Notes from Blake.
On team building, workplace culture, and making work a little less like work. Mostly opinions, occasionally data.
The Case Against Forced Fun at Work
Mandatory team socials, compulsory icebreakers, and enforced enthusiasm are killing your team's morale. Here's what to do instead.
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8 Kahoot Alternatives for Workplace Teams (and What Each Is Actually For)
Looking for a Kahoot alternative that fits how your team actually works? Eight honest picks, what each one's good at, and where Kahoot still wins.
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A Tier List of 20 Corporate Buzzwords
Twenty corporate buzzwords, ranked from genuinely useful to absolutely unforgivable. Plus a free tool to build your own tier list and send it to your team.
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1:1 Questions That Actually Get a Real Answer
Most 1:1 questions get a status update. These get a real answer. 50+ one-on-one meeting questions sorted by what kind of conversation you need to have.
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How Much Does a Meeting Actually Cost?
Most meetings cost more than the combined salary in the room. Here's the actual math, plus a tool to run the number before you schedule the next one.
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Retrospective Ideas Your Team Won't Dread
Your retros are stale because you're retroing a two-week block instead of something specific. Here's how to fix that, plus five formats worth rotating through.
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100 Would You Rather Questions for Work
100 would-you-rather questions for team meetings, standups, and Slack. Categorised by vibe. Ready to copy-paste, no preparation, no awkward fun facts.
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Icebreaker Questions for Work That People Actually Enjoy
18 icebreaker questions your team won't hate. Plus a free tool to generate them randomly.
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Daily Rituals Beat Quarterly Offsites for Team Building
Your company spends thousands on offsites that produce one group photo and zero lasting habits. There's a better way.
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Why Fun at Work Actually Matters
The business case for not being miserable at work. With actual research, not just vibes.
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15 Quick Team Building Games for Remote Teams
Short games that remote teams actually want to play. No downloads, no facilitators, no one pretending to enjoy themselves.
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Why Halftime Exists
After 10 years of scraping together free tools for team socials, I decided to build the thing I kept wishing existed.
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Try a game, on the house.
Two minutes, no signup. Free for teams up to six when you're ready to bring them along.