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Practical guides to get a team playing, measure how it feels and bring it together from Slack or Teams. Every tip works with or without Kwoji.
Games with colleagues
Pick a game that works remotely, after work or to open a meeting, and launch it with nothing to prepare.
Remote games for colleagues: pick the right format and run it well
Which games to play with a remote team, how to start a round on a video call without wasting time, how to make it a habit, and the mistakes to avoid.After-work team games: mix the tables without forcing anyone
Social deduction, bluffing, agreement games, arcade for big groups: which games to run at an after-work event, how to plan it and which traps to avoid.No-prep meeting games you can launch in two minutes
Games that need no materials or prepared questions to open a meeting, in person or on video, with a ten-minute run of show and the mistakes to avoid.
Team building
Build connections between colleagues all year round, with or without an offsite, with or without a budget.
Annual offsite or recurring ritual: which one actually brings a team together?
What an annual offsite delivers, what it can't do, what a recurring team ritual keeps alive, and how to combine both to build a stronger, closer team.Team building on a zero budget: ideas that actually work
Free team building ideas for in-office, hybrid, and remote teams: no-prep activities, free tools, and the common mistakes that make these initiatives fail.Icebreakers for team meetings: ready-to-use questions and ideas
Ready-to-use icebreaker questions, quick formats for in-person and video meetings, the rules of a good icebreaker, and the mistakes to avoid with your team.
Employee feedback
Measure team engagement with simple methods, and guarantee employees that their answers stay anonymous.
How to calculate and read an eNPS: formula, example and pitfalls
The eNPS question, the exact formula (promoters minus detractors), a worked example, and how to read the score without misjudging what it really tells you.Pulse survey frequency: how often to survey your employees
Annual survey, quarterly check-in or weekly pulse: how to choose a rhythm, the signs it is off, and a sample calendar that combines formats without overload.How to keep an employee survey truly anonymous
Minimum response thresholds, cross-referencing, locked groups, comments: what really protects employee survey respondents, and what quietly exposes them.
Slack and Microsoft Teams
Create moments between colleagues from your team's chat tool, without drowning it in notifications.
Slack games: bring your team together without leaving the channel
Question of the day, emoji polls, live games announced in a channel: Slack game ideas for work teams, a one-week ritual plan, and the mistakes to avoid.Microsoft Teams games: livelier meetings and channels
Open a Teams meeting with a game, run a quick game during a call, and keep a channel active: practical methods, game ideas, and the traps specific to Teams.Donut alternatives: other ways to bring colleagues together
Hand-drawn pairs, group rituals, games with colleagues: Donut alternatives sorted by the need they meet, with their pros, limits, and pitfalls to avoid.