It is vital for companies of all sizes to ensure employees can work together. Team-building activities are valuable as they allow employees to get to know each other to create a more harmonious work environment. They can also lead to improved productivity and increased employee satisfaction. At Monster Mini Golf, we can host your team-building or company event in Bellevue in a fun, challenging, and engaging environment.
Why Companies Should Plan Team-Building Outings
Team-building outings are becoming an essential part of building your business and ensuring its success. You need employees you can count on to work together, be productive, and help meet your overall objectives and goals. Whether developing and turning out new product lines or delivering exceptional customer service, team-building activities help bring employees together.
It also provides several benefits beyond just a day out of the office.
Benefits of Team-Building Activities
Some of the many benefits of team-building activities include the following:
- Improved employee morale: Employees can feel appreciated, enhancing their view of the business while increasing their overall morale.
- Better relationships: By engaging in team-building activities, employees develop improved relationships with one another and start to recognize each other’s talents while learning more about each other.
- Improved trust: When employees are able to learn more about each other through team-building activities, it helps them start to trust each other more.
- Better communications: Team-building activities often include having to communicate with one another while listening as well. This can improve how employees communicate with each other once they are back at work, which means fewer errors, mistakes, and miscommunications.
- Better employee engagement: Employees will have a more positive view of the company overall because they will feel valued and appreciated.
- Improved problem-solving: Your employees will know how to collaborate better on projects to solve problems and come up with creative solutions.
- Uncover new leaders: You may notice specific individuals who step up and take charge, showing their leadership skills during the outing, allowing you to use these talents to promote from within and retain employees longer.
Why Team-Building Outings Are Better Than In-Office Team-Building Activities
Some business organizations will plan team-building activities in-office, which is never a good idea for the following reasons:
- More distractions: Employees are not able to fully focus and engage in the activities because they will be distracted by their normal work responsibilities, phone calls, and other interruptions.
- Not fully committed: Employees will be less committed to the team-building experience. They will just go through the motions to get it done and over with, and back to work.
- Can increase stress and anxiety: Employees may feel more stress and anxiety because they already have deadlines and commitments. With an in-office team-building activity, it can increase these because they will be thinking about how far they are getting in their work, not focusing on the actual activities.
With team-building outings, your employees get a break from their normal routines and are a better choice for these reasons:
- Stress relief: Employees won’t have to worry about deadlines, projects, or other work-related commitments, which lowers their stress levels.
- More socialization: Since employees are not in the office, they are more likely to be more social with one another, which means they will be more focused on team-building activities.
- Fewer distractions: Your employees will be able to enjoy the activities and have fun because they will not be distracted by their work responsibilities.
Host Your Team-Building Outing at Monster Mini Golf in Bellevue
When looking for a venue to host your team-building outing, look no further than Monster Mini Golf in Bellevue. We have plenty of activities to engage your employees and help you reach your team-building objectives. Our Masters of Entertainment will work with you to develop fun, interactive, and challenging activities using our various attractions, including:
- Monster Mini Golf: Our indoor glow-in-the-dark monster-themed mini golf course is perfect for challenging your employees to work in teams or go head-to-head. We can provide skill challenges, trivia, and even surprises with special prizes along the way.
- Monstrous arcade: Our arcade is filled with modern and retro games that are perfect for all ages and skill levels and include racing, shooting, skill, and prize games. Your sports-minded employees can go head-to-head on Basketball Hoops or Air Glow Hockey, while your other employees can see who gets the highest score on rounds of Skee Ball.
- Mini bowling: Our glow-in-the-dark bowling lanes are perfect for team building, working together in groups, or going head-to-head. Mini bowling is just as challenging as regular bowling but faster-paced and more thrilling.
- Virtual reality: We have two different virtual reality games for your employees to enjoy as they are transported to strange new worlds and thrown into immersive environments. VR is perfect for team building as your employees can work together to reach the end of the game.
- Laser maze: Our laser maze offers two different challenges your employees can enjoy. One option is to navigate through the laze maze and escape in the quickest time. Our other option is to take out as many laser beams before the clock runs out. We also have different skill levels, from easy to extreme modes.
Book Team-Building and Company Events in Bellevue Today
Our team-building and company events in Bellevue can be customized to suit your specific needs. Each event package includes access to one of our VIP private Haunted Mansion rooms. Our event coordinators work with you to create a personalized package with the attractions you want to include. We also offer food and beverage options. We even have a facility buy-out option when you want to host a private team-building or company event.
