We can do it! How team building can succeed in the home office

In virtual teams, cohesion needs support. Everyone can contribute to mutual support and motivation for the common cause.

Anyone who has so far assumed that everything will soon be back to “normal” has obviously been mistaken. obviously to an illusion. The “new normal” is proclaimed, the temporary mode becomes routine. In the virtual working day, we have to find ways of Keeping the team together and also to stimulate cooperation across departments. Right now, Internal Communications and Human Resources can move a lot together and provide orientation. SEven if we soon again Gradual and alternating return to our workplaces in the company, the new normal will be to work from home. beinhold. Dhe common excuse that presence for a functioning company is no longer an option. Many employees will demand to work from home: It remains so virtual in many places.

The question of whether and how much team building necessary is hThe success of this naturally depends on the team and corporate culture. Where the topic of mindfulness has been practiced up to now, a daily meditation together is a good idea. Where fun at work is a top priority, games or gimmicks to loosen things up are not out of place. If departments have also cultivated an informal exchange over lunch, makes a virtual lunch makes sense. You have to take a close look and and choose the right one. The much-cited virtual caffeThe kitchen only works if it was already a hotspot in the analog world. There are also individual differences. If you cook for the children at lunchtime, you can’t sit at the virtual lunch table with your colleagues. The basic rule is: what b do we smoke? What do we plan to do Corona done regularly? What can replace this ritual today?

Nevertheless, there are a few universal tips that make sense for every virtual team teambecause they are useful and create a connection. Dhese are our five selftried and tested team builders:

Mutual appreciation, praise and recognition are so important and do unheireally good. In praise of give you feedback that the work of the others is valuable and indirectly confirm theren Role and position in the team. In everyday office life, a “great, thank you” is quickly said and in real meetings we automatically include others by establishing a reference with a smile or a nod. So also mention in video calls the name of the colleague who contributed to the project or simply supported you. Add a smile or a “thumbs up“ into the camera. Use in the chat the emojis to indicate that you like something, that you are happy that a topic is finished or that you can make good use of this information.

We are all learning. We scour the web for tips and tricks to help us with new techniques and move forward. In most teams, there are those who really get stuck in, those who want to know exactly what’s going on and those who are simply good at imparting new knowledge (and have the desire to do so!). Skill-Sharing sessions The training makes the whole team smarter and increases our collective self-confidence. We also get the feeling of working together on challenges. to grow and not have to not have to master them alone.
Thumbs up, thumbs down or to the side: a daily mood barometer as an intro to the team-Call is fun and is meaningful. For managers in particular, it is good to know how the team is doing and whether individuals need a little more encouragement and exchange need. If you want, you can your own and usually the reasons for lowered corners of the mouth are quite funny – or the positive experiences of others help to improve the general mood.gcurve upwards. Here, too, the effect is to feel less alone and to be supported by the group.
At the end of the week, take a brief look back, share experiences, highlights and Sharing bumps in the road. This can be a nice, bonding and even cleansing ritual to finish off the working week and head into the weekend feeling stronger. At the same time, it also sets the focus on the coming week by making appointments. or priorities are setrden. By the way, colleagues who have days off ahead of them can , and birthdays at the weekend are also mentioned.
This tip is more for advanced users: Try it with vision roundsin which team members formulate a topic that they would like to tackle and name the relevant team. There is also room for extra-high goals and supposedly crazy ideas. Simply loose visionbring Bill Gates into the team and revel in future successes. You will be amazed at how high your colleagues want to fly.

The success of our tips is always based on the team’s previous experience and the The spirit that lives in him. No matter what you choose, it is always important to have a clear focus, a clear intention and, in many cases, moderation. And perhaps the team will end up moving even closer together, because the effort to connect can connect incrediblyd be.