Introduction: The Strategy Challenge is an adventure-filled, dynamic and interactive
way of testing and improving many areas of leadership skills and team
development. Utilising the unique platform provided by a world-class
ocean racing yacht the delegates will be put on a level playing field
and taken out of their comfort zone. This creates an environment that
replicates many of the challenges that face a management team on a
daily basis in the business world.
During the day everyone will learn the basic principles of sailing and
navigation. The professional sailing staff will provide quality training in
all the technical and practical areas required for the challenge. They
will then be on hand to ensure compliance with all safety standards
throughout.
A Day in the Sea: A Strategy Challenge for Senior Managers
Programme Details:
Sailing Adventure In a Volvo 60
Team Building & Leadership Development Sailing has for many years been recognised as an effective way to implement an effective learning
environment to develop skills in the corporate world. Many of the techniques of building a sporting
team are directly transferable to the work environment and sailing is no exception. One of the many
strengths of sailing as the tool is the diversity of skills required to sail a boat. Yacht racing has been
widely accepted as one of the most technically demanding sports in the world. Therefore, it is no
surprise that there are many different skills required to build a team on a sailing boat ranging from
physical strengths to intellectual prowess, from the strategists to the communicators, from the creative
thinkers to the technically astute. Identifying, nurturing and embracing these qualities to form an
effective team are critical in success.
The Strategy Challenge! The objective of the Strategy Challenge is to accumulate the highest financial return during a two-hour
session of sailing. There are several floating buoys (markers) on the sea in the close proximity of Emirates
Palace Marina. Each buoy has been given a monetary value with the ones furthest away having the
highest value and the closest ones the lowest value. These are all marked on the chart.
After some basic training in navigation and sailing the
team has to develop a strategy to accumulate the
highest amount of revenue they can. The team then sails
the yacht and executes the plan.
There are various rules introduced with financial penalties
applied for non-compliance. In addition there are
various ways to earn bonuses such as changing the
helmsman every ten minutes.
Penalties will be applied for every minute the team is late
in completing the task and there are bonuses for finishing
early. The team can also use their funds to purchase
knowledge from the professional sailing staff on board.
The carefully thought out rules will encourage many of
the skills that are required for effective team
management.
2 Certified Coaches/Facilitators
to their size beforehand
delivered 2 weeks after the workshop –
Professionally designed for the client
HNI Giveaways
During the adventure what is of paramount importance is the
effective de-briefing after each maneuver or challenge to identify
things that went well, things that went badly and things that can be
improved on. This encourages gradual improvements to the
teamwork using proven methods utilising professional facilitators.
Sailing is widely recognised as one of the most technically challenging sports in the world. There are many synergies
between building a sailing team and a successful team in the work place.
The Skills are directly transferable
and include:
Effective communication
Strategy & planning
Constructive de-briefing
Team Management
Contingency Planning & Delivery
The Agenda 0830 Arrive at Emirates Palace Marina Breakfast and welcome 0900 Theory session teaching the basic principles of sailing and navigation 1000 Safety briefing aboard the yacht 1015 Depart the marina Training on yacht on relevant aspects of sailing skills required for the challenge 1200 Break for lunch and prayers 1300 Strategy planning 1345 Strategy Challenge begins 1645 Strategy Challenge finishes 1700 Arrive back in marina De-Brief 1730 Day ends 1800 Barbeque Dinner (optional)* *not included in the price of the workshop
Trainer Profiles:
Amina Khalifa
Amina Khalifa is a passionate and energetic Certified Emotional Intelligence
Advanced trainer (EQAT) and Assessor of SEI Leadership reports. She is a
Trainer and Master Coach of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Time
Line Therapy (TLT®) techniques, from the American Board of NLP (ABNLP).
Amina is an Accredited Co-Active professional Life Coach from the
Coaches Training Institute (CTI) and member of The International Coach
Federation (ICF). She is an approved trainer of Level 2 and Level 3 ILM
qualification courses.
With a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from The American University in Cairo, Amina is an
entrepreneur with a practical mind, a belief in the unlimited power of human potential, and a passion
for Coaching and training. She is a passionate and empowering bilingual trainer & motivational
speaker, specializing in performance, leadership, inter & intra communication, human development
and interpersonal skills using NLP and Emotional Intelligence themes & techniques.
In her search for more powerful ways of communicating and creating change in people and
organizations, Amina took intensive studies of NLP with Dr. Tad James, one of the leading NLP/TLT® and
Hypnotherapy personalities in the world. Amina is qualified to deliver full certification courses in NLP,
Hypnotherapy and TLT® with the Seal of Excellence of the ABNLP & TLT®A. She is also certified to deliver
Emotional Intelligence Leadership assessments and coaching debriefs.
Amina supplements her business experience with five years training and coaching in Arabic and English;
conducting public, corporate and certification training in Egypt, Dubai and Qatar. Amina has
facilitated training workshops for many renowned organizations including ADGAS, Mubadala, Qatar
Development Bank, Crown Prince Court, DEWA, ADNOC, Dubai Chamber of Commerce, Takreer,
Qatargas, Abu Dhabi Media, ADAT, RasGas, Qtel, TDIC, Al-Ain Hospital, Emaratech and ADFSC.
Bashar Shawky Senior Trainer & Business Consultant
Bashar brings 14 years of experience in Training, Development and Human
Resources. He has trained and recruited more than 1500 candidates
across multiple industries and designed more than 200 training programs in
Arabic and English at all organisational levels.
Bashar has been involved in HR functions such as designing job
descriptions, candidate selection processes and on-boarding of new staff.
He has been involved in setting up training departments, training centers,
development of course material, assessments and evaluations, and
managing training budgets and calendars. Through effective training and measurement methods,
Bashar has been able to quantify training impact in areas such as cost reduction and increase in sales.
He has experience in the design and implementation of successful customer service assessment
programs resulting in improved service quality.
Bashar has led a team of management consultants providing effective business solutions and strategic
advice to multi-nationals in the MENA region; improving processes, behavioral mind-set, change
initiatives and structural considerations.
Bashar holds a Master Degree in Business Administration with a major in Human Resources
Management, a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Marketing and a Bachelor of Arts
with a major in English literature. He also has many certifications in training and he is fluent in Arabic and
English.
Customer Service Excellence
Marketing and Selling Skills
Corporate Trainer & Business Consultant
Mohamed is a licensed, bilingual trainer, Master Coach, and Facilitator with
more than 8 years’ experience in 6 countries. He has developed state-of-
the-art training programs for world class organizations in fields such as
Banking, Government, FMCG, Oil & Gas and NGOs. With charismatic
communication skills, Mohamed has a natural ability to quickly build
rapport, engage trainees and sustain high energy throughout his training
programs.
Mohamed is a personal coach/advisor to many successful entrepreneurs.
He is an engaging speaker with outstanding presentation skills at world-class
conferences. Mohamed has facilitated corporate workshops on NLP/Neuro-
semantics, Creative Thinking, Planning and Time Management, Leadership, Personal Selling,
Communication & Interpersonal skills, Persuasion & Influence, Stress Management, Self-Management,
Self-Actualization, Mentoring, Public Speaking, Assertiveness, Accelerated Learning, Emotional
Intelligence, Motivation and Supervisory skills.
Mohamed is a regular guest speaker at several Egyptian Universities and on local Egyptian TV shows.
Mohamed is a licensed and renowned trainer/facilitator in the fields of Neuro-Linguistic Programing and
Neuro-semantics, delivering step-by-step practical techniques and extensive expertise in human
excellence and peak performance coaching, his passion, and his one-of-a-kind ability to challenge
people to unleash the very best performance in the lives and careers of his trainees
Mohamed holds the following credentials:
The first ever Licensed Trainer of Neuro-semantics in Egypt and the MENA Region (The
International Society of Neuro-semantics – Colorado, USA)
Certified Analyst of Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Methods (The body language
institute –USA)
semantics – Colorado, USA)
Certified Master Practitioner and Coach of NLP and Neuro-semantics (ISNS and The American
Board of NLP)
Advanced Persuasion tactics and Genius (ISNS – USA)
Licensed self-actualization psychology Practitioner (ISNS-USA)