Corporate Commandos: DARE TO LEAD - Team Building Leadership Courses - February 2009

Welcome to 2009 from the Team at Corporate Commandos®. As we all are aware the year has begun quite volatile for most Australian’s. It has also shown what we can do when we pull together as a Team to help our fellow man in these times of disaster, here in bush fire ravaged Victoria and also our Northern counterparts in New South Wales and Queensland who are currently under flood. So please continue to give generously to the Red Cross.

Why Corporate Commandos?
The Business Banking division of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited held a National Conference at The Forest Resort, Creswick on 26 -28 November. As a breakout session for the conference John Spencer was asked to address the delegates on the basics of leadership, which then led to the Corporate Commandos Challenge, conducted on the grounds of the resort. A total of 15 teams of 10 participated in the challenge.
The challenge entailed both physical and mental activities to develop the participants’ teamwork and leadership skills. The teams found that the activities emphasized several key points that they could learn and take away from the day and use in their workplace. These included: -

Understanding the different types of leadership found in the workplace
The importance of knowing your team and the dynamics of how they interact
The importance of delegation
Being able to listen to, and trust your team
Having the ability to be flexible in changing circumstances

The activities worked well by stimulating participants to think laterally about the problem that they were faced with. Each one required slightly different strategies for the level of teamwork, planning and execution required, to simulate the different types of problems and challenges that the participants will be faced in their workplace. The activities were very well designed to get everyone involved, and allowed everyone a chance to lead the team and be responsible for the outcome of the challenge.
John and his team were very professional and easy to work with. The challenge was a great success, with all participants finding it to be a fun and worthwhile experience.

Profile
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd was formed in November 2007 as the result of a merger of Bendigo Bank (1858) and Adelaide Bank (C1900). The bank’s head office is in Bendigo, Victoria, with a substantial presence in Adelaide as well. Its national retail brand is Bendigo Bank. The company also operates a substantial wholesale banking business brought to the merger by Adelaide Bank.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is the only Australian bank headquartered outside a capital city. The retail arm, Bendigo Bank, provides banking and wealth management services to households and small to medium businesses. It is represented in all States with a major presence in Victoria and Queensland. Bendigo Bank products and services are now available through almost 900 outlets Australia-wide, including more than 160 company owned branches, 220 community owned Community Bank® branches of Bendigo Bank, 100 agencies and 400 Elders Rural Bank outlets (a joint venture farm bank).
The Bendigo Bank Group of companies includes the retail bank and the wealth management division comprising trustee company and funds manager Sandhurst Trustees, financial planners Bendigo Financial Planning, and debenture company Victorian Securities. A wholly owned subsidiary, National Mortgage Market Corporation is a mortgage originator and loan portfolio manager. Bendigo also participates in joint venture companies Elders Rural Bank (farm banking), with Futuris Corporation, Tasmanian Banking Services with Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited, and Community Sector Banking with a consortium of 19 partners from the not-for-profit sector.
Bendigo Bank continues its tradition of adding value for customers through quality personal service, but also provides customers with a wide range of self-help banking options such as 24-hour telephone and e-banking facilities.
The Bank’s motivation is to help its customers succeed and its communities and districts to flourish. Our approach differs markedly and sales are achieved through the connection, the trust, and the relevance created with our customer base. This ensures that Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and its shareholders will continue to share their successes. Bendigo Bank believes successful customers, successful partners and successful communities create a successful organisation – and in that order.






		February 2009 Welcome to 2009 from the Team at Corporate Commandos®. As we all are aware the year has begun quite volatile for most Australian’s. It has also shown what we can do when we pull together as a Team to help our fellow man in these times of disaster, here in bush fire ravaged Victoria and also our Northern counterparts in New South Wales and Queensland who are currently under flood. So please continue to give generously to the Red Cross. “Corporate Commandos® Challenge” Again the “Corporate Commandos® Challenge” is proving to be a great product. Below you will see a testimonial from The Bendigo & Adelaide Banks. Ray Buxton, the Head of their Business Finance has described very nicely what the product is all about. Not only is the “Corporate Commandos® Challenge” what clients are looking for in a team building & leadership product, it is also a great product for the venues we currently use as it provides the benefit of keeping the clients on site. So give us a call & we will send you an information package to help with your teamwork & leadership development. TEAM OF THE MONTH Why Corporate Commandos? The Business Banking division of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited held a National Conference at The Forest Resort, Creswick on 26 -28 November. As a breakout session for the conference John Spencer was asked to address the delegates on the basics of leadership, which then led to the Corporate Commandos Challenge, conducted on the grounds of the resort. A total of 15 teams of 10 participated in the challenge. The challenge entailed both physical and mental activities to develop the participants’ teamwork and leadership skills. The teams found that the activities emphasized several key points that they could learn and take away from the day and use in their workplace. These included: - Understanding the different types of leadership found in the workplace The importance of knowing your team and the dynamics of how they interact The importance of delegation Being able to listen to, and trust your team Having the ability to be flexible in changing circumstances The activities worked well by stimulating participants to think laterally about the problem that they were faced with. Each one required slightly different strategies for the level of teamwork, planning and execution required, to simulate the different types of problems and challenges that the participants will be faced in their workplace. The activities were very well designed to get everyone involved, and allowed everyone a chance to lead the team and be responsible for the outcome of the challenge. John and his team were very professional and easy to work with. The challenge was a great success, with all participants finding it to be a fun and worthwhile experience. Profile Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd was formed in November 2007 as the result of a merger of Bendigo Bank (1858) and Adelaide Bank (C1900). The bank’s head office is in Bendigo, Victoria, with a substantial presence in Adelaide as well. Its national retail brand is Bendigo Bank. The company also operates a substantial wholesale banking business brought to the merger by Adelaide Bank. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is the only Australian bank headquartered outside a capital city. The retail arm, Bendigo Bank, provides banking and wealth management services to households and small to medium businesses. It is represented in all States with a major presence in Victoria and Queensland. Bendigo Bank products and services are now available through almost 900 outlets Australia-wide, including more than 160 company owned branches, 220 community owned Community Bank® branches of Bendigo Bank, 100 agencies and 400 Elders Rural Bank outlets (a joint venture farm bank). The Bendigo Bank Group of companies includes the retail bank and the wealth management division comprising trustee company and funds manager Sandhurst Trustees, financial planners Bendigo Financial Planning, and debenture company Victorian Securities. A wholly owned subsidiary, National Mortgage Market Corporation is a mortgage originator and loan portfolio manager. Bendigo also participates in joint venture companies Elders Rural Bank (farm banking), with Futuris Corporation, Tasmanian Banking Services with Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited, and Community Sector Banking with a consortium of 19 partners from the not-for-profit sector. Bendigo Bank continues its tradition of adding value for customers through quality personal service, but also provides customers with a wide range of self-help banking options such as 24-hour telephone and e-banking facilities. The Bank’s motivation is to help its customers succeed and its communities and districts to flourish. Our approach differs markedly and sales are achieved through the connection, the trust, and the relevance created with our customer base. This ensures that Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and its shareholders will continue to share their successes. Bendigo Bank believes successful customers, successful partners and successful communities create a successful organisation – and in that order. Ray Buxton Head of Business Finance Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Unsubscribe to 'ogroup' here phone +613 5341 7708 fax +613 5341 7738 email info@corporatecommandos.com ® Registered trademark of Corporate Commandos Pty Ltd © 2007 Corporate Commandos Pty Ltd all rights reserved. The material on this website is copyright.