“ …..so we all ended up trying to sail this boat made from empty milk cartons held together with silver paper and our own hair , with only a toothbrush to paddle it, across Loch Ness in a force nine gale…….”

Everyone has their own idea of what a team building event entails. Some people throw themselves into them whilst others attend under duress.

“another management fad” or “an experience that has helped me realise my potential”

Despite these polarised views the fact is team build events are effective in developing individuals which in turn delivers group success.

Having worked with both private and public sector clients Interactive Motivation has “inspired individuals and delivered group success”.

Weir Services

Weir Services run a very successful apprenticeship programme for young people joining the company. Whilst concentrating on developing the technical skills required for their future roles there was a concern that the apprentices were not receiving training to assist them develop their soft skills and to appreciate the leadership roles within the company.

Having engaged Interactive Motivation to run a two day, off site, event concentrating on communication and leadership following completion of the course Weirs Service management reported a marked difference in the attendees performance.

'Interactive Motivation provided a tailor made course that met our needs very effectively. Our objective was to provide our young people with experiential learning in team work, communication and leadership.

Participant feedback was extremely positive and as a company we were very pleased with the safe and practical delivery of our objectives. I would have no problem in recommending Interactive Motivation as a provider of high quality courses, particularly for developing young people in an organisation.'

Fred Hearle
Regional Director, Weir Services

Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire (SEL)

SEL engaged Interactive Motivation to work with their training provider partners. The reason for the five day event was in order to reward and motivate them for their performance over the year but also to provide activities that they could use in their role as trainers themselves, a train the trainers session.

Whilst a number of the delegates deliver team building activities themselves to other groups in line with their delivery of services to Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire there was considerable surprise at the effectiveness and diversity of the activities they were involved with during the event.

“very enjoyable and I thought I was a leader but have learned that I need to communicate more”

“enjoyed today’s event very much and felt motivated and enthusiastic after the session”

“ I really enjoyed today . I feel I learnt a lot about team work which I can now pass on to my trainees.”

“I enjoyed today and will be able to put a lot of the activities into practise. The tutors were excellent, they paced it correctly, enthused the group and were able to link the games to the operational objectives”

Course Attendees

South Lanarkshire College

In line with South Lanarkshire College’s provision of courses to help young people who may have passed up their first chance at achieving their potential at school they run a number of course intended to give young people a second chance.

Step into Construction is such a course. The course provides a taster of what subjects students would attend if they were to attend the course. The young people targeted for these courses are referred from the Careers Service and are very often ineligible for any type of welfare benefit unless they attend these courses, subsequently they are considered disenfranchised and difficult to work with, but each having potential.

In order to help the young people understand the importance of communication, problem solving and leadership, all of which have been identified as lacking in school leavers by potential employers, South Lanarkshire College engaged Interactive Motivation.

Working with the same group of young people when they start the short course and at the end of the course Interactive Motivation has tailored the two sessions to challenge the attendees. In the first instance when they have been brought together as virtual strangers and later when they have forged relationships and are able for more challenging problem solving activities.

' Feedback from our trainees for Interactive Motivation's sessions has ranged from 'excellent ' to ' fandabadosy ' ! Everyone feels they have learned something and have had great fun at the same time.'

Ann McCracken
Training & Employment Adviser, South Lanarkshire College