LEADERSHIP PACKAGES

InnerTrek offers leadership programs for a variety of audiences. The programs in each series are designed to bring an enriching, growth-oriented experience to participants. All programs are customized to meet the particular needs of your organization or group for those pivotal situations that can create everyday success. We offer the following sample programs as a springboard for exploring the kind of package InnerTrek could develop for you today!

Sales Series: Individual or group programs designed to make your sales force more productive. We specialize in giving salespeople the tools they need to be more effective in those critical face-to-face situations with clients. Check out our sample program for an idea of what we can put together for your sales force.
Sample program:
Practical Selling

Business Series: Individual or group programs created for professionals at any level in the for-profit and not-for-profit business arenas who want to reach their full potential. Please review this sample program for either type of business. We can easily expand or contract each learning areas to adjust to what your organization needs emphasized and developed.
Sample program:
Effective Leadership

Youth Series: Group programs that provide fun, interactive life skills learning for junior high, high school and college aged youth. This particular sample program emphasizes public speaking skills, which we teach in a creative and supportive manner that youth really enjoy. Please remember that we will meet with you to design a curriculum and activities that fit to whatever your youth needs are.
Sample program:
Speaking Skills

Building a Programto the top

We are in business to help you cultivate and accumulate the practical wisdom, skills and confidence necessary to become more successful. When building a training program, we will work closely with you to ensure that we first get to the heart of the issues confronting you and your organization, and then we produce programs of the highest value, relevance and effectiveness. These are the steps we take to build a program with you:

Needs Analysis

• Initial contact
• Conduct needs interviews
• Provide needs interviews summary report
• Facilitate program brainstorming session

Proposal

• Present and discuss draft proposal
• Present and discuss final proposal

Implementation

• Facilitate development of program implementation and communication plan
• Conduct programs

Follow Up

• Evaluate programs
• Plan next steps

We invite you to take an exploratory paddle with us or join us in a trapeze arts session. During that time we can get to know each other and begin to explore how InnerTrek might benefit your organization.

EXECUTIVE SERIES to the top
Kayak Learning Expeditions

This InnerTrek series is designed expressly for executives seeking to maximize their leadership capabilities and inspire leadership qualities in others. Using our Whole Leadership Process™, programs are designed with your organization's needs in mind. They are built around stimulating sea explorations by kayak and include three integrated modules that focus on Conscious Intention, Effective Behavior and Personal Confidence. The learning is cumulative over several sessions of one to multiple day outings. In this series you will learn how to:

• Cultivate and convey leadership character and charisma
• Develop a sharper sense of self and your impact on other people
• Identify, clarify and resolve critical relationship breakdowns
• Manage challenging personalities, whether inside or outside your company
• Ensure corporate goals and objectives reach the hearts and minds of the workforce

Conscious Intention (Self Knowledge skills)

Excellence in executive relationship building begins with a clear understanding of your personal intentions. In this section you will learn about the conscious and unconscious factors that affect intentions and create authenticity, as well as the core human competencies instrumental in forming our intentions: awareness, imagination, reflection, and judgment. We'll study the important roles that perception, projection, personality and persona play in executive relationships. We'll experience "thinking" the way different personalities think, learn about personality and persona tendencies, understand how we are perceived by others and discover how to manage personality differences.

Effective Behavior (Relationship, Communication and Teamwork skills)

Maximizing an executive team's cohesiveness and productivity requires the ability of each individual to behave effectively in a range of situations. This section provides instruction, practice, videotaping and feedback in skills drawn from the following areas:

• Relationship skills - Learning techniques for recognizing and resolving differences, creating productive relationships, developing verbal content and strategies, giving and receiving peer feedback, and mentoring others.
• Communication skills - Learning to develop content clarity and memorability, to maximize physical delivery and interactive skills, and to present thoughts and feelings in a variety of specific situations, including informational and motivational forums, formal and informal settings, small and large groups settings, and internal and external situations.
• Teamwork skills - Learning leadership and team strategy options, effective leading and following behaviors, team spontaneity and creativity techniques, and how to work more effectively together.

Personal Confidence (Transformative Learning skills)

This special element of the program develops each executive's sea kayaking skills from basic paddling and safety to advanced expedition techniques. The process includes trips into pristine wilderness areas of the Bay Area and studies of the history, ecology and wildlife of the region, including the Tomales Tule Elk population. Over several sessions, the training prepares participants for a kayak trip out under the Golden Gate Bridge. Trips can be arranged as overnight camping or conference center experiences. Kayaking equipment is provided and personal camping and clothing equipment are supplied as necessary. Sumptuous meals are provided for each outing.

Customize Your Package

We offer half and whole day modules that can be linked together or expanded in a variety of ways to meet your organization's needs. Just contact us directly by phone or email for a detailed discussion of how we can help build the program you need.

EXECUTIVE SERIESto the top
Trapeze Arts Learning Experiences

These InnerTrek programs offer a truly unique opportunity for executives to develop more conscious intentions, effective leadership behavior and increased personal confidence. In these programs our Whole Leadership Process™ utilizes instruction in trapeze arts to help executives internalize critical leadership skills and stretch their risk taking capacity. The learning is cumulative over several sessions. In this series you will learn how to:

• Cultivate and convey leadership character and charisma.
• Develop a sharper sense of self and your impact on other people.
• Identify, clarify and resolve critical relationship breakdowns.
• Manage challenging personalities, whether inside or outside your company.
• Ensure that corporate goals and objectives reach the hearts and minds of the workforce.

Conscious Intention (Self Knowledge skills)

Excellence in executive relationship building begins with a clear understanding of your personal intentions. In this section you will learn about the conscious and unconscious factors that affect intentions and create authenticity, as well as the core human competencies instrumental in forming our intentions: awareness, imagination, reflection, and judgment. We'll study the important roles that perception, projection, personality and persona play in executive relationships. We'll experience "thinking" the way different personalities think, learn about personality and persona tendencies, understand how we are perceived by others and discover how to manage personality differences.

Effective Behavior (Relationship, Communication and Teamwork skills)

Maximizing an executive team's cohesiveness and productivity requires the ability of each individual to match effective behavior with conscious intentions in a range of situations. This section provides instruction, practice, videotaping and feedback in skills drawn from the following areas:

• Relationship skills - Learning techniques for recognizing and resolving differences, creating productive relationships, developing verbal content and strategies, giving and receiving peer feedback, and mentoring others.
• Communication skills - Learning to develop content clarity and memorability, to maximize physical delivery and interactive skills, and to present thoughts and feelings in a variety of specific situations, including informational and motivational forums, formal and informal settings, small and large groups settings, and internal and external situations.
• Teamwork skills - Learning leadership and team strategy options, effective leading and following behaviors, team spontaneity and creativity techniques, and how to work more effectively together.

Personal Confidence (Transformative Learning skills)

You will have an opportunity over time to learn a variety of trapeze arts skills, advancing from basic levels of difficulty to more advanced activities. Everything you learn will be tied into the other two areas of learning. You will develop confidence, coordination and conditioning, and will be able to take on as much challenge as you desire. Skills are taught by experts who will demonstrate, guide and encourage you to soar to new heights! Activities include flying trapeze, static trapeze, trampoline, tumbling, clowning, clown make-up, juggling, hand balancing and many other "circus" skills. Programs culminate in performance level tricks, including the completion of a "catch" on the flying trapeze.

Customize Your Package

We offer half and whole day modules that can be linked together or expanded in a variety of ways to meet your organization's needs. Just contact us directly by phone or email for a detailed discussion of how we can help build the program you need.

SALES SERIESto the top
Practical Selling

This InnerTrek series of indoor/outdoor learning modules and activities provides lessons, tools and practice in cultivating more productive internal and external sales relationships. Each program is comprised of three integrated modules that focus on Conscious Intention, Effective Behavior and Personal Confidence. The learning is cumulative over several sessions. In this series you will learn how to:

• Establish rapport and trust with customers
• Communicate comfortably and effectively at any level
• Make every call productive
• Create an interactive and consultative environment with customers
• Read customers more clearly and get to the heart of their needs
• Present solutions effectively
• Get the business

Conscious Intention (Self Knowledge skills)

This series of half-day sessions focuses on greater knowledge of self and how to deal more effectively with other personalities. This is accomplished through the development and exercise of core human competencies in awareness, imagination, reflection and judgment. Participants develop an understanding of the role these core competencies play in working with internal and external clients.

Effective Behavior (Relationship, Communication and Teamwork skills)

This series of full-day instructional sessions works towards demonstrable behavioral change in specific critical activities within the sales process. Instruction, practice, role-plays, videotaping and coaching are provided to develop skills in the following areas:

• Relationship skills - Learning techniques for uncovering client needs, recognizing and resolving differences, creating productive relationships, and developing verbal content and strategies
• Communication skills - Learning to develop content clarity and memorability, maximize physical delivery skills, facilitate interaction, manage objections, present recommendations, and advance the sales relationship
• Teamwork skills - Learning leadership and team strategy options, effective leading and following behaviors, team spontaneity and creativity techniques.

Personal Confidence (Transformative Learning skills)

Utilizing personally inspiring experiences as catalysts, this part of the program opens the door to shifts in thinking, maximizes critical insights, and increases personal confidence. Participants join in a series of half-day sessions in fun, safe and professionally led sea kayaking or trapeze arts instruction. The kayaking series culminates in an awesome group paddle into the big waters under the Golden Gate Bridge. The trapeze arts series builds toward the successful completion of a flying trapeze "catch." Both environments are safe and supportive, enabling participants to do things they would not have imagined they could do.

Customize Your Package

We offer half and whole day modules that can be linked together or expanded in a variety of ways to meet your organization's needs. Just contact us directly by phone or email for a detailed discussion of how we can help build the program you need.

BUSINESS SERIESto the top
Effective Leadership

InnerTrek offers a comprehensive series of learning modules and activities that provides leadership lessons, tools and practice. Programs are designed with your organization's needs in mind from three integrated modules that focus on Conscious Intention, Effective Behavior and Personal Confidence. The learning is cumulative over several sessions and provides a variety of valuable outcomes. In this series you will learn how to:

• Cultivate personal depth and breadth, authenticity and insight
• Establish rapport and trust with internal and external clients
• Develop successful relationships at any level
• Be more clear and persuasive in small groups
• Promote and manage an interactive environment
• Think more quickly on your feet
• Create and deliver presentations more comfortably, creatively and effectively
• Maximize productivity and minimize stress in team situations

Conscious Intention (Self Knowledge skills)

This series of four half-day sessions focuses on greater knowledge of self and how to deal more effectively with other personalities. In this section you will learn about the conscious and unconscious factors that affect intentions and create authenticity, as well as the core human competencies instrumental in forming our intentions: awareness, imagination, reflection, and judgment. We'll study the important roles that perception, projection, personality and persona play in working relationships. We'll experience "thinking" the way different personalities think, learn about personality and persona tendencies, and understand how we are perceived by others.

Effective Behavior (Relationship, Communication and Teamwork skills)

This series of full-day instructional sessions works towards demonstrable behavioral change in specific critical activities within the for-profit and not-for-profit business world. Instruction, practice, role-plays, videotaping and coaching are provided to develop skills in the following areas:

• Relationship skills - Learning techniques for listening and uncovering the needs of others, recognizing and resolving differences, creating productive relationships, and developing verbal content and strategies
• Communication skills - Learning to develop content clarity and memorability, maximize physical delivery skills, facilitate interaction, manage objections, present recommendations, and get agreement on action plans
• Teamwork skills - Learning leadership and team strategy options, effective leading and following behaviors, team spontaneity and creativity techniques.

Personal Confidence (Transformative Learning skills)

Participants join in a series of half-day sessions with fun, safe and professionally led sea kayaking or trapeze arts instruction designed to increase personal confidence, inventiveness and resilience. The kayaking series culminates in an awesome group paddle into the big waters under the Golden Gate Bridge. The trapeze arts series builds toward the successful completion of a flying trapeze "catch." Both environments are safe, supportive, fun and incredible courage boosters.

Customize Your Package

We offer half and whole day modules that can be linked together or expanded in a variety of ways to meet your organization's needs. Just contact us directly by phone or email for a detailed discussion of how we can help build the program you need.

YOUTH SERIESto the top
Speaking Skills

InnerTrek provides an exciting series of outings designed expressly for youth seeking to develop their personal and group leadership abilities, while having an awesome and inspiring time with each other. The program focuses on developing conscious intentions, more effective leadership behavior and increased personal confidence using our Whole Leadership Process™. The learning is comprised of three integrated modules that provide a tremendous opportunity for youth to:

• Cultivate self-knowledge and insight into dealing with other personalities
• Develop critical public speaking skills through professional instruction, practice and coaching
• Learn trapeze arts or sea kayaking skills in a safe, fun and confidence-building environment

Conscious Intention (Self Knowledge skills)

This part of the program focuses on developing self-knowledge skills in awareness, imagination, reflection and judgment. We'll explore the important roles that perception, projection, personality and persona play in relationships, and gain experience in "thinking" the way different personalities think. Over several outings, you'll learn about your own personality and persona tendencies, how others perceive you and how to manage personality differences.

Effective Leadership Behavior (Relationship, Communication and Teamwork skills)

We will provide instruction, practice, coaching and where appropriate, videotaped feedback in three essential areas of public speaking from our communication segment:

• Content - Learning how to develop speech content with clarity and memorability
• Delivery - Learning how to deal with nervousness and develop effective body language and vocal skills
• Interaction - Learning how to field questions and generate positive audience involvement

In addition to the communication skill building, we will weave in exercises that develop relationship and teamwork knowledge.

Personal Confidence (Transformative Learning Skills)

Our Transformative Learning program provides an incredible opportunity for youth to have a blast while increasing their physical and emotional confidence. Each program offers professional instruction and practice within a safe, fun and confidence-building environment in either:

• Sea kayaking - Learning safety, paddling and rescue skills, along with challenging individual and team exercises
• Trapeze arts - Learning a variety of "circus" skills, including flying trapeze, static trapeze, trampoline, bicycle tricks, juggling, hand balancing and more

These outings are designed as a series of one-day programs, or, in the case of sea kayaking, can also be arranged as a highly worthwhile and productive two or three day overnight camping experience.

Customize Your Package

We offer half and whole day modules that can be linked together or expanded in a variety of ways to meet your organization's needs. Just contact us directly by phone or email for a detailed discussion of how we can help build the program you need.