Team building when it's nobody's job
At small companies, team building is nobody's job, so it either doesn't happen or lands on one tired person. Here's a small rotating role that keeps it going without either.
Notes on keeping remote teams close
Practical ideas for team building that lasts longer than one afternoon: small rituals, time zones, and what to do when a team starts to drift.
Please stop asking for a fun fact
“Tell us a fun fact” makes most people's minds go blank. Here are better icebreaker questions for work, grouped by how well people know each other, the energy in the room, and the time you have.
The best team rituals leave something behind
Events end, but the things a team makes together stay. Here’s why that matters on remote teams, and how to turn small rituals into something people come back to.
Your offsite didn’t fail. It just ended.
A great team event gives everyone a lift, and then the lift wears off. Here’s why that happens on remote teams, and what to do in the weeks after.
Twelve small rituals for remote teams
Most of these take five minutes or less, none of them need a budget, and together they do more for a team than one big event a year.
Team building across time zones
When your team spans ten hours of daylight, the usual playbook breaks. Here’s how to design connection that works for the people who are never online at the same time.
Why mandatory fun backfires
The fastest way to kill a team ritual is to require it. Here’s how to design team building people actually choose to join.
Signs your remote team is drifting apart
Remote teams rarely fall apart all at once. They drift, quietly. Here are the early signs to watch for, and the smallest things to try first.