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Outward Bound Atlanta: Business & Professional  Case Studies
Case Study: Kurt Salmon Associates 
Kurt Salmon Associates turned to Outward Bound® Professional to help their new consultants develop team skills to use on project teams and build relationships within the company.Case Study: The Home Depot 
The Home Depot culture, which is a significant strength of the Company, emphasizes a decentralized approach to management, and it encourages entrepreneurial innovation and high levels of commitment, teamwork, and enthusiasm by its associates. In the midst of an unprecedented expansion, doubling the number of stores to over 1,000 by the year 2000, the need for highly effective assistant store managers, who are able to provide leadership and coaching to store associates, is essential. The Home Depot turned to Outward Bound Professional to provide vital skills to these managers in the management of their most critical resource—their associates.Case Study: How the Outward Bound Experience Drives Cox Enterprises’ Executive Leadership Program 
Each year Cox Enterprises runs an intensive Executive Leadership Development Program, which targets high-potential managers who are being groomed to run one of Cox’s varied businesses, such as a television station or automobile auction company.Testimonials
Arthur M. Blank
"Outward Bound set the stage for the success of a major strategic investment in developing and retaining global high-potential talent. Participants in the Executive Leadership Program still draw on this experience years later. There are many ways to build a team but an Outward Bound journey catalyzes the risk-taking, communication and learning required for leadership in a way that is unforgettable. Thank you for reminding us of what is possible within us."
Elissa Atwood
"To say our folks were 'blown away' by the concepts that you taught is an understatement. I have never seen our employees embrace anything so immediately and with such enthusiasm. I have struggled for seven years to teach and instill the team building ideas that we discussed at Outward Bound. Your instructors taught our employees more during this INSIGHT program... and showed us how to have fun while we learned!"
M. H. McCrary
"Although our team was close before, we are truly connected to one another both personally and professionally. We are working more as a unified group and less as individuals. The rewards are already paying off for 1999."
Christine Mullininx If you are interested in learning how our programs can Increase your team’s potential, call us toll-free 1-888-84-NCOBS, or complete our “Request For Information” online form. |  |
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"Typically, we find that when management fails it is not due to a lack of technical knowledge, hard work or loyalty. It is due to what Outward Bound would term the 'soft skills.' It is in the areas of leadership, team-building, group support, personal self-esteem and confidence that we reap the benefits. Additionally, learning how to handle stress in a positive manner is where the Outward Bound courses excel for our management people."
