I hear, I forget… I see, I remember… I do, I understand… a Chinese proverb that best describes why experiential learning is a necessary component in integrating information.

A team is a group of people with a shared common goal. Teams exist to produce results. They must have a high level of trust, effectively come to consensus in the face of conflict, and be accountable for the results needed in the current global ecomnomy.  

Objectives:

• Identify issues which inhibit the team from reaching their goal
• Identify team and individual skills that are strengths
• Identify team and individual skills that are weaknesses
• Begin the use of a variety of skills/practices to support goal achievement and integrate in to an organizations culture

This course specifically addresses breakdown of communication and interruptions of workflow.  It gives big picture insight into why deadlines may not be met and how individual actions impact the larger team.

Benefits:

• Creates bonding and unity
• Develops better communications skills 
• Improve mutual trust and support
• Teaches and develops respect
• Improves problem solving abilities
• Promotes innovation
• Encourages creativity
• Balances leadership
• Shifts learning into action

Description:

A teams course is designed as a series of experiential exercises that mirror workplace situations in an apparently unrelated-to-the-workplace outdoor environment.  As a team participates in each exercise they begin to display their naturally occurring attitudes, behaviors and skills.  The facilitator’s job is to help each participant and the team get in touch with their attitudes, behaviors and skills and help them relate these back to their on-the-job situations. In the follow-up debrief we discuss outcomes along with ideas and steps for effective implementation.  Typically there is a pre-meeting discovery session, a 5-6 hour course, debrief with team lead, followed up, within 1 month, a 2 hour team coaching session.

Teams Challenge Course Information Guide