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Day
1- Thursday
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7
- 8am
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Breakfast |
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8
- 8:30am
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Orientation
& Introduction to Your Team
Topic: The Translation and Relation of Wilderness Survival to the
Survival of Your Business, led by Josh Bernstein, BOSS president &
CEO.
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8:30
- 11am
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Discussion:
Introduction to Survival Skills
We will discuss the basic needs of survival, including physical, mental
and emotional aspects and how they play key roles in different group
scenarios. Led by a senior BOSS field instructor. |
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11am
- 12:30pm
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Facilitation
/ Insight: Wilderness Survival vs. Business Survival
What can 'survival' in the wilderness teach us about the survival
of a business? As a group, we will explore definitions of survival,
leadership and teamwork and how these ideas will relate to our objectives
during the retreat. Facilitated by BOSS corporate trainers.
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12:45
- 1:45pm
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Lunch
Break. |
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2
- 3:30pm
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Survival
Skill: Survival Priorities - Assessing Your Needs
What's more important: shelter, fire, food or water? How do you decide
if you should hike or stay put in an unknown environment? A BOSS field
instructor will guide the group through the mental process of assessment
and environmental / group analysis. |
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4
- 6pm
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Facilitation
/ Insight: Evaluating the Corporate Culture
BOSS
corporate trainers will use the lessons and insights from the afternoon
activity to discuss how a business or management team must face the
same assessment issues in the business world.
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6
- 7pm
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Dinner
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7
- 9pm
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Evening Survival
Activity
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Day
2- Friday
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7
- 8am
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Breakfast |
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8am
- 12pm
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Survival
Skill: Shelter Construction
If the environment is a concern for your health or safety, you'll want
to build a shelter. This morning we'll learn the basic rules of campsite
selection, thermodynamics, human physiology, and wilderness shelters
(debris, poncho, lean-to). Led by BOSS field instructors. |
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12
- 1pm
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Lunch. |
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1
- 1:30
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Personal Time.
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1:30
- 3:30pm
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Facilitation
/ Insight: The Importance of Creating Community
How does your business environment affect performance? What are the
factors which influence employee performance? Led by a BOSS facilitator,
the group will discuss how the perspective of management often differs
from the perspective of the workforce, and how proper 'shelter' construction
plays a critical role in team productivity. |
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3:30
- 5:45pm
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Discussion:
What Makes a Good Leader? - Part I
What does it take to inspire and motivate a workforce? How does
management differ from leadership, and can one person do both? Open
discussion led by the BOSS facilitators. |
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6pm
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Dinner |
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7
- 9pm
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Evening
Survival Activity |
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Day
3 - Saturday
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7
- 8am
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Breakfast |
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8am
- 12pm
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Survival
Skill: Making Fire
Fire has long been a critical tool for survival, and making a fire (without
matches) is a critical skill to possess. A BOSS field instructor will
guide each participant through the magical process of making his or
her own fire using the bow-drill method. |
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12
- 1pm
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Lunch. |
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1
- 1:30
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Personal Time.
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1:30
- 3:30pm
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Facilitation
/ Insight: Creating a Vision and Establishing Leadership
What does it take to inspire others to follow? How can a spark of passion
and enthusiasm be transmitted to a group. Led by a BOSS facilitator. |
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3:45
- 5:45pm
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Discussion:
What Makes a Good Leader? - Part II
Can leadership be transmitted through a management team? What are
the indicators of poor leadership? poor management? Led by a BOSS facilitator. |
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6pm
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Dinner |
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7
- 9pm
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Evening
Survival Activity |
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Day
4- Sunday
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7
- 8am
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Breakfast |
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8am
- 12pm
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Survival
Skill: Orienteering, Map & Compass Reading
If you are going to spend any time traveling in the wilderness, you'll
need to know how to read the land and your maps. BOSS field instructors
will teach the use of topographic maps, compasses, and the art of navigation. |
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12
- 1pm
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Lunch |
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1:00
- 3:00pm
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Facilitation
/ Insight: The Importance of Accountability in Business
How does 'orienteering' in the woods relate to a company's desire
to stay on track? When do you let someone go off course? How does
one balance the need for good execution with the desire for discovery?
Led by a BOSS facilitator.
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3:00
- 5:00pm
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Discussion:
Attributes of a Well-Aligned Team
Case studies and open discussion on issues of communication, alignment,
and accountability. Led by a BOSS facilitator. |
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5:00
- 5:30pm
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Wrap up and
Celebration
We'll take a look at what we've accomplished together and how we can
continue to learn from these skills when we return to the workplace.
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5:30pm
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Group
Departs Boulder, Utah |
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Optional
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Dinner
Banquet in Provo, Utah at Sundance Resort |