I've been on some team building / leadership courses that were very helpful. They involved a lot of internal reflection and then discussion with other and exercises that used games to pull out key essences of teamwork - typically with regards to communication. e.g. You could make half a team blind and have them get through an obstacle course directed by someone else, or solve some kind of time limited challenge.
What got described above just sounds extremely destructive. Richmond's way of being authentic about yourself and what your strengths and weaknesses are - that comes from the individual and therefore builds empathy and trust seems the polar opposite of yelling personal abuse at someone. Imagine all the teammates yelling at Brandon Ellis about his childhood when he disclosed it confidentially to someone. How does that help a team get better? Why would the person share anything again after their trust is destroyed. Just boggles the mind as to how this course got through to being something that could help.
I haven't watched any of those survival shows or been in an army training camp - but do they do the break the person down to build them up kind of thing? Was this their angle? The breaking down in the case would come individually from someone respected or in authority - and not a colleague I imagine. And it would be based on behaviors. I've been given tough feedback along with some path forwards to do things better that has been very helpful. I'm not sure how abuse serves that purpose though..
Yep. Over the years I have done a number of team building/leadership workshop/days/camps. Some good. Some crap. This, though beggars belief.
To actually individually quiz the players and then use that information against them in front of others is appalling.
The SAS break down/build up the individual is about being in a war situation. Kill or be killed. This is a sport as a much as place a lot of weight on it.
How does any of what has been described make you a better husband/father etc? Don’t tell anyone about what we have done (cos it’s a secret). very Essendon like. And that worked out well.
Eddie Betts goes to the Club and airs concerns. Gets dropped from the leadership group for demonstrating actual leadership? He went to the club and laid out the issues. He didn’t stand there screaming at the staff bellowing about the potential and real damage that has been done. He went about it the right way. And got dropped for his troubles.
Josh Jenkins was also in the leadership group and also aired some concerns. Didn’t stay at Adelaide for long.
The poop hits the fan and news starts to get out. The club, while not admitting anything wrong says that they have terminated the services of the consultants. Players have to process what has happened and half way through the year… they BRING THE MOB BACK FOR A REMEDIAL SESSION!!
Trust broken again.
The reporters breaking the story are forced into a humiliating apology after Adelaide/AFL/Worksafe say “all good”
It is a very sad indictment on the league that this has been handled in this fashion by the AFL. I would seriously trust the people at AFL house as far as I could kick them and these days not as far as I could in my youth. It’s all about protecting the brand and politics.
Pathetic.
