Team Building for

8 Ideas to Jump Start your Startup Culture

Startups

Team Building

Activities in a business related context & can range from simple bonding to team building

retreats designed to improve team dynamic. --Wikipedia

Team Building Activity

• Group Think

– Rules1. Teams of 4-7

2. Each TM (team member) has 15 sec. to create their work of art.

3. Draw the first thing that comes to mind.

4. Time is up & next member continues where the last person left off.

But First, Driving Your Startup

• Human Capital

• Leveraging Experts

• Mentors• Planning• Buzz,

Publicity• Networking• Money• Training

The Human Investment

Human Capital is the single most important business investment.

Leveraging Experts

Human Resources. Legal. Marketing. Accounting.

CYCYAA

Mentors

Development + Support + $ = Engaged Ees

Get one for—

•Yourself

•Your Team

•Be One

Planning

Failure to plan is planning to fail.

--Chinese Proverb

Building a Buzz

• Consumers trust friends (65%) more than experts (27%).

• In average organizations, the ratio of engaged to actively disengaged employees is 1.5:1.

Networking

•Employee Engagement

•Coordination & Collaboration

•Traditional vs. Non-traditional

•Social Media Integration—wikis, Webex, Google Docs

Money

FACT: Human

Capital is the largest

business expense.

Training

Training comes in

different shapes & sizes

Make it FUN!

Memorable

Source www.Interbent.com

Team Building 101

• Be creative & thoughtful.

• More instructions for all Team Building activities are at www.blogging4jobs.com– Search Team Building– Download instructions & more.

More about the Speaker

Jessica Miller-Merrell

www.blogging4jobs.com

405.343.5751

jessica@xceptionalhr.com

@Blogging4Jobs