Date: Friday July 19, 2019 at 8:23am
Personal
and team development is common place in the military environment, but not so
common in the civilian workplace, that said, many commercial organisations play
at it and some are even quite good, it can be costly and even have a short term
detrimental impact on overall performance and productivity, but if implemented
and managed well the medium and long term benefits can be game changing.
Despite BFRSs success as a social enterprise serving the needs of the
AFC, I have long had concerns, that internally both personal and team
development were in need of some attention, so the management team have devised
a development plan, that identifies and rectifies skill shortages and team
gaps, the plan is ongoing, but part of that plan saw the company effectively
close down for a day whilst we all embarked on a day of personal development
and team building activities with Adventure Sports in Warwick.
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Whilst
the overall objective watchword was ‘development’ a secondary objective was to
make it fun and I have to say that both objectives were achieved, in the
morning we split into two teams and rotated through Axe throwing, Archery and
Quad biking, this took us up to a BBQ lunch (providing much needed calories, it
was good, but not entirely sure it was worth £10 a head). After lunch we
concentrated on Team Building activities, all of which were thoroughly enjoyed
with everyone participating.
- Harry Dean
“What a fantastic day! We had Lauren who had the best
grouping in Archery, Alisha who came joint first in Crate Tower Challenge, and
even Jay who now speaks with a higher pitched voice! It was great to see the
BFRS team step out of their comfort zones, and Natasha decided that she wanted
to create her own quad bike track, guessing the venues was not challenging
enough!” Dom
“As I am
still the newest member of the team, the day was a fantastic opportunity for me
to get to know everyone more outside of work. It was such a fun day, a big
thanks to Harry and Jay for organising it!” Lauren
“B –
Built, climbed & Crossed
F – Fired
Arrows & Flung Axes
R – Rode
Quads & Retrieved Bombs
S –
Survived the Rain” Rob
“We were not told what to expect until the day was
almost upon us, and what a great surprise it was! We thoroughly enjoyed our day
of individual and team tasks that put us to the test. We all gained a real
sense of achievement and bonded as a team.” Rebecca
“Such an
amazing day! The one thing I was most scared of was my favourite which was quad
biking! The best part was everyone took part even if it was out their comfort
zone.” Natasha
“Thursday
was such a great day! We were given the opportunity to do things some of us had
never done before. From Quad Biking to throwing axes to dangling from a harness
staking crates to make a tower.” Alisha
“Succeeding isn’t about winning, it’s about conquering
new challenges as a team. Brilliant day!” Amanda
“A
fantastic day, which released some fantastic hidden qualities within the team.
I am hoping these are carried over into the office.” Neil
“It
was a great day out, everyone enjoyed it.” Jay
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