RBS Direct Sales
Maximillion designed a one day teambuilding event for all staff from the three RBS Direct Sales teams in Edinburgh, Yorkshire and Surrey. The event was held at Airth Castle Hotel near Stirling. An afternoon business conference and evening dinner at the castle preceded the full day event.
Event Detail
- Venue: Airth Castle Hotel, Stirlingshire
- Style: Participatory, fun & business focus
- Format: Create & Paint – Living the Values
- Guests: 58 participants divided into six teams creating two giant composite masterpieces
- Duration: Morning – Create & Paint – Living the Values; Afternoon – Values in Action, TeamWorks In & Mexican Railway
Objectives
- Stimulate cross-functional teamwork & communication through positive interaction, providing learning, creating workplace associations and bringing to life two of the RBS Direct Sales ‘Big Five’ core values – Building Capability & Driving Operational Rigour
- Strengthen relationships in a fun non-threatening environment and provide a fun, memorable and rewarding experience to all participants
Outline
The main appeal of Create & Paint was its flexibility and its ability to provide a creative, non-threatening and highly engaging platform upon which the participants could create a collaborative visualisation of what the two values represent and what underpins them.
In order to successfully create the two composite canvases that reflected Building Capability and Driving Operational Rigour, each team had to complete the revenue generating arts challenges, interact and communicate closely with the other teams in the group, share resources and expertise and coordinate the allied story that would describe how RBS Direct Sales would deliver its objectives for the year ahead in the two ‘Big Five’ areas.
Outcome
The key team development objectives were achieved successfully with relationships built across the different areas of Direct Sales. The characteristics of the values highlighted were brought to life by the facilitation team through the Create & Paint activities in the morning, and further reinforced in the subsequent afternoon activities.
By incorporating the values into the stories and paintings, it has helped all participants to visualise the wider strategic picture and have a clear understanding of what underpins it, its critical nature and the part they have to play in achieving it.
Feedback
” The day exceeded our expectations and we were very satisfied that the learning outcomes were reached”, “I really didn’t think the Create & Paint was possible in the time allowed and was delighted when it did – also gaining everyone’s participation and enthusiasm was brilliant”, “We would not hesitate in using Maximillion again.”
RBS Direct Sales