Virtual
team
building
activities
In
today's
world
of
technology
,
the
virtual
team
is
believed
to
be
the
future
of
work
and
seems
more
than
ever
.
It's
a
global
phenomenon
that
seems
to
be
here
to
stay
.
Both
companies
and
employees
enjoy
their
own
advantages
of
either
managing
or
being
part
of
a
virtual
team
.
Companies
of
all
sizes
report
significant
decreases
in
operating
costs
.
According
to
Forbes
,
companies
report
savings
ranging
from
10
to
more
than
70
million
dollars
thanks
to
its
remote
work
options
.
When
it
comes
to
employees
,
a
global
survey
by
PGI
showed
that
79
percent
of
qualified
knowledge
workers
already
worked
from
home
,
and
60
percent
who
worked
remotely
part
-
time
would
be
ready
to
telecommute
full
-
time
.
However
,
those
already
in
remote
work
can
often
feel
very
lonely
.
As
they
rarely
interact
with
their
peers
and
managers
,
relationships
in
a
virtual
team
can
become
very
dry
.
Members
of
virtual
teams
lose
what's
called
the
'water
cooler
effect'
,
meaning
they
don't
just
each
other
at
the
water
cooler
and
talk
about
things
unrelated
to
work
.
Such
minor
chats
can
be
trivial
,
but
their
impact
on
team
performance
is
significant
.
Team
and
satisfaction
levels
increase
when
team
members
know
and
like
each
other
.
What
can
be
done
,
then
,
to
bring
remote
team
members
closer
?
According
to
Hassan
Osman
,
PMO
Manager
at
Cisco
Systems
and
the
author
of
the
book
Influencing
virtual
teams
,
building
trust
,
increasing
level
of
intimacy
,
and
learning
more
about
your
team
members
on
a
personal
and
professional
level
are
essential
.
He
suggests
the
following
two
team
-
building
activities
that
can
build
trust
and
among
your
team
.
1
.
The
objective
of
this
first
activity
is
to
increase
the
level
of
intimacy
among
your
virtual
team
members
.
To
achieve
that
,
it's
mandatory
that
all
participants
use
video
and
get
the
chance
to
talk
.
A
number
of
remote
team
members
may
using
video
,
but
it's
the
key
element
to
build
intimacy
.
Explain
this
to
your
team
ahead
of
time
so
that
they
come
prepared
and
have
the
opportunity
to
look
good
?
maybe
they
usually
work
in
their
PJs
and
would
prefer
to
spruce
up
before
the
call
.
Also
,
send
them
the
questions
before
the
meeting
so
as
not
to
:
?
What's
one
thing
that's
been
going
well
lately
?
?
What's
one
thing
that
can
be
improved
upon
?
?
What's
one
thing
that's
been
going
on
with
you
personally
?
To
add
some
structure
to
this
,
you
can
limit
everyone's
responses
to
six
minutes
each
.
2
.
The
objective
of
the
second
activity
is
to
share
visual
images
with
your
team
members
.
Working
from
home
,
one
doesn't
really
get
to
talk
about
personal
stuff
,
or
display
personal
on
their
desk
for
coworkers
to
see
.
To
change
that
,
ask
team
members
to
share
two
pictures
unrelated
to
work
.
Family
,
kids
,
pets
,
hobbies
,
home
office
,
vacation
,
a
gadget
one
wants
to
buy
?
anything
that
a
person
would
be
comfortable
to
make
public
.
Each
participant
gets
five
minutes
to
talk
about
the
pictures
and
then
other
team
members
are
free
to
learn
more
.
Encourage
them
to
ask
additional
questions
.
Activities
like
these
are
super
simple
,
fun
,
and
not
too
time
-
consuming
,
and
the
may
surprise
you
!
Let's
check
what
you
remember
!
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