team-event

TL;DR Early preparation and repeat communications are the keystones for high team engagement. A 2-days Hackathon is a good balance between team engagement, project complexity and business outcome. Sponsorship from external vendor is not essential, but good to have. Clear schedule and timeline will help all participant around when to do what. A Hackathon theme is necessary to guide team participations, even just ‘Have Fun’ is a good one. Post Hackathon communication is as IMPORTANT as the Hackathon event itself, especially for these who didn’t participant this time....

TL;DR Early preparation and repeat communications are the keystones for high team engagement. A 2-days Team off-site is a good balance between team engagement, agenda and budget. Relative loose agenda will help the team to know each other better, especially people from different offices. Organising Team Off-site for multiple offices is not an easy job, it needs lots of planning, preparation, coordination, and contingency plan. Sponsorship from external vendor is not essential, but good to have....

Hybrid working patterns reduce face-to-face communication with your co-workers, that makes regular Team Building events and activities so important to build up and retain the social connection. Here are my notes about all team building events that I participant and organised. Check-in Questions Questions List What’s the word of the day of you? Cat On a Scale of Cat, How are you feeling today? What kind of cat are you today?...