The theme of this BMS - How do you lead a team from "Here" to "There"? (Or rather, that's what I thought the theme was... Amongst the learners it seemed there were a bunch of other themes floating around the dinner table which I'd rather not comment on...)
We had a number of memorable moments - one which I tried desperately to capture on film. Peveril swinging a flipchart stand around in a moment of wild rage - dealing with (as Jade referred to them) the useless Monkeys! (No delegates were hurt in the making of this!)
One of the more "Controlled" role plays...
The food and snacks at Devon Valley were also (as always) a big highlight with everyone. (Except for Mark refusing to eat a small calf - no matter how nicely it's prepared)
Some of my personal highlights (apart from the food of course) were the way the group embraced a lot of the new concepts and how they put their best efforts in to act out the role plays in as life like a way as possible - making for some good entertainment. Also, the attitude towards coaching and truly empowering the people that work with you was inspiring. I trust that the coaching projects will soon produce the desired fruit - and I look forward to hearing about this.
One of my favourite topics on Phase 1 - Performance Discussions - always leads to some lifelike scenarios and photo opportunities...
And here they are - the last highlight on Phase 1 would undoubtedly be the Top Team Award.
FAB 5!
Congratulations Susan, Yusuf, Pieter, Theuns & Nicolette!
Whether you were a sceptic on day one, or psyched up to get away from the workplace for a couple of days, I trust that you left with something more than what you came with (not only to be measured in kg's!). Thank you for opening your hearts and minds to change.
See you on the 15th of November!
