I am guilty of making my staff and people in my seminars do all kinds of teambuilding games. Why today I used duct tape on four people...it's a long story. Anyway, what is the worst icebreaker or team building game you have had to do? Share with us by leaving a comment or sending us a tweet @thirstyfishinfo
It's your first day at a new job and you're ready to make a solid impression. You walk into the office and you're handed a card with an animal on it, you're instructed to take off one shoe and you're told to put on a funny hat.
Huh?
You've walked into an office icebreaker, and you can kiss your dreams of a professional first impression goodbye.
In the spirit of fighting fire with fire, corporate icebreakers fight awkward with more awkward. Not surprisingly, this tactic often fails. Icebreakers are games intended to encourage strangers to connect. Although they are most commonly used in teen groups or religious retreats, businesses have begun to adopt them to get their employees to interact and to increase teamwork. But many people feel meeting co-workers for the first time is hard enough without being forced to play a ridiculous game concocted by over exuberant group leaders.
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