Corporate Days with
Jonathan Whymark BSc MSc CPsychol
The two sides of Jonathan are a real asset to organisations. As well as being an NCFE qualified Bushcraft instructor, he is also a Chartered Occupational Psychologist registered with both the British Psychological Society and the Association of Business Psychologists. He brings a unique set of skills and experience to Sunrise Bushcraft. After serving in both the Military and in the civilian Fire Service, Jonathan studied psychology both in Cambridge and Nottingham. Drawing on his previous experiences and his psychological knowledge, Jonathan is an expert on leadership styles, team working and communications styles. He has worked as a consultant with organisations such as Royal Mail, NHS, HSBC, British Gas, O2, Alfred McAlpine, Network Rail and The Woodland Trust. Jonathan’s approach draws form years of research and experience. He uses a behavioural framework that is supported by over 30 years of research and is used in many FTSE 100 firms. He can also use many different types of psychometric and ability measures to help build team and individual profiles to help you reflect on your strengths and development needs. With Jonathan, we offer a unique service for your organisation or team.
Business Matters
In the current economic climate, it is understandable that organisations are cutting back on the traditional team building type activities. When money is tight you need make sure every penny counts. That’s why we offer something different. We offer a learning experience with built-in measures of success to ensure you get a return on investment. It may be that a day in the woods is not the right approach for you at the moment. However, even before you come to the woods Jonathan will visit you and your team at your place of work to discuss what you need, not what we want to sell you.
Jonathan can benchmark your current situation and discus what your aims and objectives are. He will also discuss appropriate measures of success. Jonathan will make sure you get the right activity to address your issues. The activities will be designed especially to suit your needs. Activities can be designed that will highlight issues relating to how teams work together and how teams communicate and cooperate with each other. Sometimes it is more about how we work together than whether the task is completed or not.
We can also review the activities and key learning points to ensure there is a return on your investment. The psychological approach needed to survive in the woods is very similar to that needed to survive in the current business climate. Survival is about managing frustrations, generating multiple viable options and being able to assess their pros and cons. It is also about planning, clear and confident leadership, clear and inspirational communications and effective high performing teams.
Jonathan is a huge advocate of experiential learning and firmly believes that the outdoors is a fantastic and inspirational classroom. All your learning in the outdoor environment will be related back to how you work as a team or as a leader. If you wish to discuss your business needs, then please feel free to email your query to info@sunrisebushcraft.com
