Bob Mims, CPA Shares Two Relay Games for Building Trust and Strengthening the Bond between Employees

It goes without saying that an organization whose members are not in sync with one another will never perform optimally. For Bob Mims, CPA, one of the most neglected aspects of internal operations is employee relations. It doesn’t matter how good an employee is—if they can’t work with their team, they may have to be let go eventually. Therefore for Bob, it’s important that organizations allocate time and resources for team building activities.

Bob Mims, CPA likes observing the dynamics of professional sports teams. The players are disciplined, and they are willing to put in the hard work for the benefit of the team; whether this means actively participating in team trainings and exercises or making a conscious effort to truly work together as a team. In Bob’s opinion, organizations have a thing or two to learn from sports teams; particularly in building trust and camaraderie.

In this post, Bob Mims, CPA shares two relay activities that sports teams take part in to build trust and form a bond, especially when new players come in. He shares these two below:

Pass-the-ball drill

How it’s played:

Divide your employees into groups with at least eight members each (or just make sure that each group has an equal number of players), and have each group form a circle. Give each group one basketball, where one employee will be holding the ball and standing at the center of the circle. The one with the ball will pass the ball to one member of the group at a time, calling each one by name. To make it more fun and exciting, set a timer to a minute or two (or your preference), and the group that completes passing the ball to all members at the shortest time, wins. You can tweak the game too, according to your preference, suggests Bob Mims, CPA.

Blindfold relay

How it’s played:

Divide your employees into groups, with each one having an equal number of players. Each member of the group will take turns being blindfolded. Place a bucket a few feet away from each group, of equal distance. The object of the game is to lead the blindfolded player holding the ball to the bucket so they can drop the ball into the bucket. The players’ respective teams will direct them to the bucket by giving instructions. This improves the employees’ communication skills and builds trust among players and their respective teams.

These games were inspired by an article that Bob Mims, CPA came across on the internet—from the Inspirational Basketball website.