Survival Challenge for Ten

THE BEST CAMP EVER. We learnt things that were exciting and interesting.

I really enjoyed obtaining the pragmatic survival skills, but was also appreciative of the metaphors it reminded of us in our business. For example, the ability to keep the fire available (and portable) using an ember in a lump of dried cow dung placed in a hollow piece of log. In one “Survivor” television series, I recall the huge amount of time spent by a Team just keeping the fire alight (after it took about three hours to get the fire started). In our business, we need to think pragmatically about whether we are “burning” more resources than we need. It also prompted me to reflect whether we are “anchored” to a single position because we are scared that we may have to go through the arduous process of starting again… when we should be thinking about the equivalent of “an ember and a bit of dried cow dung”.

I was very pleased with quality of service I received at all stages especially with the planning as Ray came up with a fantastic theme which made the day fun, competitive and different to any other team building day I have ever been involved with. The feedback from our staff was that it was fun, interactive and a unique day.