Corporate America On the Move Week
- Posted on Aug 18, 2008
Sept. 22-26, 2008
Corporate America On the Move Week is aimed at motivating employees to take small steps towards a healthier lifestyle. As part of that initiative, YMCA of Middle Tennessee centers are deepening their commitment to community-wide efforts to promote healthy living and intensify collaboration with community partners to support employees seeking healthier lifestyles.
Be A Mystery Member
- Posted on Jun 09, 2008
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Team Building
Together Everyone Achieves MoreThe success of any organization ultimately depends on how efficiently its team works together toward a common goal. Communication, trust, self-confidence and defining goals are the cornerstones to building a great team. The Joe C. Davis YMCA Outdoor Center provides a unique setting to create functional, unified teams.
The Joe C. Davis YMCA Outdoor Center provides an environment where your team will work together to develop shared responsibility, individual accountability and mutual support during each activity. The YMCA's rustic outdoor setting allows you to step away from the tensions of the office or school and begin to work as a team at a basic level. Discussions may be led by our facilitators or your group leaders to help teams discover fresh, innovative approaches to working together to achieve organizational goals. Useful parallels are drawn to the workplace and other life situations.The Goal
Teambuilding participants leave the Joe C. Davis YMCA Outdoor Center with a springboard to transfer the unity, cooperation, and teamwork experienced during the teambuilding exercises back to their organization. Best of all, the laughing, playing and working together promote a sense of camaraderie and pride that lasts well beyond the day's experience.
Objectives
- Increase self confidence
- Multiply team efficiency and productivity
- Develop conflict resolution skills
- Develop creative problem solving skills
- Instill leadership and "followership" skills
- Change "I can't" attitudes to "Can do" ones
- Promote communication and listening skills
- Develop appreciation of fellow workers and students
- Stretch physical and emotional lines people have drawn for themselves.
Our staff will work with your group to customize a program that addresses specific issues affecting your organization. Challenges presented to your group will require teamwork to successfully accomplish the established goals.
Group Initiatives
These ground level challenges are designed to utilize teamwork, placing group goals above of the individual. Each initiative helps establish a basis of trust, communication, and teambuilding.
Alpine Tower
A 50' climbing tower provides the opportunity for individuals and groups to set goals and achieve success. The experience increases self confidence and promotes group support while stretching physical and emotional lines people have drawn for themselves.
Giant Swing
The giant swing will help participants reach new heights and aspire for higher goals, go above and beyond their capabilities, and ascend to limits they never thought possible. But more than that, the swing is fun, people laugh, sometimes they scream, and regularly they cheer the success of others!
High Ropes Course
This course promotes problem solving, communication and listening skills, conflict resolution, and an appreciation of fellow workers as partners dependent upon each other throughout the course. Participants will experience a high-adrenaline, exciting way to discover untapped resources and strengths.
Team Tree House
Several team members combine their efforts to climb the corporate ladder to the top or our 50' tree house. It's an exciting way to overcome self-imposed limitations as participants work together to support and hoist one another to the top.
Mt. Widji Team Climb
Team members will be tethered together as they ascend our second climbing tower. Because the participants are linked together, they must work together to accomplish their goal. Participants must also rely on their teammates, as they are the ones belaying the climbers.
Reservations
Let us facilitate the next conference, retreat or teambuilding experience for your group. To check availability and make reservations, or for a tour of our facilities, contact our Group Reservations Department at (615) 360-CAMP.
Visit our Corporate Partnership Membership Plan page for information on how you can help your employees be more active, healthy and happy.
