Engaging Virtual Meetings

11Fun and Games for High-Performing Teams

Create fun … and a little weirdness.

—Source: One of Zappos’ Ten Corporate Values. © 2020, Zappos Insights Inc.

Virtual meetings are very efficient.

Virtual meetings take 66% less time than face-to-face ones.

Virtual meetings cost 85% less.¹

Virtual meetings impact the environment up to 90% less.

Virtual meetings are virus free.

You can eat lunch with your family or walk your dog after your meeting.

The challenge with virtual meetings is that it's very easy to spend too much time getting work done and not spend any time having fun. If your attendees are experiencing work or virtual meeting burnout, consider using fun at your next meeting to increase morale.

Fun provides stress release. Fun can help you feel vital and alive. Fun can help you have a positive attitude. Fun can help you laugh, which has many health benefits. Fun can help you build strong relationships and social support.²

The best learning is fun. When you're having fun and something good is happening, you are put into a unique state—and when you are in this state, you are more likely to remember what is happening and what you are learning. Many of these activities are designed to be fun and educational, which is what makes them so effective.

Fun is a key indicator of winning teams. I have been doing team building for over 23 years and I have been doing video analysis of team building for the past 10 years. After reviewing over 50 terabytes of data, I discovered that a ...