Outdoor training for managers
Teambuilding
Case study: Outdoor training for senior physicians
Outdoor training with reflection on leadership behaviour
The medical and commercial management of a university hospital wanted to improve collaboration and the exchange of information between the different specialities. A personal meeting with the client clarified the exact objectives: Competitive thinking should be a thing of the past and give way to productive, patient-orientated cooperation.
All head physicians were invited to an outdoor training programme, which involved solving tasks together and facing new challenges.
The "Running A" (see photo below left) involved guiding a colleague through a course on a wooden construction; everyone's co-operation was required and so we mastered this task.
In addition to the obligatory teamwork, the recovery of a fictitious bomb also required the temporary ability to subordinate oneself and follow instructions ...
"Relying on each other blindly" was on the programme a little later when laying a "rope square" (see photo below left). Precise communication and successful coordination processes led to an almost perfect result after the previous experiences. We used this first real success for a detailed reflection and discussed the success factors for teamwork.
Highly motivated, we set about the final task of building a rope bridge over a stream (see photo below right). For this challenge, we were determined to put the experience we had previously gained into practice.
Now, for the first time, we proceeded according to plan and took everyone's opinion into consideration. After 2 hours of intensive collaboration, everyone was on the other side of the stream with dry feet: "Goal achieved!" We heard "Unbelievable, I would never have thought that!" more than once afterwards ...
Optimising leadership behaviour sustainably
"Would you also like to train and optimise communication in your team and individual leadership behaviour?
Then we would be happy to advise you on how outdoor training can sustainably support a team development process."