Comments on: Team Building Activity – Hint – Colorful Balls

By: Have Fun at Work and Increase the Bottom Line

Have Fun at Work and Increase the Bottom Line — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:59:51 +0000

[...] 15. Give juggling kits to all your employees and have a “meeting” in which everyone learns to juggle. Once a quarter you can have a meeting that’s not business related. (From “Work Happy Now”). [...]

By: Mindfulmimi

Mindfulmimi — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:28:43 +0000

Hi there,
This is so much in line with what I try to do at work with my creative workshops. And it works. People are much more relaxed, they are more creative, they have better ideas, they talk differently, they look at things differently. Some nuts are harder to crack than others, but they all get something.
Great idea.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:51:52 +0000

That sounds like fun. Team building is fun and a good way to boost your company's working attitude. We had a wonderful experience with Ripe Stuff. They certainly helped us with our communication skills and conflict resolution. I have to learn how to juggle. LOL

By: Lance

Lance — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:00:52 +0000

Hi Karl,
What a great idea!
Maybe this doesn’t specifically fit – although I do think it’s close. We recently celebrated our best profit year as a company with a potluck luncheon at work. And that itself is nothing unusual. What really brought this together was that a group of about six employees created a “band” for the day. Instruments were brought in and a couple of songs were played (including one person who got up and sang vocals). And then wandered around the room, getting others to belt out a few chords! Very memorable moment – and it was because of the fun that was created!

By: Evita

Evita — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:56:44 +0000

Cool stuff Karl! And I totally agree. People can get a whole new workplace environment and tone through fun ideas like those mentioned above.

Work need not be only about “work” or looked at as “work”. It can and I think very much should be fun. After all most people spend most of their lives there, so why not find ways to make it fun.

LOL, for me today, working from home, the only team building experiences I do are with my husband (all good clean, fun
Anyway, but in my previous work, I cannot say I have any good experiences to share here. When they did try to bring us together it was for boring, and very “fake” reasons (i.e. let’s make this look good on paper, but in reality…”

So yes, fun at work = better productivity for sure!

By: Linda Kaplan Thaler

Linda Kaplan Thaler — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:54:11 +0000

Love this idea! It’s so important to be able to incorporate humor into your office culture. When you feel comfortable enough to make jokes and have a good laugh, you’ll not only be happier at work, you’ll be more creative and productive.

By: HR Recruiter

HR Recruiter — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:22:01 +0000

Nice suggestion! I like this blog. It is so helpful for me. I might just plan a team building. And thanks for sharing this brilliant idea….

By: Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy

Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:12:23 +0000

Hi Marelisa, laughter yoga sessions would be weird for a lot of people, but sometimes we need to step outside our comfort zones. When I first tried it I felt embarrassed, but I quickly got over it and had fun.

Hi Megan, Great video! Thank you.

Hi Karen, I can see how it would be stressful. My hope is that if a company does this exercise, they do it in just pure fun. No competition. If there was a moderator putting people in teams, I think it probably would have gone a little better and people would have tried to help each other. The right atmosphere needs to be created.

Hi Claudia, me too. I just think that managers need to listen to what their people want instead of doing what they think they need.

Hi Stacey, relaxing and having fun can stimulate friendships. And good friendships at work are so important.

Hi Nathan, it was a win win for everyone.

By: Nathan Hangen

Nathan Hangen — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:22:44 +0000

Very cool post, I’m keeping this one in my archive. I like that the exercise was not only used for teambuilding, but also worked to increase sales.

By: Stacey Shipman

Stacey Shipman — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:58:38 +0000

Congratulations on making that list! I love this juggling idea. Meetings can be so stuffy. We all need to loosen up a bit sometimes and juggling is a great way to do that.