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How outbound training bonds people


Experiential training programmes can play a very significant role in bonding team members and getting rid of the “fear factor”, discovered Nikita Singh, when she took part in one such outbound training exercise

It was expected to be two days of fun and adventure at our outbound training camp. I was not the least aware of the tough task ahead—rapelling down a hill! When I looked down the slope it seemed an impossible feat. Normally an outspoken, effervescent person, tears stung my eyes, fear clung hard and out come the only words I knew—“I can’t do it.” From what seemed like miles below cheered a group of people, egging me to use my last ounce of courage, steel and resolve to labour on.

Ultimately, as I rappelled down the hillock, tied to ropes, watching my steps, what struck out was the support and team spirit of the motley group of colleagues perched on the edges of their seats down below, who clapped for every small step and gasped in unison each time I made the wrong move. It is this hidden potential, personality traits and team spirit that organisations look to foster when they send out individuals performing diverse roles from varied departments on experiential training programmes.

These activities help develop, sharpen and fine-tune the behavioural skills and qualities of an individual. They bring out latent facets of one’s personality. Interactive sessions, creative activities, nature trails, leadership and team-building exercises, treasure hunts, camp fires, etc, are appealing dimensions of these programmes—the perfect base for confidence building and the best platform for personality development and team building.

Built in the seemingly innocuous management games and adventure sports, are learnings that employees carry with them, from which emerge personal achievements and traits that would have been hitherto unknown and realisation of the importance of the roles carried out by others. More pertinent, how important it is for each member to work together towards the fulfillment of a larger objective to achieve the organisation’s mission.

Various outdoor sports and games are used to understand the corporate and organisation’s philosophy even better. They also help in self-evaluation.

Head of human resources at Aptech, Ajay Oberoi, who has organised many such outbound training programmes says, “Adventure sports helps members imbibe positive qualities on various factors such as team building, confidence building, risk taking, inter-personnel relationships, target achievement, etc, which boosts overall performance at the work place.”

Rajesh Arora, regional manager at TACK International, a soft skills training organisation, states, “The activities require a mix of stamina, strength, courage, control, concentration and brainpower. Every individual has a flair for adventure and attaining great heights or handling tough situations gives a sense of achievement to him/her. While sports such as rappelling and rock climbing help in breaking the ‘fear factor’, mind games help in pointing out the areas for improvement.”

“Though these might seem to be company sponsored picnics, the underlying meaning behind the experiential programmes help understand and explore the synergistic elements that contribute to effective team performance. For example, rappelling, albeit an adventure sport, helped us understand and move beyond individual paradigms and explore our latent potential. It also brought out the importance of team motivation with respect to individual performances,” adds Seema Saini, a member of Aptech, who took part in the outbound training camp.

I liked the quality of the outbound training modules,analysis by the trainer, the hospitality was good & quality of food . Overall it was a good experience with Zice outbound team. Pujan - Greenfield Online

Going by the feedback, such training programmes are here to stay. Organisations increasingly look to it as means to rejuvenate and train their employees on the finer nuances of organisational behaviour; and members seek to learn and foster better relations with colleagues—within their own teams and cross functional teams.

At the end of the day, as somebody said, “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” So hop on the next trip to explore and expand your horizons.

Nikita Singh

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teamACT a division of Zice Holidays specializes in Outbound Training Programs. Have conducted well remembered programs for organizations like ICICI, Metso Minerals, HCL Bpo, IBM and the likes.

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The programs that we conduct bring lots of excitement to the entire learning initiative making it a well remembered and long lasting learning experience for the participant.

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Call of the wild a>

I have gone thro this article on Outbound Training and have found quite intresting. teamACT is division of Zice Holidays specializes in Outbound Learning, Training and Teambuilding.

ROOPALI sighed contentedly, gazing into the horizon as the train breezed through the countryside. ``Come and get a glimpse of the setting sun,'' shouts Kamal, loud as a clarion that jolts her into reality. A noisy babble and the fifteen colleagues make a beeline for the door, while the others scramble to capture the picturesque scene from the window. The outdoors seemed to have whetted their appetite and the joie de vivre of the whole team was running high.

The lively bunch of young people are employees of a prominent Internet company in Hyderabad. They were returning from an outbound management training programme conducted by Accord Consultants Pvt. Ltd. When the VP of the company decided that his team should be sent for this programme, he wasn't making a mistake- it was an effective HR intervention.

Many companies are now looking at recruiting executives and managers by putting them through this innovative exercise. It has become an important aspect of the hiring process as it gives the management a clear insight into the competency of prospective candidates. Smaller companies have used this `Wilderness training programme' as a value adding HR intervention.

Outbound inception

Conventionally, companies conducted team-building exercises in the closed confines of the office environment. However, it was only a matter of time before territorialism and groupism reared its ugly head. Employees were guarded and preferred to restrict their interaction to people with whom they were comfortable. In case of higher management, team- building exercises happened if ever, in the stifling boardroom environment that restricted creativity and limited interaction.

These methods proved unfruitful, as teams continued to disintegrate and the top management still had their skirmishes that led them to retreat into their domains. This adversely affected productivity, with alarming attrition rates becoming the norm.

This led to the emergence of Prima donnas. With alarming repercussions among the lower levels of the workforce, HR managers in top companies the world over decided it was time for an intervention. Every employee needed to feel wanted and seen as making a significant contribution to the progress of the company. Team sports were then introduced, but this remained ineffective, since only a few numbers took part.

Making it happen


It was in the 1960s that wilderness training was introduced and many companies adopted it. It was a two-fold success. It provided an out-of-the-box experience to the desk-bound executive, while employees got the chance to experience team-work and group dynamics by being a part of it.

Wilderness training evolved over the years from being merely a camping trip to one that is exercise-oriented and aimed at developing and fostering team cohesiveness. The training was based on the fact that after the training, individuals began to work for the good of the team rather than only achieving self- centred goals. Individual triumphs were insignificant when compared to the successes achieved as a team, and team success was again a matter of success of individuals, which was very satisfying to all concerned.

The Indian scenario

In India the concept has been around for a while and has been put to use by many HRD departments. The implementation is aimed at stimulating a number of aspects in team dynamics like communication, problem solving, decision-making and managing change, a common requirement in any typical Indian establishment.

The activities of the outbound training module are exciting, and intellectually, physically and socially challenging. The participants are taught abseiling techniques, a ropes course, jungle navigation, coracling and kayaking so that they have a better understanding of their capabilities. The outbound training facilitators are skilled and talented individuals who are trained to ensure the safety of all the participants and to facilitate individual and group learning at all times.

Corporate abseiling

Rappelling or abseiling involves the participant being anchored to a stay-rope and belayed by a running line over a steep rock face. Experienced instructors ensure safety. The exercise is a `safe risk' as the belayed ropes hold the participant securely.

By working their way down a 90-degree abseil in small steps, participants overcome their initial fears and finish with a heightened feeling of achievement. The participant also develops a true sense of self- esteem and is able to cope with anxiety and uncertainty-common feelings that come before any unfamiliar, uncharted caper.

The exercise also improves mutual trust and support within the group as there develops an understanding and encouragement. It facilitates a synchronised physical and mental action that increases agility and makes for better performance.

De-briefing benefits


Following the abseiling exercise is a lengthy de-briefing session where every individual is made to share his or her experiences, feelings, fears and excitement at each stage of the process. They are also expected to explain how they managed to conquer negative emotions like fear, and apply the learning to help them. The purpose of this exercise is to help individuals face new challenges, risks and manage fears better.

Achieving its end

OBTs are useful in making persons working together to know each other better and to get closer. It gives a free rein to the spirit of empathy, thus increasing understanding and bettering the personal equation that an employee has with his co-worker. This achieves the end the outbound management training is looking for- improving organisational productivity and quality of work output, and increases the inter/intra personal relationships at all levels in an organisation.

Since human resources development has become a vital corporate function, learner centric activities have now taken centre stage.

Since the outbound management development training helps generate fresh ideas, emotional responses and attitudes, it acts as a trigger to reconsider existing work related attitudes.

It helps them venture out of the comfort zone all the while boosting the team spirit.

ARCHANA JAYAKAR

Regular Guy !

Call of the wild a>

I have gone thro this article on Outbound Training and have found quite intresting. teamACT is division of Zice Holidays specializes in Outbound Learning, Training and Teambuilding.

ROOPALI sighed contentedly, gazing into the horizon as the train breezed through the countryside. ``Come and get a glimpse of the setting sun,'' shouts Kamal, loud as a clarion that jolts her into reality. A noisy babble and the fifteen colleagues make a beeline for the door, while the others scramble to capture the picturesque scene from the window. The outdoors seemed to have whetted their appetite and the joie de vivre of the whole team was running high.

The lively bunch of young people are employees of a prominent Internet company in Hyderabad. They were returning from an outbound management training programme conducted by Accord Consultants Pvt. Ltd. When the VP of the company decided that his team should be sent for this programme, he wasn't making a mistake- it was an effective HR intervention.

Many companies are now looking at recruiting executives and managers by putting them through this innovative exercise. It has become an important aspect of the hiring process as it gives the management a clear insight into the competency of prospective candidates. Smaller companies have used this `Wilderness training programme' as a value adding HR intervention.

Outbound inception

Conventionally, companies conducted team-building exercises in the closed confines of the office environment. However, it was only a matter of time before territorialism and groupism reared its ugly head. Employees were guarded and preferred to restrict their interaction to people with whom they were comfortable. In case of higher management, team- building exercises happened if ever, in the stifling boardroom environment that restricted creativity and limited interaction.

These methods proved unfruitful, as teams continued to disintegrate and the top management still had their skirmishes that led them to retreat into their domains. This adversely affected productivity, with alarming attrition rates becoming the norm.

This led to the emergence of Prima donnas. With alarming repercussions among the lower levels of the workforce, HR managers in top companies the world over decided it was time for an intervention. Every employee needed to feel wanted and seen as making a significant contribution to the progress of the company. Team sports were then introduced, but this remained ineffective, since only a few numbers took part.

Making it happen


It was in the 1960s that wilderness training was introduced and many companies adopted it. It was a two-fold success. It provided an out-of-the-box experience to the desk-bound executive, while employees got the chance to experience team-work and group dynamics by being a part of it.

Wilderness training evolved over the years from being merely a camping trip to one that is exercise-oriented and aimed at developing and fostering team cohesiveness. The training was based on the fact that after the training, individuals began to work for the good of the team rather than only achieving self- centred goals. Individual triumphs were insignificant when compared to the successes achieved as a team, and team success was again a matter of success of individuals, which was very satisfying to all concerned.

The Indian scenario

In India the concept has been around for a while and has been put to use by many HRD departments. The implementation is aimed at stimulating a number of aspects in team dynamics like communication, problem solving, decision-making and managing change, a common requirement in any typical Indian establishment.

The activities of the outbound training module are exciting, and intellectually, physically and socially challenging. The participants are taught abseiling techniques, a ropes course, jungle navigation, coracling and kayaking so that they have a better understanding of their capabilities. The outbound training facilitators are skilled and talented individuals who are trained to ensure the safety of all the participants and to facilitate individual and group learning at all times.

Corporate abseiling

Rappelling or abseiling involves the participant being anchored to a stay-rope and belayed by a running line over a steep rock face. Experienced instructors ensure safety. The exercise is a `safe risk' as the belayed ropes hold the participant securely.

By working their way down a 90-degree abseil in small steps, participants overcome their initial fears and finish with a heightened feeling of achievement. The participant also develops a true sense of self- esteem and is able to cope with anxiety and uncertainty-common feelings that come before any unfamiliar, uncharted caper.

The exercise also improves mutual trust and support within the group as there develops an understanding and encouragement. It facilitates a synchronised physical and mental action that increases agility and makes for better performance.

De-briefing benefits


Following the abseiling exercise is a lengthy de-briefing session where every individual is made to share his or her experiences, feelings, fears and excitement at each stage of the process. They are also expected to explain how they managed to conquer negative emotions like fear, and apply the learning to help them. The purpose of this exercise is to help individuals face new challenges, risks and manage fears better.

Achieving its end

OBTs are useful in making persons working together to know each other better and to get closer. It gives a free rein to the spirit of empathy, thus increasing understanding and bettering the personal equation that an employee has with his co-worker. This achieves the end the outbound management training is looking for- improving organisational productivity and quality of work output, and increases the inter/intra personal relationships at all levels in an organisation.

Since human resources development has become a vital corporate function, learner centric activities have now taken centre stage.

Since the outbound management development training helps generate fresh ideas, emotional responses and attitudes, it acts as a trigger to reconsider existing work related attitudes.

It helps them venture out of the comfort zone all the while boosting the team spirit.

ARCHANA JAYAKAR