Regents Business School at Bramley Lakes

20-22 March 09

Dr Eric Chan of RBS brought up this years International group of Business Graduates to complete a weekend of challenges and experiential exercises relating the activities to theory and personal improvemnt in leadership.

34 Students from 20 diferrent countries where for many English is second or third language, all coped very well with the challenges and the change of environment. The main task was with all students put into 5 teams after a process of MBTI to select the teams and mix of personality types. Then complete a business simulation using the outdoors to gain points that go towards the sunday exercise, RAFT building and racing.

Great weekend! Tired but fun

Weekend led by BL staff - Jon Lloyd assisted by Iain Wilson, Dave Childs, Mike B and Jon Pulford.

John Lewis - Peterborough

Section Managers Team Development Event

Orton Hall Hotel - 9 & 13 March 09

TOOJAYS Lee Martin assembled his A team of Catherine Self, Iain Wilson, Jon Pulford and himself to deliver 2 team event days at the Orton Hall Hotel in Peterborough for the 60 section managers from the local John Lewis branch. The days attended by 30 SMs each day and supported by 4 Department Managers and the Personnel Manager where based around the Patrick Lencioni Model of Team Functions. The morning in the conference room and the afternoon in the hotel grounds completing a series of experiential exercises to reinforce the habits of a High Performance Team.

Great couple of days with highly motivated people.

Rope Crossing Exercise

Iain conducts a hot debrief after the exercise to reinforce the learning and relate back to the store environment

EMUAS - At Bramlel Lakes 7-8 March 09

East Midlands University Air Squadron came to the Bramley Lakes Centre for a 2 day Leadership Camp to develop skills to enhance their chances of sucessfully completing the selection process to join the Royal Air Force as a Commissioned Officer.

The 2 days were a mixture of leadership theory, discovery and experiential exercises aimed at the selection criteria. Also the group of 12 took part in a Geo Politics discussion led by Wing Commander Pat Carter for 2 hours on the Saturday evening.

My thanks to Sgt Jon Taylor for inviting me to be involed with the event.