Here are some fun and effective Team Management Games you can conduct in a corporate office — ideal for leadership, coordination, and communication training
🧩 1. The Marshmallow Challenge
Objective: Build teamwork, creativity, and leadership.
Material: 20 sticks of spaghetti, 1 marshmallow, 1 yard of tape, 1 yard of string.
Instructions:
Divide into teams of 4–6 people.
Each team must build the tallest freestanding tower using the materials — the marshmallow must be on top.
Time limit: 15 minutes.
Learning: Planning, experimentation, and team coordination.
🗣️ 2. Blindfold Obstacle Course
Objective: Communication and trust.
Material: Chairs, bottles, or cones to form obstacles.
Instructions:
One member is blindfolded, another guides them verbally through the obstacle course.
Team that finishes fastest wins.
Learning: Active listening, clear instructions, and trust building.
🧠 3. Tower of Power (Paper Tower Game)
Objective: Planning under pressure.
Material: A4 papers, tape, scissors.
Instructions:
Build the tallest tower possible in 10 minutes using only paper and tape.
It must stand on its own for 10 seconds.
Learning: Time management, innovation, and collaboration.
🎭 4. Role Reversal
Objective: Empathy and understanding roles.
Instructions:
Team members switch roles (e.g., manager becomes intern, sales becomes HR).
They perform tasks or solve a problem from the new perspective.
Learning: Understanding team dynamics and leadership empathy.
🎯 5. Minefield Game
Objective: Strategic communication.
Material: Random items as “mines” scattered on the floor.
Instructions:
One blindfolded person walks through, while teammates give instructions without touching.
If they step on a “mine,” they start over.
Learning: Focus, listening, leadership under guidance.
🏗️ 6. Egg Drop Challenge
Objective: Team problem-solving and creativity.
Material: Eggs, straws, paper, tape, rubber bands.
Instructions:
Teams design a structure to protect an egg from breaking when dropped from a height.
Learning: Risk assessment, innovation, teamwork.
💬 7. Two Truths and a Lie
Objective: Icebreaker and relationship building.
Instructions:
Each participant says 3 statements about themselves — 2 true, 1 false.
Team guesses which one is a lie.
Learning: Builds bonding, observation, and fun communication.
🤝 8. Puzzle Race
Objective: Collaboration and time management.
Material: Jigsaw puzzles or custom-made word puzzles.
Instructions:
Teams compete to finish the puzzle first.
Some pieces are intentionally mixed with other teams — they must negotiate or collaborate.
Learning: Negotiation and inter-team cooperation.
Now we want to see main things in our corporate office. Decision making.
🧠 Decision-Making Power in Teamwork
🎯 Objective:
To help teams understand how to make effective, collective decisions that align with organizational goals and improve collaboration.
🔹 1. Introduction
> “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson
Every successful team depends not just on talent — but on how decisions are made together.
Good decisions come from clarity, communication, and trust.
🔹 2. Why Decision-Making Matters in a Team
Reduces confusion and conflict.
Increases ownership and accountability.
Encourages innovation through multiple perspectives.
Builds confidence and leadership at all levels.
🔹 3. Types of Decision-Making in Teams
Type Description Example
Autocratic Leader decides alone Manager sets target without team input
Democratic Everyone contributes; final vote Team votes on marketing campaign idea
Consensus All agree before action Brainstorming ends with full group approval
Delegative Leader gives power to sub-team Manager lets finance team choose software
🔹 4. The 5-Step Decision-Making Process
1. Define the Problem: What exactly needs to be decided?
2. Gather Information: Data, opinions, past experiences.
3. Discuss Alternatives: Brainstorm possible options.
4. Evaluate and Decide: Use logic + team agreement.
5. Act and Review: Implement and check results.
🔹 5. Common Barriers
Ego or domination by one person
Lack of communication or unclear roles
Fear of conflict
Analysis paralysis (too much thinking, no action)
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🔹 6. How to Improve Decision-Making Power
✅ Encourage open communication — all voices matter.
✅ Use data, not emotions to decide.
✅ Assign clear roles — who decides what.
✅ Build trust and respect within the team.
✅ Conduct quick review meetings after each big decision.
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🔹 7. Short Activity (Office Game Idea): “Decision Sprint”
Divide teams into 4–5 members.
Give them a problem: e.g., “Sales dropped 10%, what should we do?”
Allow 10 minutes to brainstorm and decide one action plan.
Each team presents its decision and reasoning in 2 minutes.
Learning: Fast, logical, collective decisions under time pressure.
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🔹 8. Key Takeaway
> “In teamwork, power is not about who decides — it’s about how wisely the decision is made together.”
Great leaders don’t take all decisions — they build teams that can decide confidently.
Ashish Shah
