Category: Team Building

4 Fun Team Building Activities in New York

Posted on | by Carly Syms

We think team building should be fun here at TeamBuildNYC, so today we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite team building activities that don’t actually feel like team building. Gone are the days of icebreaker questions and trust falls; we’re all about promoting scavenger hunts, zombie battles, and intense battles against the clock as ways to bring your team members closer together.

Check out the list below:

1) Escape the Room NYC will lock your team in a room with just a few of clues showing how to get out. It’s up to your team to work together, find the clues, put all the puzzle pieces together and free themselves before the hour-long timer runs out. Putting your team in an intense setting like this encourages camaraderie, creative and critical thinking skills, and teamwork.

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Team Building Is Key For Senior Company Execs

Posted on | by Carly Syms

Many times, corporate team building is seen as an activity that’s perfect for the entire company or for entire groups within an organization, and that’s very true. But there’s an often-overlooked area of corporate team building that we want to highlight in today’s post, and that’s team building for your leaders.

In a release from late February, Corporate Challenge Events found that corporate team building among senior executives is on the rise. It’s an underrated area of team building that deserves more attention.

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Finding Company Team Building Opportunities In Unexpected Places

Posted on | by Carly Syms

We spend a lot of time here at TeamBuildNYC talking about company team building events. These are all intentional team building activities where a business makes a conscious decision to invest in and reap the rewards of professional team development. We don’t, however, spend a lot of time talking about what happens to the team that’s gone through training when they’re back in the daily grind at the office.

A recent blog post at TeamBonding.com got us thinking – there are opportunities for companies to reap the rewards of team building around them. The good folks over at TeamBonding.com were building a new website and by the end of the project, they realized it had been a complete and total team effort – one that wouldn’t have been possible without such a strong, cohesive unit.

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Museum Hack IDs 3 Strategies To Upgrade Your Team

Posted on | by Carly Syms

We’re all about team building here at TeamBuildNYC, so we love finding articles and testimonials that extol the virtues of company team building.

Last week, Museum Hack identified three corporate team building strategies that will instantly upgrade your staff. Museum Hack suggests that the three main elements critical to successful team building are icebreakers that promote fun and bonding, company trainages, and forming deep connections.

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3 Reasons Your Company Needs Corporate Team Building

Posted on | by Carly Syms

Team building is kind of our thing here over at TeamBuildNYC and today, we want to share with you three reasons why we think every business needs team building. From scavenger hunts to cooking classes to real-life adult games of tag, there’s a team building activity that will suit every company’s interest – and here’s why you should take them up on it.

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Top Companies Choose Fun, Interactive Team Building Activities

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There’s been a shift in corporate team building activities from trust falls and nature retreats to fun and intrigue. A recent Forbes article profiled The Go-Game Guys, a New York team building company that promotes corporate events that are all about interactivity, creativity, and entertainment. The Go-Game Guys have spent more than a decade (and have run over 10,000 game events!) refining their corporate team building techniques. Continue reading →

Rave Reviews For Museum Hack’s Corporate Team Building Events

Posted on | by Carly Syms

Museum Hack is all about transforming the way people look at museums – and that includes companies, too! While a museum tour may not sound like a fun and exciting team building event, Museum Hack is well on its way to changing that.

Recently, several companies attended customized team building tours and couldn’t stop raving about the experience.

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Chelsea Piers Announces Spring Classes

Posted on | by Carly Syms

Chelsea Piers, one of New York’s top team building companies, announced its spring class and group offerings this month.

From gymnastics to soccer leagues to rock climbing, Chelsea Piers is confident they have something that will appeal to everyone. For more information on Chelsea Piers’ offerings, visit their website.

Chelsea Piers boasts an 80,000-square foot Field House that is perfect for any size corporate outing or team bonding event. Teams can choose from various events such as hanging out in the batting cages, rock climbing, a pick-up game of basketball, or a friendly match of soccer. Chelsea Piers also offers on-site catering to take your New York team building event to the next level.

 

 

3 Fun Team Building Activities in New York

Posted on | by Carly Syms

Team building is an important investment for every company. When you plan fun team activities, your people feel relaxed and committed. Team building is also a great way to reward your staff after a stressful project or deadline, and can be a great to to improve communication among team members. The idea is that when your employees play together, they learn how to solve problems with each other too!

Following is a list of 3 fun team building activities that you can do with your team in NYC. Continue reading →