Newsletter-Autumn/Winter 05
Do you want some great ideas of venues and activities for your next
training program or team event? Read about some of our recent
clients, these have included:
Cendant
Kangaroo Valley Country Club was the venue for a series of staff development programs run in April/May for staff from leading travel industry organisation, Cendant. |
| Cendant participant on the High Multi Vine activity! |
Outdoor Insights programs were used to support a customer service skills training program delivered to Call Centre staff and as part of leadership development program with their internal Astute Managers Program.
As part of the 18 month Astute Managers Program, the participants had spent two days presenting business strategies and gaining skills in coaching.
The Outdoor Insights component of the program used challenging outdoor activities to reinforce aspects of high performing teamwork and also give the participants a practical opportunity to coach each other while out their “comfort zone’!
| Belaying on a high wire activity- helps build trust and teamwork |
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Nu-Lec
Nu-Lec
Industries is a Brisbane based electrical switchgear manufacturing
company and part of the multi-national Schneider Group. Outdoor
Insights was asked to design a program that would accelerate the
forming and development of the new Executive Management Team. The
program was based at Clear Mountain Resort approximately 1 hour north
of Brisbane.
This senior team had gone through some significant changes in the last year, with several new recruits, including the Research & Development Manager who had not even started yet but flew in from New Zealand to meet his new colleagues and be part of the program!
The two-day program used the Team Management Systems- Individual Profile as the base for the participants to gain a better understanding of self and others and also gain a greater understanding of the team make-up as a whole. The “Linking Skills” from the Profiles were explored to allow the participants to understand each other’s preferred communication styles. For further information on these tools click on Team Management Systems.
This senior team had gone through some significant changes in the last year, with several new recruits, including the Research & Development Manager who had not even started yet but flew in from New Zealand to meet his new colleagues and be part of the program!
The two-day program used the Team Management Systems- Individual Profile as the base for the participants to gain a better understanding of self and others and also gain a greater understanding of the team make-up as a whole. The “Linking Skills” from the Profiles were explored to allow the participants to understand each other’s preferred communication styles. For further information on these tools click on Team Management Systems.
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| Nulec Management Team- in action on the "Battery Game" |
Outdoor
experiential activities in the scenic grounds of the resort were used
to support the indoor sessions. Activities included the ‘Battery Game’,
an involving activity involving the breakdown and re-build of a
seemingly simple piece of equipment that commits focus on quality and
continuous improvement.
NRM Facilitators
Following a successful Outdoor Insights program run for 130 delegates at the Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Natural Resources-National Resource Management-Facilitators conference held in Canberra in March. Outdoor Insights was invited to run a follow-up two-day staff development program for NSW National Resources Management Facilitators and Catchment Managers.
The program was based from the Pacific
Resort Coffs Harbour. Outdoor Insights used the Team Management
Systems-Individual Profile to help the participants understand better
work preferences, the dynamics of team problem solving and the skills
for leading a diverse group. This theory was then supported with a
range of outdoor experiential problem solving activities to highlight
and develop team communication and leadership skills.
Interested in more information about other successful programs we have delivered? Then click on Contact us
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