100+ Team-Building Questions To Get Employees More Comfortable With Each Other

According to a study ran by UKG, 93% of workers in the USA believe that the most important factor for satisfaction at work is a good relationship with their manager.

In order to build a cohesive and well-functioning team we need people that communicate well and resonate with each other. Only when the initial barrier between them dissolves and they are no longer strangers they will share ideas and know how to operate well with each other. Just like in any other aspect of life.

💡 Team-building questions can offer a glimpse into your colleagues motivations and personality and can help you understand how they view work and how they approach challenges.

To get people to know each other and build relationships based on trust — especially with their manager, we have compiled this big list of questions that you can use in your team-building sessions.

Just to make sure you don’t run out of questions to ask!

Work-Related Questions

• What’s the coolest thing you’re working on right now?
• How do you like to get feedback?
• What was your first job?
• If you could get a new skill in 10 minutes, what would it be?
• What are the toughest challenges you’ve had at work?
• What upcoming technological innovation will dramatically impact the industry in the next five years?
• What skill do you think everyone should learn?

Personal Questions

• Who inspired you to pursue the career you have today?
• What’s your favourite music genre?
• Do you have a pet? What’s he/she like?
• Recommend a book you recently read.
• What’s your secret talent that no one knows about?
• Which movie have you seen recently or what are you watching on Netflix?
• What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done or seen before?
• What’s the best meal you’ve ever had?
• What are your pet peeves?
• Do you have traditions in your family?
• What was the first thing you bought with your own money?
• Is there something that has made you smile recently?
• What’s the best advice you can give to someone who just started their career?
• What’s your favourite video/board games and why?
• Do you cook? What’s your favourite recipe?
• What’s your least favourite food?
• What did you want to be when you were younger?
• Do you have any secret talents?
• What’s your pet peeve?

💡 Folks need to know that they’re not being graded or judged through these chats.

Fun Questions

• Pineapple pizza. Yay or nay?
• What is the strangest meal you’ve ever eaten?
• What’s your weirdest habit?
• Are you a beer or wine person?
• What was your favourite band 10 years ago?
• If you had a yacht, what would you name it?
• Which fictional family would you want to be part of?
• How would you describe your job to a bunch of five-year-olds?
• Show the best meme you have in your phone.
• How would you spend a million dollars in 24 hours?

Who’s most likely to . . .

• Who is most likely to have a snappy comeback?
• Who is most likely to answer the phone if you call in the middle of a night?
• Who is most likely to treat your house like their house?
• Who is most likely to get along better with your parents than you do?
• Who is most likely to have a crush on your sibling?
• Who is most likely to throw you a surprise party?
• Who is most likely to have the best snacks?
• Who is most likely to drive you somewhere?
• Who is most likely to say something awkward to a significant other’s parents?
• Who is most likely to save you from a bad blind date?
• Who is most likely to hand-make you a birthday present?
• Who is most likely to try to embarrass you in front of your crush?
• Who is most likely to make you laugh when you are sad?
• Who is most likely to take care of you when you are sick?
• Who is most likely to bake you a birthday cake?
• Who is most likely to back you up in an argument, even if you are wrong?
• Who is most likely to give you a nickname?
• Who is most likely to be the life of the party?
• Who is most likely to get into shenanigans?
• Who is most likely to forget to text back?
• Who is most likely to text back immediately?
• Who is most likely to forget to return a borrowed item?

💡 There’s no smartest person or wrong answers.

Who’s most likely to questions for work

• Who is most likely to reply all to an email?
• Who is most likely to accidentally wear the same outfit as you?
• Who is most likely to have the best Zoom background?
• Who is most likely to walk off with your pen?
• Who is most likely to accidentally tell a customer, “I love you?”
• Who is most likely to reply to your email within a minute?
• Who is most likely to forget to mute the microphone during Zoom calls?
• Who is most likely to teach you a new skill?
• Who is most likely to calm down an upset client?
• Who is most likely to bring their dog to the office?
• Who is most likely to invent a smart new office system?
• Who is most likely to give the perfect interview?
• Who is most likely to have forty tabs open at once?
• Who is most likely to create an app?
• Who is most likely to have a side hustle?
• Who is most likely to get a good review from a customer?
• Who is most likely to have a million dollar idea?
• Who is most likely to have your back?
• Who is most likely to nail a presentation?
• Who is most likely to close a tricky sale?
• Who is most likely to troubleshoot a tech issue?
• Who is most likely to start an office pizza pool?
• Who is most likely to plan a team outing?
• Who is most likely to be the boss one day?

Oddly specific “most likely to” questions

• Who is most likely to mishear the lyrics to a rap song?
• Who is most likely to get blocked by a celebrity on Twitter?
• Who is most likely to own a unicorn onesie?
• Who is most likely to buy scratch off lottery tickets?
• Who is most likely to be allergic to cashews?
• Who is most likely to know every word to We Didn’t Start the Fire?
• Who is most likely to be mistaken for Brad Pitt?
• Who is most likely to cry at animal adoption commercials?
• Who is most likely to know how to perform a magic trick?
• Who is most likely to eat pizza for breakfast?
• Who is most likely to leave only a handful of cereal in the box?
• Who is most likely to forget their wallet in a McDonalds?
• Who is most likely to talk in the movie theather during a movie?
• Who is most likely to wind up in the ER after getting a papercut?
• Who is most likely to appear in a music video?
• Who is most likely to go to Disneyland on every vacation?
• Who is most likely to backpack across Thailand?
• Who is most likely to mispronounce the word acai?
• Who is most likely to be a bitcoin billionaire, if only they could access that old hard drive?
• Who is most likely to make a cameo in a soap opera?
• Who is most likely to sneakily eat Doritos in bed?

Fun “who’s most likely to” questions

• Who is most likely to impulse buy an inflatable dinosaur suit?
• Who is most likely to argue with their pet?
• Who is most likely to fake their birthday at a restaurant for free cake?
• Who is most likely to scream in the middle of a horror movie?
• Who is most likely to randomly burst out into song?
• Who is most likely to cheat at a board game?
• Who is most likely to be a spy?
• Who is most likely to secretly be three ducks in a trench coat?
• Who is most likely to be a ninja?
• Who is most likely to be a secret superhero?
• Who is most likely to become a meme?
• Who is most likely to have an evil twin?
• Who is most likely to faceplant in front of a crowd?
• Who is most likely to get insulted by a child?
• Who is most likely to pick their nose when they think nobody is watching?
• Who is most likely to have a hidden candy stash?
• Who is most likely to crash a wedding?
• Who is most likely to be afraid of clowns?
• Who is most likely to date a celebrity?
• Who is most likely to hide a zombie bite?
• Who is most likely to throw a wedding for their dogs?
• Who is most likely to wear a speedo?
• Who is most likely to fake a foreign accent?
• Who is most likely to own a pair of mom jeans?

Positive “who’s most likely to” questions

• Who is most likely to make you laugh?
• Who is most likely to make you smile?
• Who is most likely to help you solve an issue?
• Who is most likely to make you forget your problems?
• Who is most likely to be a role model for the group?
• Who is most likely to always take the time to listen?
• Who is most likely to be a great leader?
• Who is most likely to save the day?
• Who is most likely to give you a compliment behind your back?
• Who is most likely to inspire you?
• Who is most likely to bring out your best self?
• Who is most likely to earn a place in history?
• Who is most likely to show up for moral support?
• Who is most likely to give you a compliment?
• Who is most likely to pick out the perfect present?
• Who is most likely to help a stranger?
• Who is most likely to make new friends wherever they go?
• Who is most likely to win a Nobel prize?
• Who is most likely to change the world?
• Who is most likely to adopt a rescue pet?
• Who is most likely to write a bestselling book?
• Who is most likely to break a world record?

Holiday “who’s most likely to” questions

• Who is most likely to give the best Secret Santa gift?
• Who is most likely to get you an inappropriate present?
• Who is most likely to bake holiday cookies for the office?
• Who is most likely to send you a holiday card?
• Who is most likely to celebrate pop culture holidays?
• Who is most likely to start listening to Christmas music in October?
• Who is most likely to wear a Halloween costume to work?
• Who is most likely to turn their house into a haunted house for Halloween?
• Who is most likely to spend thousands of dollars on holiday lawn decorations?
• Who is most likely to raid their kids’ Halloween candy?
• Who is most likely to have a Thanksgiving cooking fiasco?
• Who is most likely to make the tastiest Thanksgiving dish?
• Who is most likely to break their New Years resolution first?
• Who is most likely to give you a Valentine?
• Who is most likely to forget to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day?
• Who is most likely to sneak a bite of your chocolate Easter bunny?
• Who is most likely to have a close call with fireworks on the Fourth of July?
• Who is most likely to have a unique holiday tradition?
• Who is most likely to have a killer holiday recipe?
• Who is most likely to knock over the Christmas tree?
• Who is most likely to wait until Christmas Eve to finish shopping?
• Who is most likely to finish holiday shopping in July?
• Who is most likely to blow out someone else’s birthday candles?
• Who is most likely to have the funniest ugly sweater?
• Who is most likely to leave Christmas lights up year round?
• Who is most likely to forget the words to a holiday carol?
• Who is most likely to dress up as Santa?

Fun icebreaker questions

• Who’s the most famous person you’ve ever met? Tell us the story of how you met.
• What’s your guilty pleasure?
• Looking back at when you were younger, what was your silliest fear?
• What is your current desktop or cell phone wallpaper? Why did you choose that image?
• Tell us about your worst hair day.
• If you had to give your car a name, what would it be?
• What’s your favourite knock-knock joke?
• If you could host a talk show, which one would you pick?
• What was your best Halloween costume? Worst?
• Tell us a story of an embarrassing thing that happened to you.
• What’s the last thing you got in “trouble” for?
• What would the title of your autobiography be?
• If you could add a word to the dictionary, what would you add and what would it mean?
• If you could bring back any fashion trend or old slang, what would it be?
• If you had to talk like a cartoon character for the rest of your life, who would you choose? Do an impression of them now.
• What’s the worst piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
• If you had to eat a crayon, what colour would you choose?
• What game show do you think you could win?
• If you could only use one emoji for the rest of your life what would it be?
• What’s your favourite movie quote?
• What’s something you think is totally overrated?
• If you were an athlete, what would you choose as your walkout song?
• What book do you wish you could read for the first time again?
• Name one movie you think should have a sequel.
• If you had to email the CEO an emoji right now, what would it be?
• What was the first thing you thought about this morning?
• What has been the best day of your life so far?
• If aliens landed on Earth

“Would you rather” icebreaker questions

• Would you rather go on a relaxing vacation or an adventure hike?
• Would you rather be a member of the Avengers or the Justice League?
• Would you rather star in a romance-based or adventure-based reality TV show?
• Would you rather have a theme song for your life or a constant soundtrack playing in the background?
• Would you rather be a superhero or the world’s best chef?
• Would you rather compete in the Olympics or direct a movie that was nominated for an Oscar?
• Would you rather sing karaoke with the head of our department or be on a group call with the CEO and your parents?

Team icebreaker questions

• What’s your favourite local restaurant and why?
• What’s something you’ve always wanted to do but haven’t done yet? Why not?
• When was the last time you did something for the first time?
• What do you do to beat stress?
• What’s the most surprising thing that’s happened to you in another state or country?
• Tell us something about yourself that would surprise most people who know you.
• Describe an experience in life that changed your values.

Virtual work icebreaker questions

• Do you have any “co-workers” (partners, roommates, siblings, parents, pets)?
• Have your working hours changed as a result of remote work?
• Do you prefer working remotely or working in an office?
• What’s your best WFH accessory?
• What’s your go-to WFH beverage? Do you prefer coffee? Tea?
• Is there a spot in your house where you feel most productive?
• If you could have any upgrade to your WFH setup, what would it be?
• What’s your morning routine?
• How often do you work in your PJs?

💡 No competition: Questions shouldn’t put co-workers against each other — they’re meant to build camaraderie.

Throwback icebreaker questions

• Do you have any siblings? Are you the eldest, middle, or youngest child?
• Where did you grow up?
• Did you have any pets as a kid? Did you want any pets?
• Did you play sports as a kid? Do you play any sports now?
• Do you speak any other languages?
• What’s your favourite place in the world?
• What was your first job?
• What was your favourite cartoon as a kid? What was your favourite cartoon character? If they weren’t the same, why not?
• Who in life has inspired you the most?
• What’s one family tradition you want to pass down to your kids?
• What’s a piece of advice your parents or grandparents gave you that you want to pass on?
• What were your favourite subjects in school?
• Did you have an imaginary best friend when you were younger? What were they like?
• Have you ever been mistaken for someone famous?

Common icebreaker questions

• What book are you currently reading? What’s your favourite book?
• What’s your favourite TV show?
• What’s your favourite movie?
• What’s your favourite song?
• What was your first concert? What was the best concert you’ve ever been to?
• If you were stranded on a deserted island, what book or object would you bring?
• If you could have dinner with one historical figure, who would it be? What about one currently living celebrity?
• What’s the greatest gift you’ve ever received? What about the best gift you’ve ever given?
• Do you have any hidden talents?
• When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?
• If you were granted three wishes, what would you wish for?
• If you won a million dollars, what’s the first thing you’d do?
• What are you passionate about outside of work?
• If you had an extra hour per day, what would you do?
• What’s your favourite genre of music?
• Are you a dog person, a cat person, or both?
• What’s on your bucket list?

Travel icebreaker questions

• What’s your #1 travel destination?
• What’s your favourite place?
• Have you ever travelled outside of the country?
• Mountains or ocean?
• Snow or sand?
• Where did you go the first time you travelled (or remember traveling)?
• What is your favourite thing to do locally?
• If you were to move to another country, where would you move?

Food icebreaker questions

• What’s your favourite breakfast food?
• What are your favourite pizza toppings?
• What’s your favourite type of ice cream?
• What’s your favourite happy hour drink?
• If you could name a cocktail, what would you call it?
• Spicy or sweet?
• What is your favourite fast food restaurant?
• Was there ever a food you didn’t want to eat, but you loved it once you tried it?

Hypothetical icebreaker questions

• If you had to live in a video game, which one would it be?
• If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
• If you could remove one word from the dictionary, what would it be?
• If you could be any animal, which would you be?
• If you could control one element (air, water, earth, fire), which would it be and why?
• If you had to live in one Disney movie, which would you choose?
• If you could send a message out to the entire world, what would it be?
• If you could only watch one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be?
• If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, which would you choose?
• If you were a potato, how would you like to be cooked?
• You have 20 minutes to plan for the zombie apocalypse — what do you do? What if you had 24 hours?

Best basic get-to-know-you questions

• How do you like to spend your time outside of work or school?
• Do you have any hobbies?
• Do you collect anything?
• Are you an early bird or a night owl?
• How do you like to start your day?
• How do you like to end your day?
• What kinds of activities drain you?
• What kinds of activities energize you?
• What’s one thing you’re learning now or learned recently?
• What’s something you saw recently that made you smile?
• What’s something you saw recently that made you laugh?
• What’s something you’ve done, but you’ll never do again?
• What are you passionate about?
• What’s your guilty pleasure?
• When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
• What’s your ideal way to spend your weekends?
• Are you reading anything interesting right now?
• Are you bingeing any shows?
• Do you have any pets? (Of course, followed by: Do you have any pictures?)

Best get-to-know-you questions about favourites

• Are you a dog person or a cat person (or neither)?
• What’s your favourite place to eat around here?
• What’s your favourite snack?
• What’s your favourite TV show or one you’d never get tired of re-watching?
• Which season is your favourite ?
• Who’s your favourite musical artist?
• What’s your favourite tradition (holiday or otherwise)?
• What’s your favourite comfort media (book, show, movie, music, or anything else)?
• What’s your favourite sport to watch? How about to play?
• What’s your favourite game to play?

Best get-to-know-you questions for work

• What do you do at [Company] and in what circumstances would I come to you for something?
• What’s one thing you wish you’d known when you started working at [Company] or what advice would you give to a newbie?
• What’s one professional skill you’re currently working on?
• What’s your go-to productivity trick?
• What favourite or personality trait do you most attribute your success to, and why?
• What was your first job?
• What’s the worst job you’ve ever had, and what did you learn from it?
• What was your favourite job you’ve ever had and why?
• What’s a mistake you made early on in your career, and what did you learn from it?
• What led you to this career?
• What energizes you at work?
• What are you currently excited about in your job?
• What drains you at work?
• What’s one thing that surprised you about working at [Company]?
• What’s a work-related accomplishment that you’re really proud of?
• What’s one of your biggest work pet peeves?
• What’s the biggest misconception people have about your position?
• If you could add one thing to [Company’s] office, what would it be?
• If you could change one thing about your job, what would it be?
• If salary weren’t a factor, what job would you want to have?

Best get-to-know-you questions for students

• What’s your favourite subject?
• What do you like to do during recess?
• What’s your favourite class you’ve ever taken?
• Who’s the best teacher you ever had?
• What’s your favourite topic to learn about?
• What’s your least favourite class?
• Are you in any extracurricular activities?
• If you could create any school club you wanted and knew people would join, what would it be?
• What class do you wish this school had?
• Why did you choose your major?
• What drew you to this school?
• What’s your favourite project you ever did for a class?

Best personal get-to-know-you questions

• If you could snap your fingers and become an expert in something, what would it be?
• If you could write a book about your life, what would the title be and why?
• What’s one thing you’re currently trying to make a habit?
• What advice would you give to your teenage self?
• What do you do to turn things around when you’re having a bad day?
• What’s a trip that changed you, and why?
• What’s one of your favourite memories from the past year?
• What’s one thing most people don’t know about you?
• What’s something — big or small — that you’re really bad at?
• What’s something — big or small — that you’re really good at?
• What’s the best advice you were ever given? Who was it from?
• What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?
• What three words would your friends use to describe you?
• What’s your favourite story to tell about your past?
• What topic could you give an hour-long presentation on with little to no preparation?
• What book, movie, music, etc. changed your outlook on life?
• Where would you be right now if you had zero obligations and money didn’t matter?
• Is there any experience you think everyone should be required to have? What is it?
• Do you still live near where you grew up? Why or why not?

Best get-to-know-you questions about hypothetical situations

• If you could trade places with anyone for a day, who would you choose?
• If you had to pick one age to be permanently, which age would you choose?
• Do you have a hidden talent? What is it?
• If you could choose a superpower, what would it be?
• If you could only eat one dish for every meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
• If you could only have three apps on a smartphone, which would you pick?
• If you were the only human left on Earth, what would you do?
• What’s the top destination on your must-visit list?
• What fictional place would you most like to visit?
• What fictional place would you most like to live in?
• What would you do if you were gifted a million dollars, no strings attached?
• What about a billion dollars?
• If you could meet one person, living or dead, real or fictional, and have a conversation with them, who would you meet and what would you talk about?
• What would your dream home look like?

Fun get-to-know-you questions

• What’s your favourite sports team to root for?
• What trend do you hope makes a comeback?
• What’s the worst/best fad you participated in?
• What’s one hobby you’d love to get into?
• What’s one item you can’t leave home without?
• What’s one item you want to own that you don’t?
• What’s one song or artist that you’re embarrassed to admit you like?
• What’s one song you have completely memorized?
• What’s one totally irrational fear that you have?
• What’s the first concert you ever went to? Or what concert would you like to go to?
• What’s your go-to karaoke song?
• What’s your most hated household chore?
• What’s your most used emoji?
• What food have you tried that was the furthest out of your comfort zone?
• Who would play you in a movie about your life? Who would be the supporting cast?
• What hobby or interest do you wish you could get more people into?
• If you could hang out with any cartoon character, who would you choose and why?
• If you could add a word to the dictionary what would you add and what would it mean?
• What clothing item would make you walk out on a date if someone wore it?
• The zombie apocalypse is coming, who are three people you want on your team?
• If you could choose your age forever, what age would you choose and why?
• If you were to change your name, what name would you change to and why?
• If you could meet any living person for dinner, who would you pick and why?
• What is your most used emoji?
• Would you rather have invisibility or flight?
• Would you rather live where it only snows or the temperature never falls below 100 degrees?
• Cats or dogs?
• Teleportation or flying?
• Would you rather be invisible or be able to read minds?
• If you could be an animal, what animal would you be and why?
• If you could bring back any fashion trend what would it be?
• What’s your best scary story?
• If you had 25 hours a day, how would you use your extra time?
• If you could commit any crime and get away with it what would you choose and why?
• How would you spend a million dollars? How about a billion?
• If you could be any supernatural creature, what would you be and why?
• If you could change places with anyone in the world, who would it be and why?
• If you could kill any fashion trend forever what would it be?
• If you had to delete all but three apps from your smartphone, which ones would you keep?
• What skill do you think everyone should have?

Food & Drink ice breaker questions

• If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be and why?
• If you had to eat one meal every day for the rest of your life what would it be?
• Coffee or tea?
• What’s the weirdest food you’ve ever eaten?
• How do you like your eggs?
• What are your three favourite foods?
• What are your three favourite drinks?
• What is your favourite meal to cook and why?
• What’s your favourite breakfast cereal?

Entertainment ice breaker questions

• If you could be in any movie, what would it be and what character would you play?
• Which actor would you want to play you in the movie about your life?
• If you were a wrestler what would be your entrance theme song?
• If you were a superhero what would your name be?
• If you were a superhero what would your superpower be and why?
• You have to sing karaoke, what song do you pick?
• If you could broadcast a show, what would it be about?
• What fictional world or place would you like to visit?
• What is your favourite TV show?
• What are you reading right now?
• What book did you read that changed your life the most?
• What movie have you seen recently that you would recommend and why?
• What is your favourite sport to watch and why?
• If you could see one movie again for the first time, what would it be and why?
• If you had to play one album forever which one would it be?
• Which song can you listen to all day long?

Fame ice breaker questions

• Have you ever been told you look like someone famous, who was it?
• You have your own late night talk show, who do you invite as your first guest?
• What would the title of your autobiography be?
• If you were famous what would you be famous for?
• What would you do with your “15 minutes of fame”?
• If you could be on a reality TV show, which one would you choose and why?
• If you could be any sports personality who would it be and why?

💡 Teamwork builds when there is goodwill within the team members and participants. The right questions can prompt very real and very powerful shifts in the ways we think and the dynamics of our teams

Personal ice breaker questions

• What’s the best piece of advice you have ever been given?
• If you could change one thing about yourself what would you choose?
• If you had to teach a class on one thing, what would you teach?
• If you could eliminate one thing from your daily routine, what would it be and why?
• If you could be guaranteed one thing in life (besides money), what would it be?
• Would you rather lose all of your money or all of your pictures?
• Would you rather be the funniest or smartest person in the room?
• If you could pick up a new skill in an instant what would it be?
• What’s the best advice you’ve ever heard?
• What is your absolute dream job?
• If you were independently wealthy and didn’t have to work, what would you do with your time?
• Are you a good dancer?
• How would your friends describe you?
• What would you like to be known/remembered for?
• What would your dream house be like?
• What sport would you compete in if you were in the Olympics?
• What languages do you know how to speak?
• Do you collect anything?
• What would you like to do when you retire?
• What is the best perk you have ever enjoyed at a job?
• If you could magically become fluent in any language, what would it be?
• If you could instantly become an expert in something, what would it be?
• What’s your favourite colour and how does that colour make you feel?
• What is your favourite time of the day and why?

Travel ice breaker questions

• If you could live anywhere on this planet, where would you choose to live?
• If extra-terrestrials landed on earth and offered to take you with them, would you go?
• If you could go to Mars, would you? Why or why not?
• If you could have the power of teleportation right now, where would you go and why?
• Would you rather live in the ocean or on the moon?
• If you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you want to have with you?
• What’s your favourite place you’ve ever visited?
• What is your favourite season of the year and why?
• What is your favourite holiday and why?
• What’s your favourite place of all the places you’ve travelled?

History ice breaker questions

• If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why?
• What is the meaning of your name?
• As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
• If you had a time machine, would go back in time or into the future?
• What was the first thing you bought with your own money?
• What’s your favourite family tradition?
• Who had the most influence on you growing up?
• What’s your earliest memory?
• If you had to lose all your memories which one would want to lose last?
• What was the worst job you ever had?
• If you could choose any historical figure to be your imaginary friend, who would it be and why?

THESE ONES SEEM MORE INTIMATE, THEY ARE BETTER TO BE DONE WITHIN SMALLER TEAMS!

Favourite team building questions

• Kids today will never understand the struggle of what?
• What’s the furthest away from home you’ve ever been?
• When looking back at your youth, what was your silliest fear?
• How do you recognize when you’re stressed?
• What is a passion of yours you’ve yet to act on?
• Looking back, what do you admire most about your childhood self?
• What’s one misunderstanding that’s happened on your team recently?

Fun team building questions

• How was your weekend? What did you do?
• What does your name mean?
• You’re stranded on a desert island. What’s the one thing you couldn’t live without?
• What’s the last dream that you remember?
• What categories of trivia are you the best at?
• What have you read or watched recently and enjoyed?
• What’s one of your all-time favorite movies?
• If you could make a guest appearance in a TV show, which show would it be?
• When was the last time someone spoiled a film or TV show for you?
• What’s the last TV show that you binged on?
• What’s for lunch today?
• What should be M&M’s next new color or flavor?
• What is your favorite meal?
• What food do you hate the most?
• What helps you wake up: coffee, tea, or something else?

How are you feeling? Team building questions

• How are you feeling today?
• How would you describe your personality to a new friend?
• What did you get into the most trouble for as a kid?
• Are you afraid of heights?
• Have you ever taken a personality test? What did you learn?

Aspirational team building questions

• When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?
• When was the last time you asked a teammate for help? What happened?
• If you had to move to a different country, where would you go? What would you miss?
• What professional skills would you like to develop next?
• What’s one skill that you’ve improved in the last year? How did you do it?
• Is there anything you want to do less of in the new year?
• What does your ideal workday look like?
• What is the best piece of advice you’ve received?
• What’s your current state of mind?
• In your own words, how would you describe what your team does?

Gratitude team building questions

• What seemingly tiny thing are you especially grateful for?
• What’s a part of your job that you particularly enjoy?
• Who has helped make your job easier recently? What did they do?
• What’s one thing you enjoy about your home or neighbourhood?
• What’s a simple pleasure you enjoyed this week?
• What are two ways in which you express your gratitude?
• Think of the last meaningful “thank you” that you received. What was it?
• What’s one moment of success you experienced this week?
• What’s your favourite charitable or non-profit organization? Why?
• What do you want to do more of in the new year?

Workplace team building questions

• If you could choose your own working hours, would you be a night owl, early bird, or something in-between?
• Where, outside of work, do you get your best ideas?
• What distractions prevent you from doing your best work?
• When was the last time you were so into your work that time flew by?
• Outside of work, what activity makes you lose track of time?
• What was a real-life situation where you stood up for someone or something?
• What conditions help you feel comfortable when engaging in conflict?
• What was the last team decision that felt like it took too long? Why did it take so long?
• How do you feel about conflict? How do you react to conflict with others
• What are you excited about this week? What are you worried about?
• When you’re feeling stressed, how do you deal with it?
• How do you recognize when you’re stressed?
• How much does your workload change from week to week? How do you feel about that?

Feedback team building questions

• What would you rather hear first, good news or bad news?
• Think of a time when feedback felt like a gift. Why did it feel that way?
• Think of a time when feedback was NOT helpful to you. What went wrong?
• If you could give your younger self a piece of advice, what would you say?
• How do you ensure the feedback you give is candid, and not overly critical or overly polite?

It’s important to create a safe comfortable space within the workplace, where colleagues can feel they can be themselves without being judged.

The objective is to build knowledge and camaraderie on your team.

And, don’t underestimate humour — it’s ok to have fun when there are no urgent tasks going on. And when you are in ”all-hands-on-deck” mode, the bonds between your colleagues will enable them to easily communicate efficiently.