The 10 Most Prominent Corporate Outbound Training Providers

1. 2020 | Volume-01 | Issue-03 10 Outbound Training Providers Most Prominent Corporate The Abhimanyu Khanna CEO TAKE A BREAK TAKE A BREAK Revolutionizing By Empowering Employees’ Ambiance

4. Outbound Training - Outbound Training - An Approach towards An Approach towards Enhancing Workplace Enhancing Workplace Performance Performance environment, they will get eventually get frustrated, exhausted and not able to perform at their peak. Hence organizations are now looking for ways that will help their employees to become motivated, happy individuals and become a great collaborator. One such approach that is bringing about a change in all the industry verticals is Outbound Training Program. Editor Vishal Muktewar T sectors, it has come at a cost. The cost of an individual’s commitment, his/her passion towards work and delivering excellent products or services have been playing a key role in helping society thrive. he 21 century has been demanding. Though we are able to see innovations in all st Outbound training programs are methods for enhancing individual and team behavior and organizational performance through outdoor activities and experiential learning methodology. It provides an immersive learning experience and brings out a variety of learning and organizational outcomes. But side by side we are witnessing an era where just like our short attention span, the above attributes of an employee are fading away. Thus organizations, which started with a vision to make a dent in traditional approaches, faltered along the way when their employees lose their vision and motivation. Conducted around the natural terrain, trees, rocks, and hills, it involves an informal environment. Individuals can immerse themselves and are able to connect to nature. It is also a way of self-expression. The different activities performed in these environments help to bring out an individual’s skills such as leadership, communication, interpretation along with enhancing their emotional intelligence, time management and team bonding. Companies are now realizing that only hiring employees who are excellent at work is not sufficient. They are seeing, if their employees follow the same daily routine, within the same work

5. EDITOR’s NOTE offers personalized corporate team outbound events; and Satyakam, whose training sessions have the entire focus on High Performance & Teamwork. Hence, in this issue of Insights Success, we bring forth companies that conduct these programs and help an organization strengthen their workforce. Allow us to present to you, The 10 Most Prominent Corporate Outbound Training Providers. These firms with their unique methodology are helping employees and their organizations to be productive, efficient and consistently helping them to deliver quality services to their customers. Alongside these, we have also added an exclusive interview with Somit Doshi, CEO of Strawberry Outbound. Mr. Doshi provides an insight into the Outbound Industry and how he and his team are ensuring to bridge the experimentation gap that exists in the market. On the Cover, we have, Take A Break, a company which aims to make the workplace a fruitful and interactive environment for the employees. Its programs are tailored to its clients’ requirements for an effective impact. Spearheaded by the dynamic duo, Priyanka Juneja, Director and Abhimanyu Khanna, CEO who with their passion and hard work are helping Take A Break to keep on achieving its many milestones. Also, we see it as a privilege to mention: Garudmaachi, ProaWitz Leadership, Quest Learning Institute, Trebound, and Natura. These companies with their innovative approaches towards outbound training programs are helping organizations thrive. Additionally, while flipping through the pages don’t forget to go through CXOs and articles written by industry experts and our in-house editorial team. In this edition we have also enlisted: Bija Training, which aims to transform people through various Outbound Training, behavioral and leadership training programs; Jasmin Waldmann Life Coaching, which is helping people to discover who they actually are; Letscampout, which Have an exciting read ahead!

6. COVER STORY INTERVIEW WITH INSIGHTS SUCCESS 16 STRAWBERRY OUTBOUND Helping to Create an Amicable and Productive Workplace 08 CXO STANDPOINT TAKE A BREAK Revolutionizing By Empowering Employees’ Ambiance 28 Contents EXPERT’S INSIGHT Discover Something New in You to Succeed at Workplace

7. BIJA TRAINING Inculcating Positivity through Developmental Programs 22 JASMIN WALDMANN LIFE COACHING Helping You Take the Next Leap in Your Life 26 LETSCAMPOUT A Connecting Bridge between Corporate and Nature 32 SATYAKAM Leveraging Experiential Learning for High- Performance Team Building 38 Articles #LEARNING Experiential Learning – The Future of Learning #GROWTOGETHER Team Outings:Boon for Businesses 34 20

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10. COVER STORY TAKE A BREAK TAKE A BREAK Revolutionizing By Empowering Employees’ Ambiance “ Serving our client is our role but keeping them delighted is our responsibility. “

11. Abhimanyu Khanna CEO

12. 10 Outbound The Most Prominent Corporate Training Providers T surrounded by cubicles to the open offices that are trending everywhere. But at times, even the compelling atmosphere isn’t enough to provide the relaxation and productivity that an employee and a team seeks. words of its energetic team,“We like to be different but more importantly, we want you to be wowed!”. Quick Peek he workplace of 21st has shifted dramatically - from the ones where employees were The renowned training company was founded in 2008, with a motive of offering innovative Employee Engagement Solutions such as Team Building Programs & Tech-based Simulations. Today, TAB has grown to the superior extent as one of the leading companies in India managing end-to-end corporate requirements for clients. The company has developed a broad range of game shows which comprises of Physical, Mental and Creative Challenges in the form of activities and simulations. These exercises emphasize on building relations among the employees and Assemble them as a team. The exhilarating company sees its job to connect its clienteles’ teams to the specific activities that will support their business objectives, incorporating the organization’s culture into the activity, and bringing their brand to life. Employees are always tied up with their roles and responsibilities which makes their professional life monotonous. But when they get time off from their usual workplace and enter a whole new world of exciting game challenges, their professional life becomes joyous. Diversifying approaches With an optimistic vision of serving its clients with accurate delivery of their requirements, TAB has become one of the “Top 10” Employee Engagement companies in India. Its innovative ideas of designing games are in contrast with other industry players, as the company is keen on uniting individuals into a team. It's when Take A Break (TAB) comes into the picture. A consulting that claims to have all solutions to turn the usual workplace into a more jubilant one. Since its inception, the company is on a mission to make workplace a fruitful and interactive environment for the employees which can make their day-to-day life cheerful. With its successful ventures, TAB has been prevailing as one of the leading companies in India having served 185+ clients all over the country, managing 160+ events annually & 70 Game Shows. Constructing an extensive range of game shows, it has engaged 279000+ Participants so far. In the TAB’s programs are tailored to its clients’ requirements for an effective impact. Its customers call it - the TAB Innovation Effect (TI-effect), which encompasses knowledge, intrinsic “ “ The journey is from blending experiences to blending learning

13. “ “ It is our constant endeavor to take feedback from our clients and learn better. research, and methodologies, thereby giving the company a unique distinction of an end-to-end employee engagement solution provider. Having tie-ups across the country, the leadership team travels to every program across the Globe to ensure the quality standard as per the TI Effect. modern approach. These personalities, with their intellectual and intense desire to find solutions, helps to serve their partners thrives. At Insights Success, it is an honor for us to introduce you to Priyanka Juneja, Director and Abhimanyu Khanna, CEO who are the prime examples of the above attributes. reaches new heights with each new day. She’s energetic, cheerful, positive and persistent, and forwards her qualities to her team. A specialist in conducting Employee Engagement Programs, she ensures the clients look forward to pleasant surprises every time. Versatile Visionaries Abhimanyu is a business graduate and passionate for excellence, about everything he does which makes him different from the rest. His ambition, hard work, dedication towards work, and his endearment towards his team mark his success. His experience of building and leading teams enables Priyanka is an MBA graduate, an alumnus of the Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad who has always believed in following her dreams and turning them into reality. She has been a key pillar to TAB and ensures that the Company The outbound training programs must be curated in a way that seeks to improve productivity and enhance the work culture of organizations. It falls upon the shoulder of leaders who can address the problems with their ultra-

14. him to bring simple yet powerful leadership, management and team- building lessons to the programs he conducts. His attention to detail and spark to invent every minute makes Abhimanyu dynamic. team further adds, “Undoubtedly, every employee will come into play physically and mentally wherein they would know their strengths and can improvise their relations with each other. Nowadays, people do not focus on experiences rather focus on offering standard simulations. It is necessary to understand the climate needs and then customize a solution.” selection of activities, keeping the challenges of workplace in mind that requires more attention. Since the trends in the outbound industry change consistently, TAB enacts accordingly with its latest techniques of gaming. It schedules team building programs with a procedure to prevent the crisis. It has its tech simulation wherein the company claims that all its tech-based programs are popular among all sectors. Insights at Industry Loop-holes According to TAB, companies while conducting outbound training for their employees, usually compromise on location. Thus, resulting in exposing their employees to informal surroundings, making them uncomfortable and less opinionative. Hence, an ideal location for outbound training should be a mix of new experiences, refreshing and at the same time should be overwhelming. The company emphasizes on a prodigious ambiance as it plays a crucial role. Staying Abreast with Industry Due to the rapid revolution in workplaces, TAB works categorically in the areas which require development and conducts outbound training and team-building activities for improved collaboration and teamwork. The company creates multiple activities which break the monotony in the employees’ life and delivers them with experiences that are worth remembering. Its Many Milestones The organization has gained wide acceptance in the industry because of its esteemed services. This was not an easy journey for the company. TAB from the start encountered many hurdles, but with its sheer commitment and will, the company kept on moving ahead one step at a time and emerge as one of the leading employee engagement companies. The company sees its first milestone when it retained its first client. This paved the path for the training organization to keep on moving forward. The organization believes activities should always come into play keeping the safety measures in mind. Also, Programs/Activities must be incorporated into the employees’ daily work and life. It states, keeping these dimensions in mind would never lack the interests of the participants. TAB’s TAB constantly looks after the complications clients face and comes up with a resolving action. Its wide range of game shows helps its clients to choose suitable programs for their organization. The company does the Living in present and making the future more fruitful is what we believe in. “ “

15. Another milestone for the company was when it went international in the year 2010 to facilitate its Program. With TAB’s modest beginnings, turning office from a small cubicle place to a structured workplace back in the year 2011, was a major achievement. The company shifted office space in 2016, from Delhi to Gurgaon and set up its own Office. qualitative work and engrave a positive impact in years to come. Word of Mouth “TAB will not only give you a break, but it will also take your team bonding experience to the next level!! Priyanka is a true professional and highly flexible in her approach. Will surely look forward to repeat sessions and long-term association with TAB”-Madhur Kaushik, Associate Manager, Procurement In 2018, TAB won an award for the Best Team-building Activity of the Year in the WOW Awards Asia. Its successful venture has helped the company expand from 4 members to 30. In 2019, the company has also gained an exclusive license from Global International company to run Tech featured engagements. “Our employees look forward to the Offsite and Team Building Program year after year. There has been no looking back ever since we first associated with the TAB team. You all have been extremely flawless in your services and we look forward to offsite teambuilding organized by your team.”-Kawaldeep Kaur, Samvardhana Motherson Over the years, the company has emerged as a one-stop- shop solution for the corporate requirements with a deep experience garnered through conducting over 1800 Team Building Programs, while maintaining the quality criteria intact. The company desires to keep on providing excellent

18. STRAWBERRY OUTBOUND Helping to Create an Amicable and Productive Workplace Interview With Insights Success Somit Doshi, CEO 16 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

19. W cubicle and slog through nine hours straight. Taking care of our mental health and increasing productiveness have become of utmost important for companies. keeping up with them? e are living in exciting times, where we no longer have to sit in a make the world a happier place. 3. How do you diversify your training programs based on the needs of your clientele? The industry is constantly evolving and highly dynamic. You could get outdated in a year. Its about being on your feet constantly striving to take your programs to the next level. Diversity is mandatory. The needs of the client are directly dependent on the team size, duration in hand, season, objectives, team profile, and budgets. We had to offer a wider range of services than now included fun engagements for a shorter duration, longer haul for leadership engagement, bonding trips for new teams, trust-building sessions to intense team dynamics offsite. 7. What are your future plans for the company? Where do you see the company in the years to come? Strangely, we stay away from ‘Setting targets’. We believe is we handle our today to the best we can, the future will take care of itself. The pressure is off and positivity kicks in. In accordance, special sessions are set in motion to reduce stress and provide the best scenarios to channel our minds to produce the best work. And in tight office scenarios, corporate outbound training might help. Fortunately, no global entity can ignore India. With more companies setting up operations in India each day, the opportunity is huge. Like I mentioned earlier, we just like to be a happy company playing its part to create more happy companies. Such training programs are carried out by experts like Strawberry Outbound. In the following interview with the CEO, Somit Doshi, we will learn about the company and how it is helping its clients by continuously innovating its programs to create a meaningful environment for employees. 4. According to you, what are the loopholes in the current corporate outbound training environment? ‘Loopholes’ might not be the right choice of words. Evolving companies might want to pay greater attention to Safety Standards and Insurance. About The CEO 1. Kindly brief us about the company, its inception and the overall journey till date. 5. How does experiential learning help your clients overcome their challenges? How does it help to create a better environment in a workplace? Mr. Doshi started his venture of Strawberry at a time when it was hard to comprehend the concept of outdoor learning in India. The initial years for him and his team were hard in India. In the subsequent years, for the longest time, no more than 3-4 companies began to offer the same service. Hence, Mr. Doshi took initiative to ‘invent’ and ‘outgrow’ the company with experimentations with new activities and formats to meet the needs of the niche market. Today, the company’s success is the result of his and his team’s decisions and approaches. Strawberry Outbound dates back to 1998 pioneering experential learning in India. Over the years the operations has taken many dramatic changes from incepting and running company retreats for outbound training to introducing new activties to bringing globally acclaimed team formats. It’s a case of bringing teams to be natural, comfortable and drop inhibitions. Once we achieve this stage, we can look at real situations and real responses. Only if we know what is inside each one of us, we can really work to create a meaningful environment. 2. What are the values, vision, and mission of your company? Values – Integrity and Evolution. Mission – Hope to play our part to 6. Share your views on the latest industry trends in the Outbound Training Market. How are you 17 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

22. TEAM OUTINGS I n the fast growing business world, the environment is very stressful but still the employees are expected to stick to deadlines, be productive and accomplish goals. It takes tons of energy and efforts to complete the daily tasks in a timely manner. The brain, which needs to work at lightening speeds, becomes tired of executing all these tasks. The employees need a break every now and then to refresh and recharge themselves. team building activities, etc. are worth the investment for a company. The company gains various benefits from the employees due to these outbound activities. The benefits to the business can be seen below: Mental Health Break: Day-to-day work stress can exhaust the employees and it is the duty of the company to find opportunities to give them a mental health break. A mental break can help up the atmosphere of the whole team because even if one member is low the whole team can sense it. It helps bring down the temperature and stress created throughout the day or week. It is important that everyone finds time to get out of office and relax. Increase Productivity: Every employee struggles with productivity due to factors like outside office stress, the holidays, etc. However, team productivity can be increased through team outings every now and then. Getting outside the office with the team and working on skills that will benefit inside the office is very important. It also helps the managers evaluate the teams abilities, skills, talents, etc. • Team outings are the perfect getaways that employers can plan for employees. Such trips not only serve as a recreation to the employees but also provides a greater purpose for the company. These help the employees and opportunity to have fun and interact with each other in a casual environment. Such getaways bring out hidden talents, create new bonds, reveal new leaders, etc. It also allows the team leaders and managers to know more about their team members and help them develop their talents or vice versa. • Benefits of Team Outing Company outings like team dinners, lunches, one day trips, 20| January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

23. TEAM OUTINGS #GrowTogether Boon for Businesses complete any task with efficiency. Team outings boost confidence of the employees as they have the freedom of communication. It is in these non- stress environments where the employees feel a sense of confidence and this carries on to the office as well. • Hidden Talents Exposed: A team outing is an exposure of hidden talents. Many activities are carried out in the outings which reveal unknown skills of employees helping the managers assign tasks accordingly as well. The managers can see the hidden talents their teammates have. This may make the manager see the person in a different perspective. The manager tends to appreciate their work better than earlier. • Team Cohesion: A strong leader means a strong team. A strong team is more productive, energetic and meets deadlines. Team bonding is as important as meeting deadlines and completing targets. Team outings are an opportunity for team leaders to connect with the team and also for the team members to connect with each other. Outings include various types of team activities that allow the employees to understand each other better. This creates better bonds among the teams and the team members as well. • Increases Confidence: Confidence is required to Team outings can be specifically structured with clear objectives and focused results. The employers need to understand the utility of the team outings so they can reap the complete benefits. Even in the case when the objectives are not completed, it is a win-win situation as the employees get a break and have fun with their team mates. These types of outings should be made mandatory in companies to get the best out of their employees. A business can never have a better investment than investing in their employees. - Shreevarshita Gupta 21 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

24. Bija Training Inculcating Positivity through Developmental Programs E about work culture. To maximize the performance of the company as well as the employees, it is important that the employees of the company have a fun and happy environment. Pankaj Vyas - Managing Partner is a marketing professional along with a sales trainer with over 15 + years of experience. He is a strategic leader and a certified BFSI trainer in the talent development industry for various corporate. He is responsible for catering to the central and western parts of India. Pankaj is an MBA graduate with extensive experience in the banking sector. veryone is aware of the very famous phrase, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Indeed the phrase makes enough sense when one talks To cater to the current needs of the companies, Bija Training came up with various outbound training programs. The company was initiated with the view for sharing, improving and developing skills and knowledge required in today’s corporate world. Exclusive Services Executive Coaching along with long term leadership is specifically designed by Mr. Prakash Sharma for leaders so that they can use their skills effectively through a long-term change in their leadership behavior. Bija has a systematic methodology of Marshall Goldsmith Certification & Dr. Ivan Misner concepts to bring in the culture of positivity and performance. The ultimate focus of Bija Training is to transform people through various Outbound training, behavioral and leadership training programs and make the companies a better place to work. It is serving to different industries in India and abroad. The company stands apart as it provides customized training programs depending on the client’s industry domain. Bija also offers all Basic Behavioral & Leadership Programs at the client’s locations (in-house) and is specialized in customizing every training topic based on the competence or the training need of the organization. Outbound Training is an event conducted outdoor with management games & adventurous activities. Outbound training are conducted to enhance Ownership, synergy, stronger leadership and creating trust among the employees for a positive culture. Bija not only provides outbound training programs to various corporate companies and B-schools, but it also provides in-house training programs. Even, the inhouse training programs are conducted through various management games and activities with fun-based learning. Bija also conducts Virtual Training & Webinars for a small group of people on a particular topic. Regardless of the geographical location, the company has inculcated a tool through which training is provided in an interactive manner. With the help of over 100 trainers specializing in leadership and outbound training programs, Bija conducts these programs all over the world. Currently, the company has gained a commendable appreciation for the quality delivery of the programs in the south and central India. The Pillar of Bija Prakash Sharma is the Founder of BIJA Training with behavioral, leadership, and outbound training experience of 15 years. A certified Executive Coach from Marshall Goldsmith and a NLP Practitioner, supports all the corporates to create a positive culture for their constant growth. Bija provides customized E-Learning services forevery client depending on the industry and the functioning area. Mainly clients use this E-Learning for induction programs or general behavioral programs. The SEED Bija Training has deeply sown the SEED of the cultural 22 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

25. 10 Outbound The Most Prominent Corporate Training Providers transform them““ Bija has grown to serve people to acquire the right attitude and Prakash Sharma Founder Pankaj Vyas Managing Partner values within itself. mind the objective of the training. The USP is in identifying the trainers who can gel with workmen to senior management. It conducts programs in regional language along with the English to make the participants understand better. S – Share Creative & Positive Ideas E – Ensure Openness & Transparency E – Ensure to Keep up the Commitments with Prompt Service D – Develop and Educate People Willingly for their Growth Through the intense network of certified trainers from pan India, it is possible to reach a different level of audiences. The company believes in customization and hence delivers the programs in almost all the industries, across various verticals in pan India. Bija Training envisions developing and shaping people with positive skills & values. It believes in providing quality- oriented training for building the individual’s competence and making a better place to work. “We understand the clients need - basis that we give the course modules, accordingly we identify the right trainer from the relevant background with relevant experience to make it an effective delivery. Our Trainer’s Average experience is 15 plus years in specific industry which makes it more effective for us to deliver quality for our clients,” says Prakash. Lending a Helping Hand With companies focusing on making big in their respective fields, they often forget to take care of their families at work. But most of the clients of Bija understand the importance of outbound training. Prakash says, “We also create a mechanism of creating a group through WhatsApp through which after the training program for 4 to 6 weeks where the participants share their success story which they have demonstrated. As one participant starts sharing a success story one after the other participant will share and create a positive environment.” Paving the Way to Future Through the years, Bija Training has seen an upward growth. Since the inception of the company until 2018, its revenue had reached to 40 lacs. In the end, Prakash stats, “Our Future Road Map for the next 3 years is supporting all the Automobile OEM’s and Auto Ancillary Industry with revenue of Rs. 1 crore per annum.” Bija Training provides fully customized activities to its clients. It customizes activities for its clients keeping in 23 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

28. Jasmin Waldmann Life Coaching Helping You Take the Next Leap in Your Life T However, once they reach what they thought was their destination, they often realize this isn’t what they wanted in the first place. o say life today is busy, would be an understatement. Everyone is multitasking, and in a rush to reach a place they think they want to be. Life Coaching, in each session of hers, includes her experiences in life, as well as an immense amount of training, to the coaching room. As a child, Jasmin had her grandmother and mother guiding, protecting and nurturing her. But fate struck and she lost both of them in quick succession. It fell on to tender shoulders to build herself up from nothing. Jasmin reminisces “So I was, basically, more or less on my own and I took care of my own life at the age of 13. What to do with my life and taking directions, etc. so to make my disadvantages, my advantages.” Mankind today is in such a rush to achieve it all, that it has forgotten living the life it has been gifted with. Fuelled by competition and assisted by technology, we seem to live a life that is designed by social pressures instead of individual desires and thoughts. The result is a life that is unsatisfactory, full of unnecessary stress, unhealthy and often stagnant. At 19, Jasmin moved to Berlin and decided that it was time to change her life. She finished her graduation, then went to the US and later Australia to study the health and wellness market. She returned to Germany to start her own company. She met a client who was an NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) trainer. He coached her and helped her to finish the unfinished business in her past, to heal her scars, to understand who she truly is, and how she can become her true self. Such a lifestyle leads to a point where one feels underachieved. One is confused about where to go next. While decades ago, this stage was called a mid-life crisis which happened in the ‘30s, thanks to the fast forward way of life today, there is no age limit for this feeling to strike. At such a stage, one needs guidance. A life coach, in these cases, helps an individual on how they can change their lives and realize their full potential. Life Coaching improves one’s career, relationships, life and most importantly the thought process, because as Buddha said, “What you think, You become.” Within a few months, she was cured and truly happy again, after 10 years of suffering. It was then that she understood her calling: helping people to help themselves and become who they truly are. Since then, Jasmin has been combining her knowledge and understanding about life and business and has become a powerful life and health coach. Helping people grow and achieving new heights, is Jasmin Waldmann Life Coaching based out of Gurugram, India. The company’s mission is to help as many people as possible to become actually who they are. It helps people with life coaching to find out, and actually be, the one they truly are and even more than that. More importantly, they guide them to be happy and healthy. Helping People Achieve Being both life and health coach, Jasmin helps the individual to become stronger, heal themselves, and be more complete individuals. Those individuals, like the links in a chain, can then help the corporation become stronger by being stronger themselves. “Learning to see a business as more than the sum of the individuals that make it up is a life-changing new perspective. We make a firm stronger and more profitable by making its people stronger as well,” adds Jasmin. A Powerful Founder Our experiences often define and mould us into what we are today. Jasmin Waldmann, Founder of Jasmin Waldmann 26 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

29. 10 Outbound The Most Prominent Corporate Training Providers Jasmin Waldmann is the right choice for mental health & wellness for corporates, for speeches and private sessions. ““ Jasmin Waldmann Founder She helps individuals through one-on-one sessions where she discusses with the clients about what is bothering them to identify the pain areas and treat them accordingly. For corporate or group training and coaching, Jasmin as a powerful speaker and guide helps create a positivity that enables individuals to push the limits and achieve new heights. Jasmin basically addresses the HR and the problematic situation then conceptualizes and delivers. Jasmin can show teams how to get to a new level of success by showing them the path to productivity and profitability. people with, to switch off and guide how to switch off, maybe with medication, with business activity, fitness activities, so all of that leads into a de-cluttered mind again, of a calm and content mindset because the thoughts are always the most crucial points.” Taking it Forward by Going Back to Nature Jasmin Waldmann Life Coaching is already working internationally and is also looking for expansion wherever the opportunity presents itself. Jasmin describes her future as a quest to add more and more people in her team to fulfil her mission so as become actually, she says, human again. That means the team is also looking to include animals for pet therapy, which has a win-win situation. It is like taking care of not just the outer issues like sleep pattern, diet, physical check-up but and inner view, one that connects all human beings to nature. Realization is the First Step Jasmin coaches people of all age, genders, and nationality. Trough her interaction she realized that more often than not, people don't know that they have an issue yet. She adds, “The issue is developing and people who have more life experience, they see how it's building up but the millennials they don't face so much of issues at this point of time. But I mean usually, later on, they are identifying and can address their difficulties and obstacles they are facing and are ready to get support.” Adding further, Jasmin says, “Reconnecting with nature is essential. It is basically reconnecting with ourselves because we actually are nature. Thus our company extends the offers which we provide to outside adventure trips. from this year onwards we take people (individuals) outside into the mountains for some tours, and it's called the ‘Tour of Change’. This is really to allow people to change, to meet themselves again apart from all the technology and their responsibilities and all the roles they are covering and away from all the things they have to do, to deal with and have to manage. So this is the plan plus in 2021 we are creating a centre in a bigger picture where people are coming to focus on retreats.” She feels that the compulsion in corporate life to be available around the clock is too much to ask for from an individual. In personal life too, people give-in to this compulsion of being available all the time either in person or in the virtual world. This stress is bound to invite mental illness sooner or later. She explains, “This especially happens because people do not switch off any more. They are switching not even off their devices, and they are not switching off emotionally, mentally. And this is what I help 27 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

30. Dr. Damodar Rai Chief Mentor 28 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

31. Expert’s Insight DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW IN YOU TO SUCCEED WORKPLACE S with you, is missing. A situation may also arise where you feel that you cannot contribute to the extent you wish to. It may also happen that you have a feeling that your boss has also become disconnected with your performance. AT ometimes, you think you are getting a feeling of boredom at the workplace. The real enthusiasm or that burning desire, which used to be there earlier what better way it could have been managed. In the self-analysis, we should also attempt the following things. -What are your strengths and whether you could utilize them through a well-laid-out map. If not, in what way you can develop and use your strength. - What are your weak points? How these weak dots could be eliminated or minimized? - Do you feel there is a need to equip yourself with a new skill, or something new, which may prove to be a great career enhancer. -Can you identify what is the best thing you can do. Also, you may feel static. Feeling static does not always mean that you are physically static. Rather, it means that you are emotionally and mentally stagnant. If these are happening to you, it is a wake-up call or early signals of major troubles in your career. We suggest the following tips to you to come out of these situations: About The Author 1. Acknowledge that you and only you are responsible for your life Dr. Damodar Rai is the Chief Mentor at Ripples Learning, which offers certification programs in management functions and offers personal & organizational development courses for Fortune 100 corporations, startups, Govt & NGOs. Dr. D. Rai has more than 46 years of research & management experience. He has published 65 research papers and filed 5 patents and 7 copyrights. People don’t accept or take responsibility for the depressing or disappointing stage in their professional career. They have the tendency to blame others for the problems. We must bear it in mind that the present situation is a direct fallout of your actions, choices, reactions at the workplace. Also, if you shun the responsibility, you are bound to deteriorate. Hence the best course is to accept full responsibility. This will make you humble and enable to reform yourself for the desired change or re-orientation at the workplace. 3. Analyze ‘What went wrong’ and ‘What could have been done better’ The above analysis will reveal the shortcomings and also in 29 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

32. 4. Find a mentor to discover something new The meaning of a mentor is “a person who advises and helps somebody with less experience over time”. A mentor may share with mentees or protege information about his or her own career path, and prescribe guidance, motivation, emotional support and do role modelling. There has been a concept of “Guru” in Indian culture. Guru is the one who shows you the path, like a mentor. If you have a mentor who insists that you do things as per their way, then it is really superb. The best option is to know “the way” adopted by them but do it your way. 6. Nurture your strengths and hidden potentials, pursue the passion Strengths, which you could not use or nurture prior, should now be harnessed fully However, please remember a half-hearted approach will never solve your problems. If the nurturing of strengths and hidden potential is not done intensely, it will not change the situation. Identifying the passion and pursuing it intensely is another way. However, your passion may not be in tune with the requirements of the workplace. In that case, find out what is the best job at workplace, which you can do in a better way. Even you may explore if this method of doing the present job, may be done in a better way to save time and increase productivity. 7. Upgrade your skills to discover something new in you You may have identified a new knowledge, skill or technology, which you should quickly learn as part of “discovering something new”. You might choose to earn certifications as well to not only learn new skills but also have them validated. There are several global certifications which can be availed. If you are building your career in HR, you might want to consider CHRMP (Certified Human Resource Management Professional Certification) as an option. If you are an IT professional, you can consider various certifications on offer by Microsoft, Cisco or AWS depending upon your interest. There are other certifications available in other popular domains as well. 9. Review your progress on discovering something new in you at the workplace Reviewing the progress periodically must be adhered to. Any fault lines are detected during the review process, a speed correction should be resorted to. Remember, getting too many chances to improve, is not the order of the day. In a nutshell, discovering something new in you to succeed at the workplace is not an easy proposition. No journey of transformation or discovering something new is easy. However, having a steady persistence and perseverance are the key to success. 30 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

34. Letscampout A Connecting Bridge between Corporate and Nature A great Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s era, most of the day to day work emphasized on getting along with nature. This ultimately helped a person lead a happy and healthy life. few centuries ago, people’s jobs were reliable mostly on primary resources which needed them to interact with nature. Even during the times of the way for Abhijeet and his team to become a leading player. He then took over the event camping space which the organization still dominates. Abhijeet is an entrepreneur who is totally passionate about living and promoting the camping experiences across all his clientele segments including students, families, youth and corporate. Abhijeet states, “Having a company started when there were very few players around gives us a sense of accomplishment.” In recent times, everyone is so much engrossed in their desk jobs and social media world that they usually forget to connect with nature. Hence, to rebuild the closeness with nature, Letscampout offers various personalized corporate team outbound events. Letscampout is into deploying organized campsites in a different yet beautiful location near metropolitan cities. Environment Friendly Innovations Dominating the outdoor adventure industry for around a decade, Letscampout further moved into the Intelectual Property creation sector. The best examples are Out and Loud featuring Kabir Cafe & Band and The Great Indian BBQ Fest. Apart from these, Letscampout has been also conducting Camping Festival IP with the name The Open Space Fest. Started in 2010, Letscampout brings in innovation while building and empowering local communities. To achieve this, the company partners with villagers. It enables local residents to stand on their own feet with the help of the technology. A Dynamic Entrepreneur Taking the maximum advantage of the current technological advancements, Abhijeet and his team are providing an innovative experience to its clients. The main concern these days is waste management. Most of the outdoor activities and events are based in a remote area, deep into nature. The major problem arises when it comes to maintaining an eco- friendly environment. Abhijeet Mhatre is the Founder of Letscampout, possessing over 10 years of expertise in experiential activities, camping and event camping. He started his career at ICICI bank and has contributed to various Fortune 500 companies including CITI, AVAYA and HSBC. Though he had the dream-life that many imagin, he always wanted to make a difference in the field of outdoor adventures. Since his childhood days, Abhijeet dreamt of building a community that is inclined towards outdoor sports and adventure. Focusing on this emerging waste and sanitation management problem, Letscampout came up with a cost- effective and environmentally friendly solution. The company has been making pallet wood toilets by using recyclable waste wood. The company has also filed a patent for the same. After gaining experience from such giant companies, Abhijeet decided to start a camping and adventure startup. At the time of the inception of the organization, the camping industry was not known to many. This paved the Abhijeet adds, “Our portable wooden toilets have been well accepted and lauded by our entire client base. Sanitation was a major concern in the outdoor industry and we have fixed it. 32 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

35. 10 Outbound The Most Prominent Corporate Training Providers Innovation is the key in the industry if you are an innovator you would be always riding the curve. ““ Abhijeet Mhatre Founder Feedback Based Training New generation entrepreneurs follow us. Our whole idea is to empower locals in the village to lead a self-sustainable lifestyle. Our franchise program helps budding village entrepreneurs to set up a campsite that they run as per Letscampout standards. This enables us to grow as well as partner with the locals.” The outbound training market is still stuck with the age-old methodology. This, in turn, limits the learning motive. The best way to keep updating the programs is through feedback and recall of the events at the workplace. Customer Oriented Programs For Letscampout, clients’ opinion has a crucial role in the planning of a program. The programs are crafted based on the clients’ requirement and their budget. Along with the NLP certified trainer the programs are designed through a call or video conference. The aim of corporate outbound activities is to enhance the bond and productivity of a team. Majorly focusing on teamwork and team building, Letscampout has designed the program with respect to the requirements. Post-training, the company ensures that its clients give them feedback. Through this feedback, Letscampout tries to overcome the shortcomings. This eventually has helped the organization to keep getting better with the time. Apart from night treks and camping, the organization offers activities like firewalks, paintball in the jungle and rope-based activities where one can have fun and learn at the same time. USPs of Letscampout  Understanding the client’s requirements and their needs and pain points.  Designing programs while consulting trainers and clients.  Executing programs as per plan  Assessment with clients and trainers.  Documentation of the requirements and programs.  Communication of the details with the stakeholders. To this, Abhijeet adds, “We believe in 360-degree training/learning programs as whatever experience a user has at training, reflects on how they inculcate in their jobs and how it leads to efficiency.” Future Endeavours Letscampout plans to expand itself all over the country. Letscampout aims at making itself a synonym to camping. It will further enhance the already existing world-class facilities along with the experiential training programs. 33 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

36. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING The Future of Learning 34 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

37. #Learning W hich way of learning is easier – Theoretical or Practical? The obvious answer would be practical. Learning something by doing it is much easier compared to just reading or hearing it. When one has hands-on experience of a topic, they tend to understand and remember the topic better. This type of learning is known as Experiential Learning. The best example – everyone has learned to walk and talk, not by being told or shown, but by practicing on their own. Experiential learning is a model used in education, training, development, etc. It is a participant focused approach to learning which engages all age groups and backgrounds of learners. It is a continuous process of learning. The experiential learning cycle has four stages: ➢ Concrete Experience: This describes the hands-on experiences that people learn from. This is the time when people can experiment new things, face the problems and find solutions to those problems. This can be said as the ‘step-out-of-comfort- zone’ stage. These experiences could be personal or professional ones. Experiences help people learn from their failures and successes. ➢ Reflective Observation: The reflective observation stage of the experiential learning cycle is about reflecting to learn from 35 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

38. experiences. This is the stage where one needs to analyze their experience to see what went right and what went wrong? It is this time when one can think of the different ways that could have been adopted to complete the particular task. ➢ Abstract Conceptualization: Once the characteristics of the experience are identified, things that can be done differently next time. At this stage people should plan and brainstorm ways to achieve success in the future. It is the time for making strategies to climb the ladder of success. ➢ Active Experimentation: This is the stage where the plans are put to action. The active experimentation is the phase where ideas are experimented. If something new is not tried, then the result will be unknown so this phase is very important. It is vital to execute ideas to see the difference it creates in the world. • Bridge between Theory and Practice: Learning by doing bridges the gap between theory and practice. Theory only explains how something can be done and practice only lets one perform it in a certain environment. However, experiential learning allows one to carry out the activity in a real life situation and analyze its results. • Mistakes become Valuable Experiences: Before entering the real world, students get a chance to experiment the various approaches towards one thing. They get to eliminate the methods that do not work and improve the ones that work out. In this case, the students are allowed to make mistakes and learn from. This makes the students to be fearless of their mistakes. • Opportunity to be Creative: Each day each person faces various kinds of problems. Experiential learning teaches creative problem solving. With real life content, students learn the various solutions to one problem. This encourages students to look for unique solutions to daily problems. Why is Experiential Learning Important? Over the years, learning has evolved and now experiential learning seems to be the future of learning. It is said as the future of learning due its various benefits to people. The importance of experiential learning can be explained as: Just the term – Experiential Learning – says a lot. The aim of ‘Experiential Learning’ is to create a real life experience for students to learn from where there would be no or less consequences. The learner, has a chance to recall what they learnt easily in this method than memorizing it. It gives them the opportunity to explore the creative and innovative side of theirs. This not only helps build confidence among the students but also gives them the strength to fight the challenges ahead of them. • Grasp Concepts Better: It is not necessary that each person understands the concepts similarly. If one has higher understanding power, the other has a lower power. Experiential learning helps people to see what the concept actually means. When people actually perform the particular activity they understand it better. They get to apply the ideas and concepts into real life situations where they too have an active role to play. This helps people grasp things better. - Shreevarshita Gupta 36 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

40. Satyakam Leveraging Experiential Learning for High- Performance Team Building W Cricketers, they are a personification of dedication, determination, and a desire to excel. hat’s common between Sir Don Bradman, Sir Garry Sobers, Viv Richards, Sachin Tendulkar, and Virat Kohli? Apart from being genius Gradually, Jude saw the results, at the top management too. In a few years, he realised that he needs to take his passion for experiential learning to the next level. The result, in 2004, came in the form of Satyakam, his agency based in Goa providing turnkey services in conducting Team Building Events & Outbound Training Programs for the Corporate Sector. In the last 16 years, Satyakam has conducted over 450 programs for companies across the globe. Though these legends are decades apart from each other, they all exhibit the same immutable qualities described above. While they are individual geniuses, cricket however is not a game of individual effort. It takes the efforts of all the 11 players plus the support staff to achieve success. Unique Techniques that Work Satyakam took roots in Goa, in response to the need of corporate team-building and outbound training for Corporates who came to Goa for conferences or team- building exercises. The client was forced to tag-along the trainers due to the lack of one in Goa. With Satyakam, Jude Cardozo provided them with world-class outbound training services. The Indian team was blessed with a great player like Sachin, but it took the Master Blaster 22 years to realize his dream of winning a World Cup. Was his performance not enough all those years? Was the Indian team not performing all those years? (After 1985) While there were high- individual performances in those years, the team-work clicked in total only in 2011 and was the key to Indian Team’s success. The unmatched combination of Sachin, Gambhir, Dhoni, Yuvraj, Kohli and the rest of the team members who gave their all, resulted in a High- Performance and Team-Work success formula. Satyakam’s training sessions have the entire focus on high performance and team work which encompass everything else. Qualities like desire, determination, dedication, communication comprehension are reinforced and the training programs are designed using well known tools. And that, dear readers, is not just a key to win the Cricket World Cup, but the World Cups of our respective lives too. Former First Class Ranji Player Jude Cardozo, understood these principles first-hand while representing Goa. Johari Window—is used effectively to understand colleagues better and build bonds. Most people know the theory but find it difficult to implement the technique in real-life. Satyakam programs lets clients understand and re-discover themselves. In the second innings of his professional life, as a part of the corporate world, he could see the gap between company goals and those of the team. To align the two, training sessions of various kind were conducted. But Jude Cardozo could sense that these theoretical training sessions, apart from being boring, are not in tune with the demands of todays world. He started dabbling in experiential learning programs. One day and two day sessions were conducted to make people understand about brainstorming, team objectives, problem solving, creative thinking, and the importance of contribution of every team member. The focus was always High-performance and Team-work. Brain Mapping Technique, PRISM – A tool for improving self-awareness within an individual that helps in understanding one’s relationship with oneself and others. give space after full stop approaches human behaviour from a neuroscience perspective and is used to understand behaviour of an individual. It shows their natural behaviour preference and also how they modify or adapt their behaviour to respond to specific situations. This helps in understanding own behaviour which ultimately helps in understanding other’s behaviour. 38 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in

41. 10 Outbound The Most Prominent Corporate Training Providers SATYAKAM has slowly but surely gained the reputation of an agency that is reliable, efficient and provide world class service in conducting Team Building programs in Goa. ““ Jude Cardozo CEO All the attendees in a training session at Satyakam have to go through PRISM brain mapping so that the training can be delivered accordingly. High Performance and Team Work can be achieved with these techniques not just on the professional front but personal too. It helps individuals to handle people and situations in a better manner. should the education model which should teach application and problem-solving techniques instead of just learning and memorizing. Satyakam Sports & Educational Trust is trying to introduce experiential learning in a professional manner to youngsters. The team is interacting with teachers, parents and students to focus on experiential learning rather than a degree-focused learning. They add, “If you can’t apply what you learnt in real-life, the learning is incomplete.” Skill Development – The Root Cause Analysis On any given day, Jude, along with Hemang Laheru, the Program Director at Satyakam and Master Practitioner of PRISM, and other trainers come across people from different industries. However, their underlying goal is the same – Team Work and High-Performance. They make the attendees realize that every individual must contribute to reach the goal. The team adapts the training programs and modules as per client’s understanding. Expanding Horizons The Satyakam Centre for Experiential Learning, is being set up in Goa, will be focusing on students from all over India through its 3-day and 6-day training programs. The Satyakam Team believes what students learn at this stage, will help them in their later life when they start their careers. While Jude interacts with people of different age groups, he mentions that working with students is a challenging. His years of experience tell him that this is because of the education system that has made them a tad rigid. He also comprehends that cognitive skills development is not emphasised on in the current education system. In light of this shortcoming, he adds, “At the lower level of the corporate world, these youngsters face issues which are left unattended by the education system. They are not really taught the soft skills that will be required after the education ends and the corporate world starts. The transition isn’t well developed..” The company aims to cover students coming to Goa, from all over India. It will also provide training in college campuses for better reach and gradually seek to move and expand all over India. Satyakam Sports & Educational Trust is also involved in arranging activities for the underprivileged students as the team feels, they are the ones who need upliftment for the overall progress of the country. Looking at the long-term prospects, Jude wishes to expand Satyakam’s vision through the franchisee method and will be looking for people who share the same passion as his. Satyakam’s training modules help these youngsters overcome these challenges as they rely on experiences rather than rote-learning. The times are changing and so 39 | January 2020 www.insightssuccess.in