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Hot dog chain Portillo’s staffs its restaurants with corporate employees during the holiday season

HR Brew

Managers often use the opportunity to promote individual learning or team building exercise, in addition to filling a frontline need, adding to the employee experience, she said. And it’s not just for individual contributors—Waite said she works in a restaurant every year, along with other C-suite execs.

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A Day in the Life of an Employee Experience Manager and Specialist

Cornerstone On Demand

Our company developed a platform that helps employers manage their on-site programs, events, team-building exercises and more to ensure those efforts are having the desired impact. What current experience, initiative or project are you most excited about?

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Team Building Exercises Aren't Just for Fun—They're Critical to Employee Engagement

Cornerstone On Demand

Companies and employees are increasingly focused on finding a healthy work-life balance, but that doesn't mean the two need to be entirely separated. We spend the majority of our days in the workplace—which means we spend a majority of our days with our coworkers, and it turns out, we're happier if these coworkers are our friends, too.

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10 fun team-building activities to suit every type of worker

Achievers

The idea of team-building sounds great, in a vacuum. Read on to find out the two simple keys behind effective team-building activities and two dozen great team-building activities to try out. The two keys to team-building activities that don’t make employees groan. Mutual recognition.

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Some ideas for virtual team-building exercises

HR Digest

It is the management’s job to build a bridge of trust and understanding through open channels of honest communication. Team building exercises for remote workers are crucial to bridge the chasm created by physical distance. Best Team-Building Exercises for Remote Teams. Virtual Games.

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5 Team Building Exercises and How You Can Learn From Them

ClearCompany HRM

Team building is one of those aspects of work culture most find difficult to define. Is the failure of a team to perform the result of poor individual participation, a lack of chemistry between members, or bad direction? How do you rate the cooperation different employees display with each other?

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Thanksgiving Team-Building Activities and Games for Work

Intoo USA

While many people traditionally gather with family and friends for a festive meal, this holiday can also be an excellent opportunity to foster team bonding and enhance workplace synergy. Team-building activities boost morale and improve communication, collaboration, and overall productivity.