Games for Employees

Motivated and happy employees make for a happy and productive company. A fact that most companies have come to realize. Employees are assets, assets that need to be valued and appreciated, especially in this period of high attrition, where better opportunities are always beckoning them. Employee motivation games help the organization come together and function as a team. It encourages teamwork. Games weave the concept of teamwork into the delicate fabric of diverse and a large number of differently conditioned people. Following is a list of a few games for employees, one can choose as per need.

Fun Games for Employees

Puzzle Games
Everyone loves to solve puzzles. This game can be played with any number of people broken down in groups. Give each team a puzzle; it could be a word puzzle, or fitting things to make a larger image puzzle. Set a time deadline (they are quite used to deadlines!)

Balloon Blowing
This game can be played in pairs as well as in a bigger group. Distribute balloons equally among all teams and see who blows and ties them up first. Get creative here; get your employees to create balloon animals by twisting them in particular shapes.

Tug-o-War
Possibly, the most played as well the most loved fun game. Set up two teams, with at least five members in each. Get the teams to pull the rope and the people holding it, towards their side. The team that pulls the other team over, wins.

Light the Fire
This game is played by an individual. A candle and a match stick is all that is needed. Each member will take turns to light a match (use only one match for one person) and light the candle, blow it (candle) out, and again light the candle, and keep going on until the match stick burns out. The person who lights the candle maximum number of times with the same match stick, wins.

Blindfolded Obstacle Course
This is a simple game, but loaded with lots of fun and learning. Make as many as teams you want. Blindfold all, except one. Mark a route with a destination, and place obstacles using chairs, tables, even lamps all along the way. All the blindfolded members will have to find their way individually, using the verbal instructions given by the one who is not blindfolded. The team that gets all its members across the obstacles to the destination in the shortest duration of time, wins.

Talk all the Way
This game will be lots of fun for all your talkative employees and an ice-breaker for the introvert ones. Pair a talker and a quiet person together. In this game, both have to talk to each other, simultaneously. The team that talks for the longest time without too many breaks, wins.

Basketball/Baseball
Nothing like a game of basketball or baseball to bring out the competitive edge in your employees. These games strictly work on the simple principle of working as a team to win. Have a match, either between two groups of people, or bring in people from two different departments.

Motivational games for employees must encourage teamwork and healthy competition. There are many instances, where the outcome of the games gets carried forward to office work; this should be completely discouraged. Any ill-feeling fostered will defeat the idea behind playing these games. While games for employees must direct towards some form of learning like motivation and team building, a few games must be simply played for the sake of having fun!