Who’s had that manager that was obsessed with ice breakers and “building team culture?”

I did.

However, in my experience, the questions were awkward, forced and made everyone uncomfortable and more anxious than we already were.

It was kind of a running joke across our team.

Me being the fun guy, I’d always get us started with an outlandish answer to get the conversation going, but not that I’m gone, I feel for my former team.

If only my manager subscribed to this newsletter.

Hell, maybe he does?

Here are 9 Ice Breaker Questions that actually

• Make meetings fun

• Foster creativity

• Boost engagement

• Break down barriers

• Create a relaxed environment

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HOW TO make meetings fun

1. What’s a food you used to hate but now like?

2. What’s the strangest gift you’ve ever received?

3. What’s the silliest goal you’ve ever set for yourself?

4. If you could invent a holiday, what would it celebrate?

5. How would your primary school teacher have described you?

6. What’s your weirdest food combination that you secretly enjoy?

7. If you could swap lives with a cartoon character for a day, who would it be?

8. If you were a professional baseball player, what would your walk-up song be?

9. If you could switch lives with any historical figure for a day, who would it be?

WHY make meetings fun

According to research, teams that use icebreakers report increased likability and better performance during meetings​.

We spend over 2,000 hours a year at work. If you’re not doing everything in your power to make the experience for your team fun, joyful, and connected, then you’ll suffer from high turnover.

Company culture should be the #1 thing you focus on for the remaining of the year, because positive teams bring positive results.

Don’t be boring,

Joel