The Building
A Dream event is like nothing you have ever experienced
- a completely unique opportunity to learn something about
yourself, your group and the organization.
Building A Dream
is a 4 - 6 hour program designed to inspire and motivate
the participants to be the very best they can be. And
not because you want it, but because they recognize the
value of their own excellence.
It is difficult
to articulate the feeling of seeing a child's face when
they receive their first bicycle.
It is the
look of pure joy. 
The kind of
joy we only experience a few times in life:
- your first kiss
- your first car
- your child's birth
- the moment you say
'I do' (hopefully)
- and, of course, your
first bicycle.
Giving your
employees the shared experience of bringing someone
that kind of joy takes a standard fun 'team building
event or activity' to a level many have never experienced.
A Few Details
The program typically lasts from 4 to 6 hours
and there is a tremendous amount of variation. However,
at the end, the participants have:
The surprise
that awaits your group also awaits children selected through
our relationship with several non-profit children's organization.
Neither know that the lessons of business and life will
soon be solidified by their meeting. The kids wheel off
with their brand new bike, helmet, lock and chain, and
your group walks away fulfilled unlike any other workshop
they have ever attended.
What
will my group learn?
Combine that experience to a learning opportunity
and focus and you have magic:
What
groups benefit most from this event?
The program content has been customized for, with more
details below for:
- Management
- Senior Executives
- Customer Service Teams
- Cross-functional groups
or teams
- Sales Teams
- Technical Service
Groups
Program length
Four hour to two-day formats. The more participants, the
more bikes -- the more bikes, the more children and the
greater the impact.
However, by creating
a Bikes For Tykes Organization in their local community,
hundreds to thousands of bicycles will be given away, not
just the ones they built. Also, participants will have the
opportunity to continue this program however they desire.
Where can we
run Bikes For Tykes?
We can design programs that are conducted on-site, at a
conference facility or just about anywhere you are or want
to be!
The typical setup
is in a conference room of a hotel or meeting center.
Who benefits
from Bikes For Tykes?
We have tailorable curriculum specifically designed for:
Senior
Executives
Almost every situation with senior executives must be
carefully constructed to reflect specific situations they
are facing. Every executive team is different and so their
event must be different.
It is truly
a privilege to provide events for all groups and that
is especially true for executives as they have so much
influence on the workplace. Bringing this kind of experience
can be transformational to entire workplaces as well as
the executive team itself.
Managers
Managing has never been more difficult. Keeping an eye
on the business goals and their own numbers has, in many
organizations, created too many 'silos' and the overall
goal of the company is simply not taken into consideration.
Additionally,
many managers lose focus on what is happening within their
department or group that may be hindering the effectiveness
of the employees.
Sales
Groups
Most successful sales people are very close to their customers.
However, sales people, especially good ones, begin to
form 'tunnel vision' and apply solutions to customers
without listening to the customer or putting themselves
in their customers shoes.
Customer
Service
It is easy to lose the focus on customers and what they
face on a daily basis. Even good customer service representatives
get bogged down in the day-to-day grind and sometimes
forget to treat every customer with the normal excellence.
The curriculum
designed for this event will help customer service representatives
keep the focus on the customer and have a memorable metaphor
to re-center themselves.
Technical
Service Groups
Service Technicians are generally an under-appreciated
group, or at least, that is their perception. The most
common thought is that basically they are all on their
own and work alone.
The curriculum
based around Service Technicians helps them see they truly
are part of a larger 'team' that has goals beyond what
each one of them must accomplish by themselves.
Cross-Functional
Teams or Groups
These temporary teams must get up to speed as quickly
as possible. Helping them create trust and open communication
without ego is the most important step the group must
take.
After trust
and good communication is created, the productivity of
the group skyrockets as well as awe-inspiring brain-storming
sessions and creative solutions to difficult problems
on typically boring subjects -- paperwork flow, for example.
The energy and
excitement comes from being part of a great team, not
the subject of the team. This event provides an amazing
kickoff to the group's formation.
Creativity
and Innovation
We have designed specific curriculum for creativity that
applies to almost every group.
'Thinking outside
the box' is very easy to say and very difficult to do.
And most of us feel we are thinking outside the box. The
reality is that we all have our own version of tunnel
vision and until you recognize when you are using it,
your tunnel vision will hinder your own creativity.
About
Bikes For Tykes
We have partnered with the original Bikes for Tykes organization,
a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, that began from a single
thought in Naples, FL in 1987 -- make a child's wish come
true of owning a bicycle.
With a mission
to give bicycles to children who would otherwise not own
one, Bikes for Tykes refurbishes old bicycles and provides
them to children from local communities.
Since 1987, Bikes
For Tykes has established itself in over 120 communities
throughout the US and Canada.
Through our program,
you not only are able to give bicycles away to underprivileged
children, you can start a new Bikes For Tykes in the local
community. This means your group is not giving away a few
bicycles, your group is giving away thousands!
You
can see more about the Bikes For Tykes organization on their
website, www.BikesForTykes.org.
Contact us
at 800-513-8759
to make a difference in a child's life and your organization.
Bikes
For Tykes is one of our PERFECT Programs.
Take
a look at our satisfied
customer list and you will see you are in good company!
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