In late 2001 we opened GO-AdventureSports, whose mission has been to introduce individuals and teams to enhanced teamwork and interdependence through the use of recreational team building and adventure instruction programming.
Over the years, and through our work with thousands of clients, we have evolved as a team building provider. We have honed our facilitation skills, fine-tuned our activities, and created a new way of facilitating team development programming. NEXTeams starts where traditional team building programs leave off.
NEXTeams is “the next step in team development…”
The culmination of a typical recreational team building program is the foundation of trust. As we build trust, we are able to improve our communication, rely on other members of our team, and ultimately take risks that we might otherwise avoid. The NEXTeams Process seeks to accelerate the foundation of trust, and thus create an environment in which teams can optimize their performance, and achieve their outcomes.
The NEXTeams Process
Professional Facilitator Eriq Powers
self-conception. The goal is to get everyone on the same page about purpose – the ‘Real Mission‘ of the organization.
Our Team Building Programs can be customized for either a recreational day of challenge and fun, or as part of a goals-oriented team development effort.
The selection of activities coupled with our unique facilitation techniques provides a strong foundation of trust between the members of your team. Trust is the basis for effective communication, which leads to improved individual and team performance. When the members of a team have trust, they are more likely to share their ideas, reserve their judgment, and offer their commitment to the mission of the organization. Trust is the key to a high performing team…
Our Professional Facilitators have a deep understanding of group dynamics and team development, and this depth of knowledge makes us uniquely qualified to lead your organization’s important planning sessions and meetings.
Equipped with a wide variety of tools and techniques for leading groups, our facilitators will create an environment that invites participants to get focused, take risks, stay on target and generate innovative and executable solutions to whatever goals you have on your agenda. Following your facilitated session, we will generate a report that gives feedback on the successes of the meeting, as well as any obstacles that still need to be overcome…
Facilitated Sessions get "All Hands In..."
Our Professional Facilitators have a deep understanding of group dynamics and team development, and this depth of knowledge makes us uniquely qualified to lead your organization’s important planning sessions and meetings. Equipped with a wide variety of tools and techniques for leading groups, our facilitators will create an environment that invites participants to get focused, [...]
Posted On: March 2, 2009
Management and teams with goals to achieve have often complained that their meetings are ‘ineffective,’ a ‘waste of time,’ and even ‘counter-productive.’ Poorly run meetings and strategic planning sessions are not only commonplace, but in many organizations, they are the norm. The commonality of the ‘bad meeting’ not only undermines the processes and goals of [...]
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Whether your team is newly formed, or you have been working together for years, there is always room for improved teamwork. During a team coaching session, our facilitators will coach your team in techniques for improving your interpersonal communication, bringing out the inherent leadership, achieving buy-in from team members, and generating an environment that encourages [...]
Team Development is an ongoing process and the most benefit comes from frequently returning to ‘the learning environment’ that is created during your team building session. Hiring a professional team building provider is one way to continuously recreate the learning environment. Another excellent way is to learn how to facilitate the team development yourself. We [...]
The culmination of a typical recreational team building program is the foundation of trust. As we build trust, we are able to improve our communication, rely on other members of our team, and ultimately take risks that we might otherwise avoid. The NEXTeams Process seeks to accelerate the foundation of trust, and thus create an [...]
