Type of Company:

Indian subsidiary of a large American multi-national Glass Fiber company.

Background:

The expatriate Managing Director and the Human Resources Chief felt that the biggest challenge to the organization was that the senior management team seemed to lack the ability to think really BIG and take risks to achieve their objectives. While the MD felt that his team members were individually brilliant, they failed to work cohesively as a composite unit and also tended to depend excessively on his word -- particularly with a decision involving risk.

Business Focus:
 

The Managing Director was keen to infuse the sense of adventure in the senior managers and empower them to take risks, look beyond their own realm of operations and work as a team to achieve objectives that may, at times, lie beyond their horizon of attainment.

The ELS Way:

 With a firm conviction that the language and spirit of Team was essential for the business and that all risks are ultimately personal, a unique workshop was designed using the outdoors as the learning medium. With the setting of high adventure in an unfamiliar environment, the participants were provoked into experiencing never before challenges. Later, through facilitated discussions, they debated the range of organizational values they had come across during their sojourn. After ensuring that the values have been clearly understood and absorbed by all, they proceeded to establish personal commitment to these values.

The Outcome:

The workshop was found to be powerfully effective by the senior managers as they suddenly came face to face with their hidden potential. Not only were the objectives achieved but also many new discoveries were made. So much so, it was decided to extend the learning experience down the line as well. Consequently, several workshops were held across the organization to unlock the “Magic of Teams”.