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True North Adventures Outdoors Education’s leadership development program uses hiking in the mountains of Montana and experiential learning to develop the character of those who willingly follow. Leadership, and four CORE VALUES of . . .
| Living for the Greater Good Dreaming Big Ownership Teamwork |
The CORE VALUES are surprisingly well integrated by Keith MacMurdie into every aspect of this unique outdoor, real-time education:
- how to use a compass
- understanding map scale
- how to transfer a compass to a map
- how to orient a map
- taking a field bearing
- boxing a compass
- orienteering ( How about this Chinese orienteering wedding ! )
Just over six years ago Keith created True North Adventures Outdoor Education from a dream to a functioning, healthy reality. His desire was to demonstrate what can result when employees are introduced to the four core values, through TNAOE in the the most impartial, automatic feedback classroom of all . . . NATURE . . . 
. Successful graduates can go on to lead well, creating a healthy, expanding business culture.
True World Group / True World Foods has recognized the quality and usefulness of True North’s Outdoor Education’s experiential training program and has been sending several teams from their nationwide operation. They believe this will result in benefits for the individual, those whom they lead and serve, the company’s business culture and ultimately . . . society’s well being.
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Quotes from the Chairman, Dr. Hyun Jin Moon, who believes passionately in the need to educate leaders in character and that nature is the best place to do just that. . . and . . .
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1 comments:
Here's the training I did for Montana.
• 4 mile runs on an elliptical while maintaining a 140 or less heart rate or 1 to 2 mile wakes in the neighborhood.
• Playing racquetball
•Use stairs when possible
• 100 leg lifts designed to strengthen knees and tighten stomach from desk chair 2x's/day
• Mowing the lawn
It worked for me.
David
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