Hello Everyone. I need a small help from an Expert. My organization operates a manufacturing unit (Blast Furnace, Drills, etc.) with a staff of 15 employees, 5 of whom hold managerial positions. My boss has tasked me with organizing management games to promote unity and motivate the team to work together effectively. I have reviewed some documents and PDFs on time management. Can someone please assist me with team-building activities and strategies to enhance unity among the managers?
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Management Games for Team Building
These are some management games that I found to be useful for you!
1. Keypunch
This is a very fast live-action game that involves the whole team in a race against the clock. Team members must plan a strategy to complete the operational steps by pressing a combination of keys on a giant computer keyboard within the time limit allowed. It is a very simple but challenging game with a fun physical component.
- This activity is recommended for all.
- Encourages strategic planning, participation, and delegation.
2. Balloon Balance
This game is designed to show that something that seems impossible or very hard can be done and to introduce the concept of supporting people in the team. The task is to support their teammates using only balloons. This person must only rest on balloons and not the floor or another person. The challenge is to use the fewest number of balloons possible.
- This activity is recommended for all.
- This is a trust team-building activity.
3. Balloon Keep Up
The aim of this light-hearted but powerful exercise is to promote problem-solving, lateral thinking, and positive thinking that a task can be achieved. Teams are given a number of balloons to keep in the air with only one touch allowed. Simple at first, as more balloons are added, the action becomes frantic. Solving the problem requires some creative thinking.
- This activity is recommended for all.
- This is a cooperation, creative thinking, leadership team-building activity.
4. Moon Ball
Using a large inflatable ball, teams compete to keep the ball in the air the longest. The team scores one point when everyone on the team has touched the ball before it hits the ground. With a large group, the activity is always hilarious and much more challenging than it seems.
- This activity is recommended for all.
- Encourages team planning, goal setting, and innovative improvement.
5. Paper Towers or Bridges
Paper Towers or Bridges encourages organization, delegation, and creativity. Using a variety of building materials, candidates have to construct either the highest towers or the longest bridges out of paper. This is a great exercise for team members to take on different roles within the group and is particularly useful for creative or innovative thinking for teams involved in product design.
- This activity is recommended for all, with emphasis on creative roles.
- This is a leadership and creative thinking team-building activity.
6. Pictionary
Pictionary is an artistic game to stimulate imagination and creativity. Team members take turns drawing an item or phrase related to their industry while the rest of the team guesses the phrase. No other form of communication is allowed. The team that finishes first wins.
- This activity is recommended for English speakers.
- This is a creative thinking team-building activity.
7. Zip Zap Zoom
This is one of the best warm-ups, as it's a fun game that revolves around learning names. The idea is to stand in a circle and be ready to call out the name of the person on either the right or the left, depending on the call of "zip" or "zap" from the middle of the circle. In later rounds, players are encouraged to create new names for themselves, as a test of memory and as a light-hearted creative psychological exercise.
- This activity is recommended for all.
- Encourages mental agility and memory.
8. Warp Speed
Warp Speed facilitates lateral thinking, cooperation, and innovative improvement. Start by tossing a ball to someone else in a circle. Each person who receives it tosses it to someone else in the circle not immediately on either side of them. That person tosses it to another person who has not yet received it and again not immediately on either side of him or her. Throwing continues until the last person tosses the ball back to the first person. Next, teams try to recreate the pattern in the next phase. The activity is timed, and the group is encouraged to break the "Warp Speed" barrier.
- This activity is recommended for all.
- This is a cooperation team-building activity.
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Priya
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These are some management games that I found to be useful for you!
1. Keypunch
This is a very fast live-action game that involves the whole team in a race against the clock. Team members must plan a strategy to complete the operational steps by pressing a combination of keys on a giant computer keyboard within the time limit allowed. It is a very simple but challenging game with a fun physical component.
- This activity is recommended for all.
- Encourages strategic planning, participation, and delegation.
2. Balloon Balance
This game is designed to show that something that seems impossible or very hard can be done and to introduce the concept of supporting people in the team. The task is to support their teammates using only balloons. This person must only rest on balloons and not the floor or another person. The challenge is to use the fewest number of balloons possible.
- This activity is recommended for all.
- This is a trust team-building activity.
3. Balloon Keep Up
The aim of this light-hearted but powerful exercise is to promote problem-solving, lateral thinking, and positive thinking that a task can be achieved. Teams are given a number of balloons to keep in the air with only one touch allowed. Simple at first, as more balloons are added, the action becomes frantic. Solving the problem requires some creative thinking.
- This activity is recommended for all.
- This is a cooperation, creative thinking, leadership team-building activity.
4. Moon Ball
Using a large inflatable ball, teams compete to keep the ball in the air the longest. The team scores one point when everyone on the team has touched the ball before it hits the ground. With a large group, the activity is always hilarious and much more challenging than it seems.
- This activity is recommended for all.
- Encourages team planning, goal setting, and innovative improvement.
5. Paper Towers or Bridges
Paper Towers or Bridges encourages organization, delegation, and creativity. Using a variety of building materials, candidates have to construct either the highest towers or the longest bridges out of paper. This is a great exercise for team members to take on different roles within the group and is particularly useful for creative or innovative thinking for teams involved in product design.
- This activity is recommended for all, with emphasis on creative roles.
- This is a leadership and creative thinking team-building activity.
6. Pictionary
Pictionary is an artistic game to stimulate imagination and creativity. Team members take turns drawing an item or phrase related to their industry while the rest of the team guesses the phrase. No other form of communication is allowed. The team that finishes first wins.
- This activity is recommended for English speakers.
- This is a creative thinking team-building activity.
7. Zip Zap Zoom
This is one of the best warm-ups, as it's a fun game that revolves around learning names. The idea is to stand in a circle and be ready to call out the name of the person on either the right or the left, depending on the call of "zip" or "zap" from the middle of the circle. In later rounds, players are encouraged to create new names for themselves, as a test of memory and as a light-hearted creative psychological exercise.
- This activity is recommended for all.
- Encourages mental agility and memory.
8. Warp Speed
Warp Speed facilitates lateral thinking, cooperation, and innovative improvement. Start by tossing a ball to someone else in a circle. Each person who receives it tosses it to someone else in the circle not immediately on either side of them. That person tosses it to another person who has not yet received it and again not immediately on either side of him or her. Throwing continues until the last person tosses the ball back to the first person. Next, teams try to recreate the pattern in the next phase. The activity is timed, and the group is encouraged to break the "Warp Speed" barrier.
- This activity is recommended for all.
- This is a cooperation team-building activity.
Regards,
Priya
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From India, Bangalore
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Team Building Activity: The Broken Square
A simple broken square for groups of five each (3 groups in your case) will be useful. Every member in the team is only allowed to give, not take, pieces to make the five squares out of pieces given to each. Besides, no other communication, signaling, or talks are allowed.
This demonstrates that when the team sets about solving problems constructively and proactively, issues get sorted out faster than the team trying to solve each problem by itself. Synergy, openness, and contribution are all covered, and a good debrief can help analyze many internal problems faced by the team and address them.
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A simple broken square for groups of five each (3 groups in your case) will be useful. Every member in the team is only allowed to give, not take, pieces to make the five squares out of pieces given to each. Besides, no other communication, signaling, or talks are allowed.
This demonstrates that when the team sets about solving problems constructively and proactively, issues get sorted out faster than the team trying to solve each problem by itself. Synergy, openness, and contribution are all covered, and a good debrief can help analyze many internal problems faced by the team and address them.
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You can also conduct this simple game. Group the participants into pairs and give each pair something to eat (maybe a piece of cake). Ask them to eat it without folding their hands or using their heads, i.e., the cake should be in the palm. Only those who understand the value of interdependency can successfully complete this game.
My best regards,
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