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wannabe4x4ing

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Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« on: June 10, 2008, 04:17:26 pm »
Hi.

Every Wednesday the company I work for has 'Group Hug Meetings' first thing in the a.m. We've had issues, in the past, with catty games and office conflicts so they started doing Group Hug Meetings to try their hand at team building.

Every week someone gets picked to facilitate the meeting.

This week its me... and I'm baffled.

Any ideas? People have done cross words, 'Office Olympics' and trivia questionaires. But I'd like something a little more outgoing.
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2008, 04:21:28 pm »
Car race! :skid:


But seriously... Have you tried a Google search? There are loads of crap ideas out there.

Like the fish thing from Seattle. Obviously not on a short time frame but maybe something along those lines?
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2008, 04:56:42 pm »
What's your budget for the team building exercise?   Yoga?

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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2008, 05:02:13 pm »
Head to the pub?   :cheers:

More seriously though, do you think those meetings have helped any?
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2008, 05:13:14 pm »
Super high fat Krispy Kreme Donuts.  :thumbup:

That will raise everyone's blood sugars and lard levels  :drool: and lull them into a stupor so they won't be nasty during your meeting.
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2008, 05:13:46 pm »
group sex?
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2008, 05:16:39 pm »
Some type of scavenger hunt in the office with inspiration/motivational messages being the treasure?  I have no idea.  I feel bad for you.  Would hate to work in an office like that....
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2008, 05:23:30 pm »
It's not the season, but you could have a Festivus - the airing of grievances followed by feats of strength...
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2008, 05:26:02 pm »
Raise morale?  Easy.  Here's how to be a great boss...

Steps:

1. Stop all "group hug" meetings.  The team-building exercises are stupid and a complete waste of time.
2. Fire assholes.  Every firm, for some strange reason, keeps a couple total asshats on staff.  You know who they are.  Find a way to rid yourself of them.
3. Take the time saved by not having group-hug meetings and add it to the time saved from not having to deal with the asshats, and give everyone every other Friday afternoon off.  Heck, make it from 11:00am and have a "suggested lunch meeting spot" that is not an obligation, but let it be known that you're buying some appetizers.
4. I guarantee that #1-3 will increase productivity.  Use a portion of the gains to close the office between Christmas and New Years and the time off is with pay.


This worked for me.  I had a to-the-death-loyal staff, next to nil turnover, and we had fun and all made a great living.
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2008, 05:32:30 pm »
Hmmm....I'm considered an swerver at work because I don't let the "real" assholes get away with being assholes.  Our assholes here are "bone huggers" and "pooch pounders".
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2008, 05:35:16 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on June 10, 2008, 05:32:30 pm
...the "real" assholes get away with being assholes.

These are the ones I'm talking about.  Disruptive bullies were common, and for some reason, occasionally they'd slip by me in the hiring process.  But, they were rooted out fast...
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2008, 05:38:47 pm »
Fortunately, in the shop atmosphere here, the bullies and the bullshitters usually get rooted out (or worse) pretty quick.  I know in a office setting, sometimes the wheels turn VERY slow...
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2008, 08:18:03 pm »
Quote from: johngenx on June 10, 2008, 05:26:02 pm
2. Fire assholes.  Every firm, for some strange reason, keeps a couple total asshats on staff.  You know who they are.  Find a way to rid yourself of them.
Whoa. We call those guys ":censor: magnets" where I come from. That means I can screw up, just as long as they screw up worse.

 ;) ;D  :-*

(just to be clear that is indeed meant to be light-hearted humour and is in no way a condemnation of my personal work ethic - you know, for people that take everything the wrong way)
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2008, 08:25:40 pm »
Quote from: prufrock on June 10, 2008, 08:18:03 pm

(just to be clear that is indeed meant to be light-hearted humour and is in no way a condemnation of my personal work ethic - you know, for people that take everything the wrong way)

Heheheh.....there are a few of those around here, eh?
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2008, 10:47:03 pm »
Quote from: erich on June 10, 2008, 05:23:30 pm
It's not the season, but you could have a Festivus - the airing of grievances followed by feats of strength...

 :rofl:       :fiver:
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #15 on: June 10, 2008, 11:07:00 pm »
I would announce a General Meeting and bring in some McMuffins for Breakfast as they always go down well. Make sure you have good coffee in the pots at work as thats a treat in its own right.  :)
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #16 on: June 10, 2008, 11:17:09 pm »
Quote from: barrie1 on June 10, 2008, 11:07:00 pm
I would announce a General Meeting and bring in some McMuffins for Breakfast as they always go down well.

And they come back out almost as easily!!
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #17 on: June 10, 2008, 11:32:14 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on June 10, 2008, 11:17:09 pm
Quote from: barrie1 on June 10, 2008, 11:07:00 pm
I would announce a General Meeting and bring in some McMuffins for Breakfast as they always go down well.

And they come back out almost as easily!!

The Timmies breakfast sandwich is also a good choice. Get the bacon version.
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #18 on: June 10, 2008, 11:40:52 pm »
We did a professional development day once where the presenter had everyone act like gorillas. We had to hunch over and huff and puff.

A 60 year-old colleague stands up and says, "What the :censor: are you doing?"

The ensuing laughter was the best pro-d money could buy.
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Re: Team Building (AKA Group Hug Meetings)
« Reply #19 on: June 11, 2008, 12:04:18 am »
At the start of the day, simply announce you're using the allotted time to let everyone go home early.  :D
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