corporate groups

Providing bespoke team building and management training activities

team building activities

Whether you need a newly formed management team to gel quickly, an existing one to achieve peak performance or simply to get a long-established unit to get on better, then we can tailor our team building and corporate events and activities to suit your requirements and schedule.

Sessions consisting of a mix of outdoor activities and team building can dramatically improve team spirit, moral and co-operation when combined with reviews and personal or group mentoring.

leadership and motivation

Challenging outdoor activities are still one of the best ways to bring out and improve the vital skills of leadership and motivation. If people really want to work with you then 90% of your work is done.

At Life Changing Activities teams can learn to understand the importance of leadership in an exciting but safe environment. Motivation theories are explained then put into practice, with everyone being encouraged to push themselves beyond their comfort zone.

risk

Is your Company risk averse or does it understand and encourage risk taking? In a society where a risk assessment can become a corporate strait jacket are you missing out on opportunities by not taking that first small step into the unknown. Use the outdoor environment to explore your teams attitude to risk and see if it is actual or perceived?

trust and communication

Do workers in your company achieve peak communication on a daily basis or could they communicate a lot better? We run corporate training sessions to explore how your team can improve both trust and communication in a safe but challenging environment. Outdoor activities coupled with the latest thinking on rapport and mirroring can provide a fast track to long term measurable results.

our approach

We can provide bespoke team building activities for your corporate events or team building and we can also provide or recommend great accommodation in Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Wales that will cater for you in the luxury and style that you expect, including heated indoor swimming pools and very comfy beds.

All our outdoor activities are run with very experienced qualified instructors who are chosen for having a good sense of humour and an understanding of what management teams want from their outdoor activities. So, if you fancy rock climbing, canoeing or raft building in the Forest of Dean, gorge walking in Wales and the Brecon Beacons or caving and survival training in the Wye Valley then give us a call.

Don’t forget, we run our outdoor activities for your management team at any time of the year although we would advise only doing reasonably dry activities during the cold months (Dec – March) such as our popular Team Challenge and some gorge walks and canoe trips can be done as well as survival training and bushcraft. You can have a rewarding and effective team building event learning survival skills and bushcraft techniques in the winter months. So, if you want to experience the most exciting and rewarding corporate events in England or Wales then contact me for a quote for your company team or department.

I offer discounts for large groups and can arrange transport to and from the outdoor activities and your accommodation if you have not already got it organised.

corporate event days

Corporate Challenge Events

We are often asked to provide an event that is either very different or pushes your teams to the limit. That is why we have launched the Corporate Challenge Event.

Here you will find ready-made challenges that have been designed specifically for corporate clients. They are tried and tested and very importantly they are scored. Now, if you have a single group that you want to send on a team building session but you want to have a competitive element running throughout the activity then you can use one of these challenges and try and beat the scores set by other companies.

The corporate challenge can still be tailored to include your chosen learning, be it communication, leadership, time management etc. and it can also be run with more than one team if required.
If however you cannot find a suitable corporate challenge then we can design one specifically for you.

Chase Zander came to us with a request for a really challenging day. They wanted something that involved teamwork and communication but was physically demanding with loads of thrills. We designed the Yat Challenge to meet all these requests and the result is a full day of outdoor activities all with a competitive element.

The day involved map reading, navigation, negotiating tunnels without lights, canoeing, caving, climbing and abseiling all set in the stunning setting of Symonds Yat an area of outstanding natural beauty. The activities were scored for teamwork and the time taken on each element. There was however always plenty of opportunity to work out strategies and learn new skills. Many of the activities had the added difficulty of being attempted blindfold and all needed commitment and determination. The Chase Zander Yat Challenge needs a minimum of 6 and maximum of 10 in a team. If you think that this would suit your team call Nathan to get a personal quote.

Team Challenge

Our Team Challenge is a great way to look at how individuals work within a team environment. It is a great way to get new teams bonding quickly and for existing teams to look at the dynamics within their group to see if there is room for improvement. The team is set a number of challenges that can be mental, physical, cryptic or creative but primarily they will always be enjoyable.

The team then either succeeds in the time allocated or they do not, either way there will be time at the end of each task to review their progress and allow all team members to assess their own teamwork and leadership skills. This activity can be run to bring out and identify NLP, life coaching or Belbin principles of good teamwork.

Team Challenge can also be run as a purely competitive event with teams working against the clock and each other to achieve the highest number of problems solved in the given time. Neutral observers score each problem and ensure that there is no bending of the rules during the competition.

Yat Rock Treasure Hunt

This is a Treasure Hunt like no other. It is competitive, fun, and exciting and takes place in and around Symonds Yat Rock. This AONB has some of the most spectacular views in England and Wales and you will be visiting both countries as you crisscross the river Wye using various bridges and ferries. Your group will be split into at least two teams who will be racing to find clues and solve problems before finally locating the treasure.

The teams need to be well organised and have good logistical skills to find all the clues and get to the treasure before the time runs out. The Treasure Hunt needs a minimum of 8 people, there is no maximum. It can run for any length of time, but we normally run it for about 3 hours and if you chose that time, you could then compare your results with all the other companies who have completed the Treasure Hunt. The more time you allow the more amazing locations you will visit while finding the clues. To find out more just call or email us.

Company Survival Challenge

Our Company Survival Challenge is the most popular corporate team building activity that we run by far. The basic premise is that your group is split into teams, each team must learn bushcraft and survival skills within a specified time and then build a working camp by the end of the session.

Each team has a certain time slot when they can visit a survival instructor who will teach them one survival or bushcraft skill. The teams are given a brief containing detailed instructions and maps to the instructors. When they have learned all the skills, they then must construct one camp per team with a shelter constructed, fire burning, food cooking, water sterilizing etc. etc. It is an interesting and fun session.

Points are awarded for each activity during the training and for the completed camp. Individuals are also tested towards the end of the session on all the skills that have been taught so it gets exciting toward the finish when each team tries to finish all the tasks and score the most points.

This is a very exciting activity, but real learning comes when the teams realise that they cannot all attend all the instructional sessions, so to score maximum points they must teach each other the skills they have learned during the survival/bushcraft instructional sessions. This can be extremely powerful as you can have different members of the team being seen in a completely new light as they pass on their skills and knowledge. This is a powerful tool for not only team building but individual learning as the members of the team will quickly realise that without purpose and direction the team will not achieve the result.

We have run our Company Survival Challenge for numerous businesses including Unilever, Bristol Street Motors, Chase Zander, Spar, Commerzbank, and Lagoon Tidal Power.

Our Company Survival Challenge is a competitive event that we usually run in the Forest of Dean, but we can run it at any location that has some woodland and the necessary permissions.

find out more!

If you’d like to find out more about the activities and skills building sessions we can offer, contact us for your bespoke price.

What Others Say About Us

We had a fantastic time yesterday, thank you so much. From the feedback from the guys, I think we would very much like to do something along these lines again next year – assuming when we are a full team again the new members are up for this kind of activity.

So we’ll surely be in touch again in the not so distant future. I will also do some positive PR for you around the company and who knows, another department may decide to go gorge walking as well.

Tracy Hyem, Commercial Marketing Manager
Continental Tyres – Corporate Events Team Building Session

I have had great feedback about the day. It has been interesting to hear about how everyone learned a little more about themselves by taking on the challenges you set. On the whole the day was an outstanding success and all were very impressed by the quality of your staff and instruction/guidance.

I leave it to the “adrenalin heads” in the company to decide to form a team and try the tougher challenge, I’m sure the company will pay for them to have another go in the near future. I hope some of them do go for it. I will let the right people know there can be tougher challenges set.
Thank you once again for a worthwhile day out, great challenges and value for money.

Jamie (@Rupert King, Monmouthshire?)
(ICNet International?)

Thank you very much for these photos – they are a great reminder of a fantastic time had by every one. The feedback this morning back in the office is brilliant – as much for the ones that went but I can also see that the ones who didn’t qualify will really make sure they do next time.

Thank you for all your help along the way in getting it organised and our guides for the day itself helped to make sure it was enjoyed by all – going out of their way to encourage even the most timid of person to do much more than they ever dreamed of.

Hope to be in touch again for more gorge scrambling in the future.

Michael,
PRJ, East Sussex

I would absolutely recommend Michael and his team. We had a fantastic day of team building and survival activities (pics are on this page – Hub & Haven team building). Great experience for management team we brought along. Highly recommended and definitely will be booking again. Thanks

Paul W, BirminghamCompany Name

Excellent fun with a great coach/guide
We went abseiling and gorge walking with Michael and it was a top day out. He was very laid back – this was our day and he was happy to let us make the plan, so we did the abseiling at 10.30, then had a break for a pub lunch, then gorge walking in the afternoon.
The abseiling was a pretty scary 58-foot drop from an impressive bridge. A few in the group were less than sure they wanted to do it, but Michael talked them through it and everyone managed it. Great views of the valleys on the way down.
Then the gorge walking was a series of obstacles upstream like sliding under logs and scaling waterfalls. Really cool stuff – pretty tiring and very satisfying. Enjoyed by all.
Michael was a great guide and coach and made it an excellent day in the valley

Paul W – Corporate Events Team Building SessionCompany Name

Sarah T – Gloucester
Great team building staff day out!
Tripadvisor 5 of 5 bubbles Reviewed 9 November 2017
We had a fantastic day with Michael! He provided clear instructions, reassurance when some people were a little scared and had a very good rapport with the group. The location was beautiful, the equipment of good quality and the activities were great fun and challenging! We did abseiling, caving and then a gorge walk, Michael knows his stuff and pitched the day perfectly to suit the varied needs/experience levels of the group. I would thoroughly recommend this as a day out with family, friends or colleagues.

Sarah T, GloucesterCompany Name