| Quite a few corporate and retail employers enjoy | | | | The reverse steer car race may deserve a little |
| looking for fun ways to bring employees together. | | | | more explanation than the other types of car |
| One of those ways is to plan team building | | | | racing. The cars used in this type of race involve |
| activities.Sometimes team building activities are | | | | the use of a backwards type of steering wheel. |
| held on the premises of an employer. However, | | | | 3.Communication Exercises |
| quite often employers will provide unconventional | | | | Another type of activity involves playing games |
| team building opportunities off site. The following is | | | | that require people that do not know each other |
| a list of some of the most commonly planned | | | | well to talk to each other. These are typically |
| types of team building activities: | | | | called communication exercises, and are planned |
| 1.Problem Solving Games | | | | to help people improve interpersonal activities |
| One of the most popular team building activities | | | | within the office. Sometimes employee groups |
| that involves problem solving is "murder | | | | who are involved in communication games will play |
| mysteries". This particular game involves the | | | | "Twenty Questions" or "Get to Know You" |
| solving of a mystery with given clues. | | | | games. For instance, one of the questions for the |
| Solving a murder mystery is an activity that | | | | "Twenty Questions" game could be as follows: |
| requires players to use all of his or her finest | | | | "If you could have one new type of food in the |
| problem-solving skills. While playing this type of | | | | office cafeteria what would it be?" |
| game, some players may be able to exercise | | | | The type of direction involved in "Get to Know |
| their management skills of delegation and | | | | You" games could include something along the |
| organization. Likewise, other players will learn more | | | | lines of the following: |
| about how to work well with a close-knit | | | | "Find someone in the room who has the same |
| employee group. Treasure Hunts are also another | | | | hobby as you." |
| type of problem solving game that calls for group | | | | Usually communication games not only require |
| activity. This usually involves finding some type of | | | | quite a bit of verbal communication, but they may |
| valuable gift or object with just the use of | | | | also require non-verbal communication as well. For |
| location or object description hints that are given. | | | | instance, most people know what "Charades" is, |
| This particular type of activity is perfect for | | | | or "Pictionary". Charades is a silent acting game |
| helping a group of people learn how to follow | | | | and Pictionary is a drawing/word guessing game. |
| directions and to use time wisely. | | | | Communication exercises are usually meant for |
| 2.Driving Sport Events | | | | resolving issues that are directly work-related. |
| Driving events are sometimes planned for | | | | However, they may also be designed to help |
| employee groups. Quite often these are planned | | | | teach employees how to resolve personal issues |
| for pure enjoyment. However, one of the | | | | between one another. |
| benefits of planning a driving sport event day is | | | | 4.Social Events |
| that employees learn how to get along even if | | | | Sometimes entertainment such as music, dancing, |
| they are competing against one another. | | | | or theatre productions may be planned for a |
| Examples of driving sport events include quad | | | | corporate event. Moreover, employee events |
| racing (four wheeler racing), off road racing, | | | | that are organized by employers and/or third |
| buggy racing, and remote control car racing. For a | | | | party activity coordinators may involve themed |
| very crazy (in a good way) adventure some | | | | parties. Two of the most popular themed parties |
| corporate or employee teams may enjoy | | | | include the Wild West theme or the Hawaiian |
| reverse steer car races. | | | | themed party. |