INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE
TEAM BUILDING . . .
Over The Edge Adventures UK Ltd have a wealth of talented facilitators
and are able to offer a wide range of team building and training packages, these
are ideal for companies which need to hone the leadership and collaborative skills
of personalities and entire teams in the organisation. Of course, price is always
an issue when looking for an appropriate venue/location for your employees to train
in/at. Price is related to how simple or how lavish the course is to be, how long
you expect the course to last, the facilities and amenities and how many of your
employees will be expected to attend for that particular course.
With close collaboration
we can discuss what you expect your team building training should accomplish. After
all, any team building/training course will cost your organisation money and that
money is an investment into the future of your employees and, in turn, the future
of the organisation itself. So it always pays to understand just what the intended
results of the team building should be. This also helps you gauge the results afterward
to see if the course was truly effective (or if all it accomplished was to give your
employees a day off work with company funding.
Some problems that your group or company
might be experiencing (which would explain why you need a team building or training
course in the first place) could be:
- Extended periods of implementation of a project
which you believe could be shortened significantly
through appropriate team-building;
- Lack of self esteem in individuals
- Lack of appropriate leadership skills in group
and team leaders.
- Lack of effectiveness in project implementation as
perceived in teams and individuals.
If you think your employees are facing such problems, then maybe a training event is just what the corporate doctor ordered.
Please contact bnorton@otea.co.uk or click here for further information
MEET THE INSTRUCTORS . . .
John Tredgett
John is the senior instructor . . . mountaineering and Physical Training Instructor
for over 18 years, john can be described as an experienced personal trainer and mountaineer
who has gained a wealth of experience guiding expeditions overseas and throughout
the UK. For the early part of his career he was an integral member of the Royal Air
Force Mountain Rescue Service spending over 9 years at various stations in connection
with this specialisation. Over the last 9 years he has worked in the Adventure training
development area working with the Royal Air Force, Fire Service and Princes Trust
Groups to facilitate greater awareness of team/personal strengths and weaknesses,
using various scenarios in High/low ropes, indoor and outdoor settings, John is qualified
as a practitioner in the use of a wide scope of strategies including; SDI, Transactional
analysis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).
Nigel Millar
"Nige" . . . brings a wealth of experience to Physical Education, Medical Rehabilitation
and Mountaineering. An international athlete, Nigel represented Great Britain in
Skeleton Bob sleigh from 2002 to 2004 and he uses his extreme sporting experience
to boost and develop individuals to achieving their full potential. A qualified medical
rehabilitation specialist, Nigel has helped injured personnel returning from overseas
to regain full fitness, thus allowing them to continue within the Services. His Adventurous
Training qualifications have further developed his facilitation skills and these
are utilised both to increase and enhance his imaginative training sessions.
Simon Nielson
"Nelly" has a long association with the development world and is well respected within
his field. Whatever the environment, he is able to exploit opportunities that many
less-skilled practitioners would miss. Simon is our most senior and main advisor
and the company's lead professional in all development roles. An executive coach
and leadership mentor, his clientele base includes business, senior and management
board executives. His diversified expertise has seen him engaging professionals from
Eastern Counties' Rugby and Yeovil Town FC to the World Cricket Umpire Association
and he recently inspired others on the motivational speaking circuit.
Steve Woodfine
"Woody" has a long association with the outdoor personal development field, working
at the Royal Air Force Development Centre in North Wales. His extensive knowledge
of "Train the Trainer" provides the company with a highly professional and capable
mentor. He is able to offer a whole range of styles, enabling people to gain transformational
results in any environment. Woody is also adept in the outdoor "hard skills" holding
high level awards within this field.
Samuel Doyle
A relative newcomer to the mountaineering field "Sam" has drive, enthusiasm and the
ability to outshine many of his peers, his impressive resume includes, experience
guiding in the Alps, Greenland, America and various European locations, in the development
field he is at ease working with a varied clientele from school children to company
directors! As a mountaineer he regularly climbs to a high standard winter or summer
and is the company�s main extreme leader.
Dana Tredgett
Dana is our YMCA Fitness instructor, who is also a qualified occupational therapist
and uses both qualifications to present well informed and relevant development training
sessions looking closely at the learning points and values presented by specific
sessions. Her personal training background provides varied circuit and "aerobic style"
sessions to the boot camps.
Katie Witham
Relatively new in the mountaineering field "Kate" has enormous boundless energy;
she has assisted with many of the companies UK and overseas expeditions and has significant
experience with varied age groups in outdoor learning. Her experience in physical
and emotional confrontation in the outdoor environment hold her in high regard with
her peers, a talented sportswomen Kate is able to perform at a high physical level
and presents the "aerobic" talent to the team.
Doc Woodfine
"Doc" is able to offer the company a vast experience of personal training. Her past
military service as a Royal Air Force Physical Training Instructor will enable boot
camp clients to experience her innate ability to find "that extra effort you didn't
know you had"! Her knowledge of physical training is established from an impressive
portfolio of clients for whom she ensured consistent results regardless of fitness
level. Doc and the team will ensure that your stay offers you the opportunity to
maximise your potential and understand what you are truly capable of achieving.
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Let us build your perfect corporate team building
event . . .
We are currently working hard behind the scenes to create new ideas and initiatives to implement in our team building packages.
Please try our ‘Event Builder’ to create your corporate team building package.
Simply get in touch to give us an idea of the type of elements you would like included in your event and a rough idea of your goals and budget . . . we will do the rest.
Why not give us a go, you have nothing to lose!
