eKourier July 2016

FEATURES Momentum Outcomes 2016

M omentum16, our Strategic Conference was a successful, three day event held in May at beautiful Mittagong south of Sydney. Team Members from all levels of the business attended the conference. They were selected after submitting an expression of interest, requesting to participate in the conference. Many positive applications were received from Team Members; regrettably there were only limited spaces and not everyone who applied was able to attend. Day One involved a fun Team activity, a gentle bush walk on the “Three Views

Trail” through Morton National Park ending in a beautiful vista overlooking Tallowa Dam in Kangaroo Valley. Following this, many elected to walk to our next activity which was canoeing on Lake Yarrunga. Luckily the walk was downhill as it was a little further than everyone expected! The group enjoyed lunch by the lake (with some rather large friendly goannas) and then it was time to hit the canoes. The group started with wonderful enthusiasm, pairing off to collect their canoes. Unfortunately after the initial enthusiasm, things began to unravel. Andrew Kirkham our New Zealand Operations Manager tipped his canoe as

soon as he hit the water. From the look on his face you’d have thought he was about to die. Everyone was on the water, paddling without instruction and not realising for many this was a whole new experience. Lynda and Sharon paddled in circles and Wayne and Glen went straight to the other side of the Lake to hide. There were head winds that sapped the energy early from a lot of our canoeists, so many elected to call it a session and head back to terra-firma. There was a small band of merry people who battled the elements and canoed up the river and back for the full amount of time. Most of the Team enjoyed a swim in the lake and then it was back to Springvale House Mittagong for a self-cook BBQ and refreshments. The day’s activities allowed everyone to relax, take their mind off the day- to- day routine of work while getting to know each other in preparation for the next two days of strategic planning. Day Two, our first strategic session commenced, facilitated by Glen Bartlett and Jeff Cooper from Step Change, a marketing and strategic facilitation company. Alex Simpkin also from Step Change was in charge of capturing all the creative ideas shared over the course of the next two days. First up we challenged our Dream of becoming a Famous House Hold Name like “Vegemite” or “Coca Cola”. After

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