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Team building activities that take place away from the office and incorporate outdoor pursuits are a great way to work on leadership and management training. In this way, it’s not only the junior employee who will get a lot out of a corporate away-day, those in more senior positions should also seize the opportunity to build on their people skills and hone their leadership skills.

A day spent in the outdoors, such as on a rope course, will provide you with a huge range of opportunities to stretch your management wings and work on your leadership skills. There will be times in the day when those participating will perhaps be meandering between areas of the course and you can take the opportunity to show them where to go. You’ll be able to test your own ability to direct groups of people and learn new ways of managing a team.

There may be times on your corporate away day when a member of the team is lagging behind, or needs assistance. This is another opportunity for you to maximise your strengths as a leader and take control of the situation. You can reinforce your standing as the head of your team by doing what you do best, leading people in areas where they perhaps feel uncomfortable, but all they need is a little encouragement from you.

In this way team building activities that involve the outdoors can be an excellent new method of strengthening your existing leadership skills, or training those in management positions on your team.