Why Virtual Team Building Activities?
Small business owners are tapping into the benefits of a global talent pool. Just like big companies such as IBM, Pepsi, and Sony, small businesses are successfully running from remote locations all around the world. These businesses use virtual team building activities as a way to keep their teams feeling truly connected and united.
Are you running a small business from a virtual office? We’ll use the small business www.myvaspace.com as an example. Myvaspace provides online implementation services to e-marketing professionals. The main office is based in Australia. The business is supported remotely by a range of professionals located in Australia, UK, Malaysia, Vietnam and India. Clients are based in the UK, US, Australia and South Africa.
What can this business and other small global businesses (even those virtual small businesses) do to create a team atmosphere in an online environment where people may never have the opportunity to meet face-to-face?
Virtual Team Building Games
In addition to regularly using online communication technology, one way to build trust and create a close-knit working virtual environment is to introduce your team to virtual team building games. Virtual team building games will bring your team together ready to break down barriers and have fun!
The Big Book of Virtual Team-Building Games
This is the ultimate games resource for virtual teams. The book is full of team building activities and games especially designed to develop productive virtual teams. The book presents team building games delivered across all digital platforms, including e-mail, mobile devices, web-based conferencing tools, and social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Skype.
The Big Book of Virtual Team-Building Games will help small business owners:
- Create a greater sense of team unity and community
- Reduce team conflict between remote team workers
- Improve communication and increase levels of engagement
- Get the most out of more introverted, easily forgotten team members
- Boost team members’ productivity
The book is designed to make sure that the only thing separating your people is distance. The Big Book of Virtual Team-Building Games is just the tool you need to develop trusting relationships, foster clear communication, and use technology to enhance the team’s connections.
