D-Day at Normandy
Business Lessons from D-Day
For US based attendees, contact , please contact Amanda Spears 212-339-0256; amanda.spears@conference-board.org
For EMEIA based attendees, contact Johan Witters at +32 (2) 679 50 60 or johan.witters@conference-board.org
The Normandy Experiential Program has proved to be a powerful and effective exercise for organizations that want to align a team, either by bringing together a disparate group of global leaders or galvanizing an intact senior management team. Learn to think about complexity and act with confidence in the face of often overwhelming pressure, fast-moving events and missing or contradictory information. Examine strategy from a fresh viewpoint, and focus on organizational effectiveness in a unique and stimulating setting.
Throughout your experience at Normandy, you walk the beaches and retrace the key stages of the invasion. You stand on the edge of the cliffs and in the shadow of bunkers that had to be taken to control the coastline. You witness firsthand the staggering obstacles and harrowing odds faced by Allied commanders and officers as they led their men against an almost impregnable line of defense. During every stage of this program, you weigh the complexity of decisions made by commanders under fire. Working with our team of facilitators, you and your fellow participants relate the planning, execution and motivational challenges and choices made by these leaders to your own corporate leadership environment. Gain insight into how to:
- Change goals but not the mission
- Take action with ambiguous or incomplete information
- Encourage individual initiative
- Adapt swiftly to unforeseen events
Return from Normandy with a new, indelible perspective on what it means to be a leader.
