The Monologue

Normal before the pandemic is now a distant memory. We are all learning to navigate this time in the best ways we can, which includes finding creative ways to engage your remote workforce with online team-building.

Get the snow(ball) rolling on ideas for your virtual office holiday party. Find creative ways to bring your employees together, even though we may all be far apart. Will it be a holiday whodunit or a seasonally-themed pitch-it competition? The options are as endless as they are exciting. In this article, we’ll share a handful of our favourite ideas that are sure to have everyone’s hearts growing three sizes this holiday season!

As days morphed into months, travel became a distant memory for most - with people having little choice but to bunker down in the comfort of their homes to ride out the pandemic. Now, with the spiking numbers seemingly under control, countries are beginning to reopen their borders, shifting the conversation from will we travel again to when.

Being mindful that recognition is crucial to the success of any team and even more so in remote teams to increase morale, loyalty, reduce turnover, and ensure employees don’t feel unseen. Check out some high impact ways in which you can keep your workforce engaged, inspired and connected. 

As a travel company recently turned virtual game developers, we’ve learned a lot over the past few months about bringing people together at a time when we must remain physically apart. You may have read in our past blog posts about keeping colleagues connected and corporate culture strong through remote teambuilding activities. We decided to put our money where our mouth was and develop our own series of virtual experiences that offer a much-needed change to the standard game of bingo or your tenth yoga session.

In this article, we’ll share the ins and outs of planning fun & engaging remote culture-boosting activities for your team. Because even when team-building is taking place from behind a computer screen, there are still a variety of aspects to consider in order to make sure your colleagues are excited to play!