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Team-building activities in the workplace can increase team skills, improve communications, and enhance morale and productivity. People who are not used to working together get a chance to work as a team to learn new ways of working together.
A strong team can lead to major gains for small businesses. Employees learn to combine their skills to achieve more by participating in an experience where everyone starts with an equal level of knowledge about a given task.
Team building activities do not have to be expensive, elaborate or complicated. Employers just need to create structured opportunities for employees to mingle. Team building activities in the workplace are only limited by your imagination and that of your employees. They are remarkable in their ability to foster a sense of community and friendships at work. Here is a no-cost activity that can make your workplace desirable and you an employer of choice.
Take an employee to work day: Borrowed from Take Your Child to Work Day, employees visit another workstation or department for take an employee to work day. Employees are always curious about what others do. This is an opportunity to satisfy their interest and introduce employees to a whole new work group. The opportunity to observe another job function or department allows employees to participate in team building that facilitates cross training or enhances cross department cooperation and understanding. It also offers employees the chance to explore another career path.
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| Business on a Budget | |
Online Appointment Setting allows small business owners to eliminate the meeting management task from the "to-do" list by creating a system that gives others access to your calendar. Everything can be managed in one place and business owners can save time and, in some cases, the cost of a receptionist, by allowing others to select open time slots. Most online services allow the user to set their availability and support web embedding. Here are a few low to no-cost online scheduling providers:
www.acuityscheduling.com - Set your availability, embed the scheduler into your website, Wordpress or Facebook or link your website to an appointment booking page. Basic accounts are free with premium features starting at $10/mo.
www.appointy.com - Schedule appointments, accept pre-payments, send reminder alerts and update social networks. Basic membership is free with premium features starting at $14.99/mo.
www.SimplyBook.me - A totally free booking system with your own unique scheduling page.
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