Team Building Inc.

Great leaders inspire their people in a way that fosters creativity, innovation, and high performance. In today's demanding business environment, such inspiration is not a luxury, but a necessity. Leaders that practice this kind of philosophy develop highly resilient, high-performance teams that can operate in any situation.

But what are these principles of performance that result in success? What are the secrets of the greatest leaders that are coming to the forefront in the new millennium?

As a World Gold Medalist in rowing, Naval Academy Graduate, and Oxford Scholar, Dan Lyons has lived the message of inspirational leadership and success, and shares these "secrets" in his energizing seminar.  

• Olympian and 1986 World Champion in rowing, member US Rowing Hall of Fame, University and National Team coach since 1983.
• Naval Academy and Oxford University graduate, expert in Military and Ancient History.
• Noted speaker on a wide range of topics related to teams, team building, and leadership.

Length of Session - 1-2 days
Participants - Leaders at all levels from 6 to 60 participants
Supplemental Activities - Indoors or Outdoors (see options below)

NEW! - A complete, self-paced, 8-hour training session to either support the learning of this session or serve as a stand-alone, interactive training experience. $199.00 for the entire online course. Contact us for more information.

The 8 Secrets of Inspirational Leadership

The 8 Secrets comprise our philosophy for creating the energy and spirit that sustain high performance teams. These secrets instill personal and group confidence, thus help to create an environment where champions are inevitable.  This leadership philosophy builds upon two basic rules of human nature, includes five primary elements that address human nature in the context of high performance teamwork, and is tied together by a singular type of energy.  The 8 Secrets are:

Secret 1: Everyone wants to be a part of something bigger than themselves.

Secret 2: Everyone wants to feel valued.

Secret 3: To build a team, you must DEFINE THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• Leaders must clearly articulate the specific objectives of the team, including the expected timeframe for achieving the objectives.

• Leaders must create objectives that are both challenging and achievable.

Secret 4: To inspire followers, you must ENNOBLE THE EFFORT

• Leaders must help individuals to feel part of something bigger than themselves.

• Leaders must highlight the intrinsic value of the team in its historical and organizational framework.

Secret 5: High performance teams are possible if leaders EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITHIN TEAM SYNERGY

• Leaders should take the time to make each team member special.

• Leaders need to provide the framework for individual accomplishment
  to support team objectives.

Secret 6: Leaders and teams must make time to CELEBRATE THE JOURNEY

• Win every day.

• Leaders and followers must create an awareness of the rewards that occur along the journey.

Secret 7: EMPHASIZE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Challenge each team member to make a personal commitment
  to be the best they can be.

• Develop the value of the team's objectives within individual team members.

Secret 8: Sustained team high performance is tied together by POSITIVE ENGAGED ENERGY 

Options
This session can be enhanced with dynamic active simulations. The following activities are used regularly with groups of varying sizes:

Team Olympia - Leadership and team development in the Olympic Spirit at Lake Placid

Team Champion - Using the sport of Olympic Rowing to emphasize leadership and teamwork.

Team Energy - Using a festival of games to emphasize the concepts of the "8 Secrets"

Team Hollywood - The challenge of movie-making draws on leadership and team performance