Venture North | Operation Flinders Foundation

Harness the adventure and challenge of Operation Flinders for your next corporate development program

Venture North offers a suite of corporate programs for the real world, and brings the expertise of Operation Flinders to your team!

Utilising all the resources and infrastructure at our disposal, we are pleased to offer a suite of programs catering to the needs of the corporate sector harnessing the power of adventure experiences to facilitate development in teams and individuals. Our facilitators bring tertiary qualifications supported by decades of experience in the areas of corporate facilitation, and will provide development opportunities that are truly unique in this field.

Business has become more volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous, requiring more agile leadership. Our adventure learning programs will take your team beyond traditional leadership and challenge their comfort zones

overview

Operation Flinders offer ‘fee for service’ programs for corporates under its Venture North banner. If you are an existing sponsor, partner or supporter of Operation Flinders Foundation or just getting to know us and would like to support our cause, we offer one of the best leadership development programs out there, particularly for the development of emerging leaders, using evidence-based outdoor experiential learning run by experienced and professional corporate facilitators.

Our facilitators have worked with numerous small to medium enterprises, large corporations, government departments and entrepreneurial startups, both here in Australia and internationally, providing indoor and outdoor experiential learning programs to a broad range of industry sectors from executive level to frontline personnel.

Our programs

Operation Outback - FLAGSHIP PROGRAM

Our 5-day flagship program will immerse your team in the remote outback setting of the Northern Flinders Ranges. Participants will be exposed to a range of challenging activities, engaging discussions and real-time feedback as they develop their leadership skills in a unique and dynamic environment.

An outback experience that will provide a setting for leadership development that will prepare leaders for a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world
Led by expert Venture North facilitators with decades of experience in corporate leadership development, experiential learning and organizational psychology
Open to individuals or teams with a maximum of 10 participants to optimise engagement and learning outcomes

2023 program dates

28 August to 1 September

2023 pricing

Price for the 5 day program $4,950
Early bird Price until June 30 $4,550
Group Discount 10% for 3 or more

For more information, fill our our Expression of Interest form or contact wenright@operationflinders.org | 0439 095 855

Leadership Accelerator Program

A unique 8-week leadership development program that blends hands-on experience, guided reflection, mentoring and feedback, all set in outdoor environments local to Adelaide.

This 5-day program will consist of 3 x 1-day experiential workshops spread over 8 weeks and will culminate in a 2-day overnight expedition
Experiential workshops will hone skills in leadership, communication and complex problem solving within a challenging yet supportive group of colleagues and peers
The 2-day overnight expedition will provide a capstone experience where key learnings are put into practice

2023 program dates

Registrations close July 31

Workshop 1: Self Leadership Sept 15 (9.30am – 3.00pm)

Workshop 2: Leading Others Sept 26 (9.30am – 3.00pm)

Workshop 3: Leading in an Organisation Oct 13 (9.30am – 3.00pm)

Capstone Journey: Outdoor Program Oct 26-27 (2 days / 1 night)

2023 pricing

Price for the 5 day program $3,950
Early bird Price until June 30 $3,550
Group Discount 10% for 3 or more

For more information, fill our our Expression of Interest form or contact wenright@operationflinders.org | 0439 095 855

Operation Evolve

Customised learning and development experiences tailored to your team’s needs. Our expert facilitators will collaborate with you to design a program unique to you and your team providing the challenge and development to take you to the next level.

Single or multi-day activities can be offered across a range of locations from the remote outback of the Northern Flinders Ranges to the coast and hills of Adelaide and surrounds
Unique experiential programs designed to take people to their growth edge in a challenging and supportive environment
Programs can focus on any number of areas, from leadership and communication styles to fun team-building days, values clarification and complex problem solving

For more information, fill our our Expression of Interest form or contact wenright@operationflinders.org | 0439 095 855

Team Adventure Days

Operation Flinders’ Team Adventure Days are fun, challenging, engaging, thought-provoking and a significant game changer for groups that are serious about team development.

Our team leaders literally walk the talk and are experienced group facilitators, specialising in adventure-based experiential learning, where action followed by reflection and group discussion provides powerful and practical lessons in what it takes to lead, follow and collaborate as a productive and constructive member of a team in the real world.

Adventure activities we use can include and combination of the following:

Kayaking
Bushwalking
Orienteering
Mt Biking
Abseiling
Rock Climbing
High or Low Ropes Course
Camping and Survival Skills
Communication Challenges (eg raft building, tower building, lateral thinking challenges)

For more information, fill our our Expression of Interest form or contact wenright@operationflinders.org | 0439 095 855

Download our Corporate Leadership Programs Brochure

If you would like to express your interest in one of our Corporate Leadership Programs, please fill out our Expression of Interest form. Alternatively, feel free to contact Wayne Enright directly wenright@operationflinders.org | 0439 095 855 to discuss the program in more detail or answer any questions.

Testimonials

“The Emerging Leadership Program has been an immensely valuable experience. It is a unique blend of workshops and mentoring combined with a two-day outdoor program, which provides many opportunities for peer learning, self-reflection and the consolidation of new skills in the workplace. The highly engaging facilitators offer a personalised approach to suit each person’s individual needs and goals, and a safe and supportive environment in which to explore and develop leadership styles. Thank you, Wayne and Tim, for putting together such a rewarding and empowering program. I would highly recommend it to anyone in a leadership role.”

Lauren Giorgio – COO GPN Vaccines

"The leadership program was an amazing experience to learn more about myself and how to be an authentic and inspirational leader. I appreciated taking time out to refocus and learn the key principles of leadership that will set me up for success in my personal and professional life."

Christy Tepaiho – SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre

"The Operation Flinders leadership program has many parallels with my senior leadership role in the corporate world - working in a volatile and uncertain environment; trusting and relying on team members; remaining calm under pressure; learning new skills quickly and bringing teams together to achieve goals. These skills and self-awareness can only be developed with experience."

Catherine Wyeth - Ernst & Young

"I have participated in a number of other leadership development programs and this one was a standout.
I came away with such clarity about myself as a leader and how to be more effective."

Ben Sanders – Nova Systems