Running team sessions that are worth the time
Most managers run a team session at some point: a half day off-site, a workshop after a reorganisation, or an active afternoon to bring a new group together. Few have been taught how. This desk collects short, practical reads on the parts that make the biggest difference.
The core idea: pick the outcome first, then the activity. An activity chosen because it looked fun rarely changes how a team works on Monday.
Reads on this desk
- Setting an objective: turning a vague request into one clear goal.
- Sessions indoors: running a session in an air-conditioned room without losing energy.
- Facilitated workshops: what a facilitator does and how to work with one.
- Active games, safely: physical formats and how to include everyone.
- The debrief: the twenty minutes that turn an activity into learning.
Who this is for
Team leads, people managers and HR business partners who need a session to work without becoming an events specialist. Each read takes a few minutes and ends with questions you can take into a planning meeting.
For general workplace guidance, the Ministry of Manpower and SkillsFuture Singapore are useful official starting points.