Icebreakers
9 Fun Icebreakers to Get Your Group Talking
9 icebreakers for small groups, large groups, and virtual meetings, with how to run each one and the variations worth knowing.
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Guides for team leads, facilitators, and teachers: company culture, team skills, and team-building events.
Icebreakers
9 icebreakers for small groups, large groups, and virtual meetings, with how to run each one and the variations worth knowing.
Remote work
27 remote icebreakers that run on voice and chat alone, grouped by what they ask of the room, with times and group sizes for each.
Company culture
Practical ways to build a collaborative company culture, from open communication and cross-functional teams to tools, workspace, and team recognition.
Company culture
How to build a communicative company culture by auditing what you have, writing clear communication guidelines, and choosing channels everyone can use.
Company culture
How to build a fun company culture on shared values, open communication, time together, and recognition, not just perks.
Company culture
How to build a respectful company culture with clear values, safe dialogue, constructive feedback, active listening, and inclusive policies.
Company culture
How to build a supportive company culture through shared values, open communication, and real opportunities to grow.
Company culture
How to build a transparent company culture by finding where information gets stuck, sharing progress openly, and rewarding people who speak candidly.
Company culture
How to build an accountable company culture with clear goals, regular feedback, and real ownership of the work.
Company culture
How to build an empowering company culture through a clear mission, open channels, and steady investment in employee growth.
Company culture
How to build an inclusive company culture that values diversity and gives every employee a sense of belonging.
Company culture
How to build an innovative company culture by auditing where you stand, setting innovation goals, and rewarding new ideas.
Team strategy
How to assess how your team handles change, build habits that make it adapt faster, and keep those habits in place.
Team strategy
Practical ways to help a team work together, from shared goals and clear roles to feedback, trust, and inclusion, remote or in person.
Team strategy
Strategies for clearer team communication, covering shared goals, honest dialogue, the right channels and tools, and a collaborative culture.
Team strategy
How to find where team conflict comes from, build a culture that heads it off, and resolve it when it arrives.
Team strategy
How to clear the usual blockers to team creativity, build a culture that keeps ideas coming, and use techniques like brainstorming, mind mapping, and design thinking.
Team strategy
How to make team decisions faster and better, with the groundwork to put in first and 4 decision-making techniques compared.
Team strategy
How to delegate well, from knowing your team's strengths and setting clear goals to choosing which tasks to hand off and tracking progress.
Team strategy
Strategies for leading a team better, covering emotional intelligence, open communication, clear goals, and empowering the people you lead.
Team strategy
How to help your team solve problems together, with the groundwork to put in first and 4 techniques to run, including Six Thinking Hats and the 5 Whys.
Team strategy
How to assess your team's time management, set goals and priorities, use time blocking and project management tools, and build accountability.
Team building
How to plan a team-building event for a customer service team, from setting goals and picking activities to running the day and collecting feedback.
Team building
How to plan a team-building event for a design team, with goal-setting, activity ideas built around creative work, and the logistics to run it.
Team building
How to plan a team-building event for an engineering team, with goal-setting, engineering-flavored activity ideas, and the logistics to pull it off.
Team building
How to plan a team-building event for a finance team, with goal-setting, activity ideas from financial scenarios to escape rooms, and budgeting for the day.
Team building
How to plan a team-building event for an HR team, with goal-setting, activity trade-offs, logistics, and how to make sure everyone can take part.
Team building
How to plan a team-building event for a leadership team, with goal-setting, measuring ROI, activity choices, and the logistics to run a smooth day or retreat.
Team building
How to plan a team-building event for a marketing team, with goal-setting, marketing-related challenges, and an agenda that keeps the day on track.
Team building
How to plan a team-building event for a product team, with goal-setting, activities matched to people's interests, accessibility, and logistics.
Team building
How to plan a team-building event for a recruiting team, with goal-setting, activities for introverts and extroverts, and a budget and timeline.
Team building
How to plan a team-building event for a sales team, with goals tied to sales targets, pitch and negotiation exercises, and the logistics for a team that's always on the move.
Classrooms
6 classroom-safe icebreakers that hold up year after year, with the time, group size, and materials for each, plus how to run them for a class of 30.
Facilitation
How to run the first 5 minutes of a new team's first meeting, minute by minute, and why the round of introductions should come last.