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Corporate Team Building Events: Do They Actually Work?
If there are three words the typical employee hates, it is corporate team building. Let’s face it – everyone would rather get along well with their co-workers, but many rah-rah sessions only serve to bring temporary change while employees are out of the office and away from the issues that cause friction in the first place.
While activities such as paintball may be fun, many fail to achieve lasting impact. According to Dr. Scott Simmerman, behavioral neurophysiologist specializing in organization performance and Managing Partner of Performance Management Company, “A good teambuilding game design, one allowing teams to make choices, can link beautifully to a debriefing focused on making better choices for improving and optimizing organizational improvement.”¹
Equine Assisted Learning, facilitated in a corporate team building context, allows participants to choose alternatives in order to generate better collaboration and to align their goals and shared outcomes. By cultivating a cohesive and productive team, you can develop:
Dreamwinds Corporate Team Building Events
Here at Dreamwinds, we often see the breakthroughs that happen when teams take a break from their comfort zone and daily routine. Using a unique approach, we are able to help improve communication, build character and help forge deeper connections between the people who are the heart of companies. We see instant results that promote lasting change.
Our unique approach is truly unique and tailored to our corporate clients’ needs.
The Dreamwinds Corporate Team Building Events Difference
Our beautiful horses are more than just team building partners. They work closely with our facilitators to provide performance reviews in real time. Highly attuned to their surroundings and highly sensitive, their feedback is invaluable.
Equine assisted learning provides unparalleled opportunities for increased self awareness and self-reflection, which means that clients own their personal development. There’s no passing the buck (or the horse, in this case!).
Most people love horses, and show a strong desire to make a success of their activities with their equine team mate. Their motivation to change tends to create on-the-spot changes. Such enlightening experiences tend to result in learning and behavior that sticks.
Our knowledgeable facilitators come from corporate backgrounds. They have experienced the same challenges you have experienced and they have the innate ability to translate activities from the arena back to your worklife.
Book your fun, engaging and results-driven corporate team building day at Dreamwinds today.
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¹Are Team Building Exercises a Waste of Money?
HorsePower
Horses are the masters of leadership and teamwork. The skills and behaviours needed to work successfully with our horses are the same skills and behaviours that will take your team’s performance to the next level. As you work as a team, your horse partners will act as a realtime performance review, providing honest feedback as you go. You will not only learn, but experience what it takes to get it right creating lasting learning.
Results Driven
The foundation of our team building events is our proven experiential Equine Assisted Learning curriculum. Each exercise has been carefully developed and tested through research and is objective-based allowing us to customize your experience to meet your team’s specific needs. You can rest assured that we will exceed your expectations as you build the skills you set out to learn through an experience you will never forget.
Professional Facilitators
Our team of Certified EAL Facilitators are carefully selected for their passion, professionalism and diverse backgrounds. We have walked in your shoes. We get it. We speak your language. We will wow you as we link your experience with our horses clearly to the challenges and opportunities you face every day while helping you build the skills and behaviours of high performing teams.
Sample Packages
Mini BreakthroughMost Popular$
Request Quote- Facilitated Learning Session
- 2 Exercises (2.5 hrs)
- Use of Horses
- All equipment & materials
- Light Morning Refreshments
Full-Day Game ChangerMost Popular$
Request Quote- Facilitated Learning Session
- 4 Exercises (7 hrs)
- Use of Horses & all equipment & materials
- Light Morning Refreshments
- Catered Lunch
Testimonials
My experience at Dreamwinds was nothing shy of amazing! The facility was beautiful, the staff was knowledgeable and friendly, and the experience was unforgettable. Being at Dreamwinds reminded me that your energy speaks before you do; trust me the horses know! With the right intentions, passion, and drive, you can achieve and overcome anything! Thank you!
This was the best team off site I’ve ever done! Your team communication skills truly get put to the test when you’re trying to navigate a situation with limited senses and a horse. We quickly saw our team’s strengths and weaknesses and how we needed to change our communication strategy to be successful. This is a unique way to bond and grow as a team.
The leaders I hosted through two leadership programs at Dreamwinds concur; the Dreamwinds’ experience is truly transformational and the results profound. The program leverages the incredible teachers we have in horses who, without judgment, provide immediate feedback crystalizing our learning as to the impact of our behaviours. Courage and authentic leadership were immediate results as everyone was just a little (or a lot) nervous at the beginning. This soon translated into great fun and camaraderie as we were challenged and stretched by the outstanding facilitators who bring their business experience to the program ensuring all exercises drive learning that directly translates to our work environment. This unique experience created an environment for our strategy session that inspired innovation, collaboration and action. The ROI on the program was not just immediate, it was sustained. We continue to reference the learning a year later and witness the impact as we grow as leaders and deliver exceptional results against our strategy. Thank you!
What a fun time at Dreamwinds Equine Assisted Learning Centre where they use the horses in exercises to foster trust, respect and communication. We laughed so much and the horses were willing accomplices feeding off our energy. I highly recommend the Dreamwinds programs to Corporate teams and Entrepreneurs alike. You’ll be amazed what the horses and the program will reveal you about your fears and your strengths. Seriously…get to the next event. It’s so worth it.
I found this course extremely engaging! You had to fill your role as a team member in your group or you would bring down the team. Definitely not easy, but very worth it! I would come back in a heart beat!
This was a very unique learning/leadership experience. You did a very good job of correlating the experience/actions/exercises back to the work environment & your own leadership style/challenges. A very good way to absorb the lessons learned, so they are top of mind at work.
Amazing program! I learned so many virtues that I can use in hockey and every day life!
I absolutely loved the experience. It was a great team bonding activity and helped me build confidence with horses as well. I would recommend this to anyone.
I loved how the facilitators were not only experienced with horses, but also with corporate work environments. They spoke our ‘language’ and could tie our experience back to the challenges we face every day.
I was scared when I first started but your facilitators made me fee comfortable and less scared. This is a wonderful team building exercise and a wonderful experience. Thank you for allowing us to share your horses, I had a wonderful time.
The instructors were very clear and horses were very well trained. Great choice of exercises, very engaging and entertaining.
I would like to thank you and your team for a great team building experience at Dreamwinds. Not only do you have a fantastic facility, your instruction was clear and my team of 9 were impressed with your fun and friendly approach. Your staff created an atmosphere for fun while learning non-verbal communication. The debrief after the activities really helped us to articulate what we learned about leading horses, each other and our clients. We had so much fun that I am pleased to book an event with you for our family of 8 over Christmas holidays. I have already spoken to several people about your programming and will not hesitate to recommend you and your wonderful horses.