Team Building Toolkit

What to Expect from This Toolkit

TEAM VIRTUAL TEMPLATES

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 Vision &
Objective
Create a positive, aspirational work environment that displays these
employee capabilities: collaboration, teamwork and spirit, speed and
agility, accountable and grounded in community service and diversity.
 Team Building
Activities

Here are some fun, virtual activities to do with your team.  

Team Trivia Cox Trivia Conference Call Bingo

TGIF Playlist Coffee Break Civic Virtual Dinner Host

Bring on the Joy Guess Who What do you meme?

All Things Vacations Blast from the Past Would you Rather?

Virtual Lunch & Learns Ice Breakers Q & A Session

Two Minute Podcast Virtual Scavenger Hunt Additional Ideas & Resources
 Virtual
Volunteering

Here are some fun, virtual team volunteering opportunities.  

Lunch, Letters & Listen

One Call A Day

Other Volunteer Opportunities

Team Trivia
How to play: At the beginning of the week, ask
your team to submit a few interesting facts about
themselves. These can include
accomplishments, actions and interests that
make them unique. Host a trivia game at the end
of the week featuring questions only about your
team!
Pro tip: Allow for questions and an explanation
after each question and answer. This will help
your team bond and inspire quiet teammates to
come out of their shells.
Resources:
https://www.randomtriviagenerator.com/quiz
https://trivia.fyi/categories/
Trivia Deck Template
 TGIF
Playlist

How to Play: Ask employees to share one song

that helps them stay motivated, happy or
positive no matter what. Compile the songs into
a YouTube or Spotify playlist during the
workweek. At the end of the week, share the
collected songs with the team in an email or at a
meeting. Rinse and repeat as needed!
Add themes, parameters for advanced play.
For example, keep the songs from the 70s, 80s
or 90s, or within a specific genre such as rap,
rock, country, etc.
 What Do
You Meme?

What Do You Meme?

How to play: Encourage employees to share
funny memes from the day before. Have each
person share their meme, and vote on the
funniest at the end – all while keeping it
professional, of course.
› It may help to have the memes be themed
for each round of play. For example, find a
meme about working from home for the
first meeting, and a meme about movies in
the second meeting, then music, etc.
 Guess Who

Purpose: Learning fun facts about one another is especially important for remote teams, as being remote can be very
isolating. Knowing that you and your coworker share a love of an obscure 80’s band, or both studied abroad in Ireland,
can make for a meaningful connection that wouldn’t exist otherwise. It’s a simple way to spark friendship-forming
discussions.
Pre-Meeting Prep: Have your team submit one (unknown!) fact about themselves to the leader. The zanier the better–
everyone has a few of these experiences that wouldn’t have come up in conversation naturally. 

How it works: During the meeting, read each fact aloud to the group, and have the team guess which fact belongs to which
team member. You can also incorporate them within the meeting deck. At the end of each round, the team can cast votes and
discover if they got them right.

Pro Tip: If it’s a small team (5 or less), it works well to read all the facts at once, then have everyone try to match them up.
If you’re 6+, it works well to do multiple rounds, so that everyone can remember the facts that you read.
Bring on the JOY
What’s Making Me Happy?
How to play: Ask the team to share photos,
memories, writings or anecdotes of what’s
keeping them happy. This can include pet
photos, encouraging quotes, articles they’ve
read, books, television shows and more. These
can be used for a meeting icebreaker, a
meeting break, or the end of a meeting to have
a positive wrap. Go around to everyone to
spread the most happiness! Make sure
everyone has something to share.
All Things Vacations

Time to Talk Travel

How to play: Ask your team to share photos
of themselves and/or their family on past
vacations. The team can take turns guessing
where each photo was taken. Ask each person
sharing a photo to provide at least three clues
to encourage more guesses and participation.
Make sure everyone has at least one picture to
share. Remember, no location is too near or
too far!
Blast from the Past
Blast from the Past
How to play: Ask your team to share photos of
themselves from a bygone era. The team can take
turns guessing when each photo was taken. A fun
idea is to use high school graduation pictures --
even baby pictures! Make sure everyone has  a
picture to share and that everyone has a chance to
participate.
Pro tip: Have your team prepare three clues.
This may include who was president, what song
was popular on the radio or what clothing was in
fashion for that era!
Coffee or Tea – Brunch or Lunch
Virtual coffee hours, brunches, luncheons, and dinners

What to do: There’s nothing like sharing a meal to help

build a connection with your colleagues. Suggest a virtual
coffee hour, brunch, luncheon or even dinner with your
team! Company luncheons, brunches, and dinners are all
excellent opportunities to connect over video chat. If there’s
an annual dinner that got cancelled because of COVID-19,
why not consider rescheduling it as a virtual meetup?
Pro Tip: Have people take turns showcasing the things they
brought or prepared to eat. Giving people a chance to show
off their culinary skills and favorite home recipes is a great
way to break the ice and build rapport.
 Pictionary

• Tools Needed: TEAMS, WHITEBOARD, RANDOM WORD

GENERATOR
• Goal: For one person to draw a picture using the Team's Whiteboard
• Reminder:
• You cannot use letters, numbers, words, gestures, verbal cues or nonverbal
cues
• Use this tool to select the word:
https://randomwordgenerator.com/pictionary.php
 Ice
Breakers

PHASE 1:

How to Play: At the • What’s one random thing we probably don’t know about you?
beginning of a meeting, • If you could have dinner with anyone (living or dead), who would it be?
ask your team any of the • If you had a free airplane ticket anywhere in the world, where would you go?
questions below. Keep it
• What’s one food you could eat every week for the rest of your life?
light and fun.
• If you had to spend $1 million in a year, what would you do with it?
• What is the best trip you have ever taken?
• If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
• What is your favorite item of clothing and why?
 Ice
Breakers
Leader Tip: If you’re certain of a high level of trust and comfort within your team, try one of these deeper questions. These get more to
the core of what people care about in life, and can make for meaningful team bonding for your virtual team. As someone starts
demonstrating vulnerability, this can encourage others to open up about their own goals, dreams and needs too.

PHASE 2:
› Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
› If you had unlimited time in life, what’s a hobby or passion that you would pursue?
› What do you want your legacy to be?
› What was the greatest day of your life?
› What is one of your proudest moments/greatest achievements in life?
› Who is the most inspiring person you’ve met?
› What is a pet peeve of yours that sounds silly, but really ticks you off?
› What is your biggest work accomplishment?
 Ice
Breakers
(continued)
› What’s the hardest part about working virtually for you? The easiest? › What’s the last great TV show or movie you wanted?
› Do you have a dedicated office space at home? › Best book you’ve ever read?
› Show us your office space! › Best professional development book you’ve ever read?
› Where do you work most frequently from at home? Your office? Your › If you could learn one new professional skill, what would it be?
kitchen table? The backyard? Your bed?
› If you could learn one new personal skill, what would it be?
› Be honest, how often do you work from bed?
› What’s your favorite way to get in some exercise?
› What did you eat for breakfast?
› If you could write a book, what genre would you write it in? Mystery?
› What does your morning routine look like when working from home? Thriller? Romance? Historical fiction? Non-fiction?
› What’s your number one tip for combating distractions when working from › What is one article of clothing that someone could wear that would make
home? you walk out on a date with them?
› How do you stay productive and motivated working virtually? › The zombie apocalypse is coming, who are 3 people you want on your
team?
› What does your typical work from home uniform look like?
› What is your most used emoji?
› How many cups of coffee, tea, or beverage-of-choice do you have each
morning? › What was the worst style choice you ever made?
› Are you an early bird or night owl? › What was the worst haircut you ever had?
› What about showers? Do you prefer morning or night? › Who was your childhood actor/actress crush?
› What’s your favorite scent?
 Ice
Breakers
(continued)

› If you were famous, what would you be famous for? › If you had to delete all but 3 apps from your smartphone, which ones
would you keep?
› You have to sing karaoke, what song do you pick?
› What is your favorite magical or mythological animal?
› What was your least favorite food as a child? Do you still hate it or do you
love it now? › What does your favorite shirt look like?
› If you had to eat one meal everyday for the rest of your life what would it › Who is your favorite Disney hero or heroine? Would you trade places with
be? them?
› If you were left on a deserted island with either your worst enemy or no › What would your dream house be like?
one, which would you choose? Why?
› If you could add anyone to Mount Rushmore who would it be; why?
› 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s: Which decade do you love the most and why?
› You’re going sail around the world, what’s the name of your boat?
› What’s your favorite sandwich and why?
› What fictional family would you be a member of?
› What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
› What is your favorite television network?
› When you die, what do you want to be remembered for?
› What sport would you compete in if you were in the Olympics?
› What is your favorite item you’ve bought this year?
› What was the worst job you ever had?
› What would be the most surprising scientific discovery imaginable?
› You can have anyone fictional as your imaginary friend, who do you
› What is your absolute dream job? choose and why?
› Say you’re independently wealthy and don’t have to work, what would you
do with your time?
 Ice
Breakers
(continued)
› Teleportation or flying? › What is your favorite meal to cook and why?
› What is your favorite TV show? › Are you a morning person or a night person?
› What book or movie read/seen recently you would recommend and why? › What is your favorite musical instrument and why?
› What breed of dog would you be? › Are you a cat person or a dog person?
› If you had a time machine, would you go back in time or into the future? › What languages do you know how to speak?
› Do you think you could live without your smartphone (or other technology › Popcorn or M&Ms?
item) for 24 hours?
› What’s the weirdest food you’ve ever eaten?
› What is your favorite dessert?
› What’s the most out-of-character thing you’ve ever done?
› What was your favorite game to play as a child?
› What is your cellphone wallpaper?
› Are you a traveler or a homebody?
› You can have an unlimited supply of one thing for the rest of your life,
› What’s one career you wish you could have? what is it? Sushi? Scotch Tape?
› What fictional world or place would you like to visit? › What’s your best scar story?
› What’s your favorite place of all the places you’ve traveled? › Would you go with aliens if they beamed down to Earth?
› Have you ever met your idol or someone you revere greatly? › Are you sunrise, daylight, twilight, or nighttime? Why?
› Have you ever completed anything on your “bucket list”? › What season would you be?
› Do you have a favorite plant?
 Would you
Rather?
 Would you rather live in the ocean or on the moon?  Would you rather live without heat and AC or live
without social media?
 Would you rather travel back in time to meet your
ancestors or travel to the future to meet your  Would you rather be the funniest or smartest person in
descendants? the room?
 Would you rather lose all of your money or all of your  Would you rather be able to run at 100 miles per hour or
pictures? fly at 10 miles per hour?
 Would you rather have invisibility or flight?  Would you rather be a superhero or the world’s best chef?
 Would you rather live where it only snows or the  Would you rather be an Olympic gold medalist or an
temperature never falls below 100 degrees? astronaut?
 Would you rather always be slightly late or super early?
 Would you rather give up your smartphone or your
computer?
 Conference
Call BINGO

Conference Call Bingo

How to Play: Prior to a meeting, team leaders distribute
Conference Call Bingo cards. Players mark out boxes as the call
goes on and these actions occur. There are two ways to play:
› As a team: The team collectively marks the bingo card as the
meeting goes on. The team will assign a Bingo card marker.
› Competitively:  Each team member gets an individualized
Conference Call Bingo card, with the same boxes filled out but
scrambled so that team members play against one another.
› Optional: The winner receives Amplifi points with options to
award second and third place.
› Cards can be made and distributed via a link here: 
www.bingobaker.com
› Email communication sample is attached here for reference.
 Two
Minute
Podcast
Two-Minute Podcasts
How to Play: At the beginning of the week, team leaders will field subject
material from the team for a two-minute podcast during the meeting. The
team leader will pick the most interesting/ engaging topics to cover during
the meeting or take a vote from meeting participants about what they want to
learn about.
› Can be repeated given the amount of virtual meetings now taking place.
› Can serve as an ice breaker, a meeting break or a great way to wrap up a
meeting. A great way to engage employees on non-work topics or segue
into work-related topics.
› A great way to develop or celebrate employee public speaking skills.
Q&A
Session
How to Play: Before a meeting begins, allow time for everyone to answer a
thought-provoking and revealing question. You’ll get to know your team
better and start some stimulating conversations!
Some examples include:
› If you could live anywhere on this planet without having to leave anyone
or anything behind, where would you live and why?
› If you could choose one age to stay forever, how old would you choose to
be and why?
› What superpower would you choose and why?
› Name three (pieces of media like music, movies, books) that you think
about a lot.
 Virtual
Lunch &
Learns

For remote employees, lunch could be a great time to facilitate engagement and online team building. Bring in an “expert”
to share a presentation or talk while folks are eating at home! It’s like a private TED Talk for your remote team!

How it works:
Get your remote team on a video call, and bring in an expert to lead a talk. This “expert” could be an outside speaker you
hire (someone with insights into communication skills, how to stay motivated when working from home, health and
wellness, or non-work topics too that might be interesting!).

Your “expert” could also be someone on the team, and it could feel like a skillshare where for each Lunch and Learn, one
virtual employee shares something they’re knowledgeable and passionate about!

Time Commitment:
15-30 minutes is a good presentation length (if a team member is sharing the complete history of Lord of the Rings, 15
minutes will feel plenty long to most people). Organize this for during the lunch hour, and encourage your team to eat while
they watch!
 Additional
Ideas &
Resources
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION(S)
o Send a digital coupon for Starbucks, chick fila, etc. Don’t forget to
o Send a cupcake to someone's home include stakeholders
o Gather the team and send a happy birthday video & boundary partners
with your Team
TEAM BUILDING ADVOCATE Building events
o Encourage your team to reach out to 1 person with the Supply Chain organization they
don’t know yet. Schedule a 15-30 coffee chat – intro call. Nothing too formal, but
simply a way to reach and develop unity and togetherness regardless if we’re working
virtually.
TEAM BIRKMAN or other personality tests
o Encourage individuals who’ve completed the Birkman assessment to share it with their
manager. Managers should also shared their results with their direct reports. Please reach out
to your HR team to schedule a team Birkman event
 Additional
Ideas &
Resources
Resources & Tools:

Atlassian Team Building Playbook

https://www.mural.co/blog/online-warm-ups-energizers Don’t forget to

include stakeholders
26 Ridiculously Fun Icebreaker Games For Your Next Meeting & boundary
partners with your
https://www.mentimeter.com/ Team Building
events
Virtual Wellness Workbook - Interactive

Virtual Wellness Workbook – Spirit Animal

Civic Dinner – Virtual Happy Hour Guide

Cookbook – here’s an example of a cookbook from CCI

Employee Experience Council
 Virtual
Volunteering

Here are some fun, virtual team volunteering opportunities.  

Lunch, Letters & Listen

One Call A Day

Other Volunteer Opportunities

 WELCOME SUPPLY
Thank you all for joining. Please find all the details for the virtual volunteer session below.

CHAIN TEAM
LUNCH LETTERS LISTE
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Grab your lunch, snack or Choose an organization below to send your
We’re streaming music to enjoy.
another cup of coffee letter(s). Additional options can be found here
.

Mail for Heroes

RECEIPI
RECEIPI Nursing Home Residents Middle School aged girls Active Military &
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c/o Cory Shaw Girl Talk, Inc. American Red Cross
SEND
SEND TO
TO Ref: #CoxCares 6425 Powers Ferry Road NW Attn: Kimberly Lane
3150 Howell Mill Rd NW Suite 280 1955 Monroe Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30327 Atlanta, GA 30339 Atlanta, GA 30324

WHAT
WHAT TO
TO Words of support, love & encouragement. These cards and messages can touch the hearts of those in need of a smile
WRITE
WRITE during this time.
 Virtual Volunteering: One Card a Day
WHY: In the spirit of Cox to find ways to serve our communities even when times get hard, we’re requesting
participation in support of One Call A Day campaign to help older adults, veterans, and others who are
home bound or isolated in residential facilities. Most have been unable to have any visitors and have been
cut off from their regular support systems due to COVID-19 quarantine.

WHAT: Gather your family & have some fun creating handwritten cards, paintings, drawings or poems with words of
love & encouragement. These cards and messages can touch the hearts of those in need of a smile during this
time. SEND TO:
Jewish HomeLife Residents c/o Cory
Shaw
Ref: #CoxCares
3150 Howell Mill Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
*Please write ‘Pen Pal with Cox Staff’ on the
 
envelope if you’d like to be an ongoing pen pal.

WHEN: Immediately & Ongoing

We’re #Team Cox. We’re committed to being a force for good in the world.
 TEAM BUILDING: VOLUNTEER & DONATION
Foster Care Support Foundation OPPORTUNITIES
1
115 Mansell Place, Roswell, GA 30075
1. Visit www.fostercares.org
2. Click on the Take Action button in the top right-hand corner.
3. Click on the Request to Volunteer button. Complete the online form.

Onsite volunteers are limited for safety’s sake, but they absolutely need volunteers AND donations. To view current
needs click here: https://www.fostercares.org/donate-Goods.

2 Second Helpings Atlanta is starting a corporate fundraising campaign in order to continue its strong work solving
hunger in Metro Atlanta. Historically the organization has focused on foundation and individual giving but given its
growing impact on hunger in Atlanta it desires to develop corporate fundraising as its “third leg of the stool.” Volunteers
have started reaching out to companies in Atlanta to identify good contacts within the company that can help the
organization evaluate if the company’s donation and social marketing strategy is a good fit for hunger in general, and
Second Helpings Atlanta in particular. This work can be as little or as much as you make it.  It can all be done virtually,
and even 30 minutes a week would be a huge help! Contact Dan Sterling, Development Chair for Second Helpings
Atlanta, at [email protected] for further information or to volunteer. 

3 Check
for additional opportunities
 The Cox Enterprises culture is built on a strong foundation —
our employees. As our most important resource, it’s your talent,
initiative and commitment to our values that make Cox a
thriving company, well-positioned for the future.

All To learn more about our history, our business today and our plans for the future, as
well as how employees are living our values every day, please follow the links
below.
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- Resources

Cox Maps Cox Lingo & Guides Cox Brands & Business
• Google Maps - All Cox Entities L • CCI Acronym List Ventures
ocations • CAI Lingo • Cox Enterprises [to be added]
• CCI Supply Chain Distribution M • CEI Lingo [to be added] • Cox Communications
ap
• CAI RVP Locations • Cox Automotive

Mentorship & Resource Learning Opportunities: Additional Resources

Group Opportunities • Cable Days • CCI Overview Deck
• Buddy Up Program • Manheim Immersion program • CAI Overview Deck
• Mentor Up • AJC production tour
• Cox ERG’s
CCI Business
Ventures
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is the ultimate automotive marketplace for car dealers, manufacturers, and individuals to advertise and
market their vehicles to millions of in-market car shoppers. Click here to watch a short video about
AutoTrader.com.

vAuto’s Live Market View is a patented methodology and technology that helps dealers determine the
vehicles that will perform best in their specific markets. Products include Provision for Used cards, which
gives dealers real-time, local market supply-and-demand date to make better acquisition, appraisal, pricing
and merchandising decisions. Conquest combines live market data with incentive management for new
vehicles. vAuto Genius Labs offers stand-alone solutions that include AuctionGenius and Kelley Blue Book
Price Advisor Report.
 Dealertrack delivers inventive technology that’s crucial to the success of the automotive industry’s dealerships
and lending institutions. Their industry leading and intuitive suite of products fosters efficiency at every step in
the dealership operations, sales and financing processes. Their open integrations and date driven insights
enable growth-focused decision making, yielding measurable results.

Dealer.Com is the digital marketing solution and partner for today’s top dealerships and dealer groups. From
digital advertising that automatically connects inventory to likely buyers, to best in-class websites, digital
retailing, SEO and content solutions. They deliver the integrated products you need to win more deals in an
automotive retail environment .
KBB.com gives you everything you need to research a new, certified (CPO) or used car, compare cars, find
cars for sale and make a well- informed decision. It is your guide for everything automotive, whether you’re just
checking you current car’s value, actively looking for your next car, or ready to buy.

Manheim is the world’s largest used vehicle marketplace, offering complete remarketing products and
services so buyers and sellers can transact with ease. Buying and selling with Manheim can happen
anywhere, anytime. They offer a mix of live auction and online sales for transacting at physical and mobile
auction locations as well as dealer lots. With end-to-end integrated solutions the entire process of inventory
management, buying, selling, floor planning, logistics and reconditioning is all turn-key
NextGear Capital is the industry’s leading comprehensive provider of lending products, providing flexible
lines of credit for dealers to purchase new and used inventory at over 1,000 auto and specialty auctions and
other inventory sources throughout the US, Canada, United Kingdom, and Ireland.

ReadyLogistics’ transportation and logistics solutions connect automotive dealers, auctions, commercial
clients, and car owners nationwide. From anywhere to everywhere, they make it easy to transport your
vehicles quickly and conveniently. Their expertise and technology connect client and industry partner data to
their exclusive network of over 6,500 qualified carrier partners to simplify the vehicle movement process while
providing updates and reporting.
RideKleen is a mobile car care company. It was created with the goal of simplifying the car wash experience.
It is the national leader in delivering mobile, eco-conscious, full- service fleet cleaning and maintenance
services to a variety of shared fleet providers, commercial fleets, and parking locations.
 “In the Know”
Microsoft Team site

What: Directory of existing formal & informal interest

groups (cross divisional ERG’s, CCI specific ERG’s, running
clubs, foodies, travel lovers, etc.)
Where: Microsoft Team Site – Team Unity
 Interest Groups
Microsoft Teams

Want to talk about Be involved as much

something other than or as little as you’d
work? prefer.

Find connection with Be creative!

others in SS&P. Many interest areas!

Get to know
Leverage Teams for
teammates across
virtual gatherings.
divisions!
 Interest
Groups
(continued)
Lead a Group If you are passionate about an interest area, create
a group!

In Teams, create a channel under Team Unity

Invite others to join you! Start a conversation!

Example:
Share recipes, tips & photos
Interest Groups
Microsoft Teams
Group Participant

Have a question about getting started? Ask the group!

Planning a trip?
Looking for a new workout plan?

See if anyone has recommendations.

 Creating
Unity

Presentation Deck Templates [ to be inserted ]

Signature Block Branded Template Options [ to be inserted ]
Way to go Wednesdays [ to be inserted ]
Employee Spotlight Template – v1
Don’t forget to include
Employee Spotlight Template – v2 stakeholders &
boundary partners
with your Team
Building events
[add other resources & templates]