe can never be at its full potential. Team Cohesion is one of the most important ingredients you need for making a recipe for a very high-performing, efficient, and hard-working team in the office. Today Team Cohesion is not just a nice-to-have feature it’s a must-have feature team Cohesion is not just the sunroof in your car it’s like the engine of the car, it can’t move without one.