MTC Team Story

MTC Team & Story

MTC Logo Story

The Story of the Canada Goose, which is the foundation for the MTC logo, is a powerful metaphor for the benefits provided by Mobile Team Challenge:

When you see Geese heading south in the winter, flying along in a V formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way:

As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in a V formation the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own.

When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front.

When the head goose gets tired it rotates back in the wing and another goose flies to the point.
Geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.

Finally - and this is important - when a goose gets sick or is wounded by gunshots and falls out of formation, two other geese fall out with that goose and follow it down to lend help and protection. They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly (in which case there are three geese to make a formation), it dies, or the season is so close that the other geese must leave. Only then do they launch out on their own or with another formation to catch up with the group. If they leave it alive, they will return back next season to the exact same spot to see if it survived.

Geese demonstrate one of the best models of teamwork that exists.

The MTC Story

Mobile Team Challenge was created by two highly experienced training professionals and educators Cheri Torres and Carolyn Weisenberger (Rainey) in Maryville, Tennessee in 1995.

Cheri and Rainey identified an enormous demand for an easy to use, safe and extremely powerful training and development system that could bring about dramatic change, when used effectively in a diverse range of organisations. Hundreds of organisations in the USA have invested in both the equipment and MTC Train the Trainer programmes over the years but MTC was virtually unheard of in the UK and Europe until 2001.

In 2001, Steve Bolton, a Director of Ropes Course Developments (the European market leaders in the construction of low and high ropes courses and the founder of Vision Development Training - the largest outdoor management development facility in Europe) came across MTC and formed a strategic alliance with Cheri and Rainey. The goal of the alliance was to bring MTC equipment and training to Europe and ensure that it was delivered and supported at a local level.

Mobile Team Challenge Ltd was formed and since that time the partnership has gone from strength to strength.
From Mobile Team Challenge’s initial emphasis on the Armed Forces, HMPs and Youth and Community Sectors, MTC subsequently started to promote its unique equipment to the SME and Corporate Sectors, with phenomenal results. From World Class car manufacturers such as Honda, through Mars / Masterfoods in the retail sector and into International Telecom giants such as Vodafone etc - Mobile Team Challenge equipment is used to apply learning and development on such topics as; Leadership, Change Management, Customer Excellence, Communication Skills, Team Building, Conflict Management and many more.

In 2004, Barry Bailey, a European General Marketing Manager with 3M for 23 years ($22bn Global Conglomerate) joined Mobile Team Challenge as an Associate Consultant to assist in the penetration of the Corporate Sector and in 2006 Barry became part owner of MTC with Steve Bolton – Founding Director.

Mobile Team Challenge attracts the highest achievers in their specific specializations. From Business Entrepreneurs and Captains of Industry, Senior Ranking Armed Forces Officers, to intrepid climbers and Everest Conquerors. Nationally acclaimed Youth Sector and Youth Offending experts and universally recognised trainers with unique styles and revolutionary concepts all work together to create awesome teamwork synonymous with the Mobile Team Challenges ethos.

Some of the key people who form part of the MTC Europe Team and who have specific responsibilities for our clients are listed below:

Steve Bolton Founding Director
Barry Bailey Managing Director
Steve Dillon Director of Learning and Development
Rod Baber RAF and HMP Account Manager
Jon Wort Army, Navy and Corporate Account Manager
Paul Capper Youth & Community Division
Paul Capper Master Trainer
Steve Woods Master Trainer

Measurable Benefits from Experiential Learning Programmes

Survey

96% value in team building
86% new insights into leadership
92% increased closeness to teammates
92% personal growth
86% extension of one's personal limits
80% value in building professional relationships
80% providing a fuller understanding of self

Research data taken from www.tarrak.com

Mobile Team Challenge Ltd
84 Richmond Wood Road, Queens Park,
Bournemouth, Dorset. BH8 9DJ, UK.
Tel: 0870 165 7314
Fax: 0870 165 7324
Email: info@mtceurope.co.uk