Archive for June, 2008

“You learn more about someone in an hour of play than a lifetime of conversation.” PLATO
Seeing people in a different situation, getting to know everyone a bit better, resolving conflicts, injecting a new culture into your workplace….sounding familiar?
These are the most common objectives our clients have when lookng at doing teambuilding with Merribrook. Because we are a small company and work in close consulation with you to get the specific results you are after, we have time to listen to make sure we get it right! Feel free to contact us for advice as to what is best for your team and we will tailor a program specifically to your needs. Remember: our team works hard so your team can play hard!
A recent quote from a client highlights our committment to getting the right balance of fun and facilitation for your groups needs. Championship Teams suited this group of 26 the best.

I want to thank you again for your preparation and facilitation of the session with our guys. I had an idea what we should do and you exceeded those expectations by far. Thank you for the professional service rendered!
Robbie Pretorius, Consultant Project Management Services, BHP Billiton, February 2008

Working with teams week in and week out is a very interesting proffession, Merribrook sees thousands of participants over the course of a year, and sometimes a very motivated group will stand out from the rest. In terms of raw ability teams can vary however great teams are truly measured by their motivation and drive to succeed in team building challenges.

Just in this last year we have had over 1000 participants on the Merribrook Da Vinci Team Code, generally broken into teams of around 10, so thats 100 teams doing a specific event in the past 12 months and 2 teams of 8 from the RAC last Thursday were the top 2. No doubt healthy competition and ability had something to do with the result, but from the moment they arrived they were ready to roll!

What teams and managers looking to organise a teambuilding event or session can take from this record breaking effort is that the team needs to be fired up in a positive way and ready to go before your teambuilding even begins. Teams looking forward to a day with Merribrook will get more out of it than those who dread any type of PD day such as a teambuilding exercise. This attitude essentially comes from the top down in all teams.