Luxury African Safari Leadership Course Outline

Focus LEADERSHIP

a different world engage explore experience

Depart Dubai for your adventure Arrive in Kiambi Lodge Zambia Game viewing and team buildingactivities in the bushland.

Focus LEADERSHIP

Welcome,

Thank you for choosing the Focus Profiling as your partner on your leadership in management, luxury African Safari Adventure. Focus Profiling and Human Resources Consultancy LLC is a registered and licensed company based in Al Ain that shows people how their natural traits influence the way they make decisions, process information, take risks, manage people, the way the like to be managed, the way they communicate in fact everything that they do is influenced by their natural traits. In a family one child often behaves in a completely different manner to another. This shows how much we are affected by our traits.

Whilst on Safari in Zambia you will gain world class skills in team leading and managing. Your safari will take you down the Zambezi River through world heritage sites at Mana Pools and the Lower Zambezi National Park where you will see the highest concentration of wild animals in Africa including lions, elephants and crocodiles.

Our highly interactive training methods using team building exercises, videos, case studies, multiple facilitators, work books and lectures make learning fun and exciting. One of my recent graduates said he will always remember me as the man who made learning fun.

My 40 plus years of experience in business and training has given me a unique insight into what makes learning exciting. My team and I are here to make your Safari Management Course the most memorable experience of your life.

Marvel at the giant baobab trees

Private island camp. Curiosity brings the elephants and animals

Paddling down the mighty Zambezi A lioness surveying the surrounds

Watching a pride of lions up closeYour home on day 3 and 4

Game viewing on the River

Speed boat transfer to the lodge The sun sets on another perefct day

Your dining room on the river bank Guided game viewing drives Unique luxury in the wilderness Paddling down the river as a group

Depart Dubai for your adventure Arrive in Kiambi Lodge Zambia Game viewing and team buildingactivities in the bushland.

Focus LEADERSHIP

Welcome,

Thank you for choosing the Focus Profiling as your partner on your leadership in management, luxury African Safari Adventure. Focus Profiling and Human Resources Consultancy LLC is a registered and licensed company based in Al Ain that shows people how their natural traits influence the way they make decisions, process information, take risks, manage people, the way the like to be managed, the way they communicate in fact everything that they do is influenced by their natural traits. In a family one child often behaves in a completely different manner to another. This shows how much we are affected by our traits.

Whilst on Safari in Zambia you will gain world class skills in team leading and managing. Your safari will take you down the Zambezi River through world heritage sites at Mana Pools and the Lower Zambezi National Park where you will see the highest concentration of wild animals in Africa including lions, elephants and crocodiles.

Our highly interactive training methods using team building exercises, videos, case studies, multiple facilitators, work books and lectures make learning fun and exciting. One of my recent graduates said he will always remember me as the man who made learning fun.

My 40 plus years of experience in business and training has given me a unique insight into what makes learning exciting. My team and I are here to make your Safari Management Course the most memorable experience of your life.

Marvel at the giant baobab trees

Private island camp. Curiosity brings the elephants and animals

Paddling down the mighty Zambezi A lioness surveying the surrounds

Watching a pride of lions up closeYour home on day 3 and 4

Game viewing on the River

Speed boat transfer to the lodge The sun sets on another perefct day

Your dining room on the river bank Guided game viewing drives Unique luxury in the wilderness Paddling down the river as a group

Focus LEADERSHIP

Transforming your learning experience,

Focus profiling has developed a unique training methodology incorporating conventional classroom learning modality in a ten day practical application leadership adventure safari conducted along the magnificent Zambezi River in the unspoilt beauty of Zambia.

What better way to learn how to apply the technical leadership aspects of a management position than in the rugged wilderness in the heart of Africa. The mighty Zambezi River and surrounding bushland will be your classroom for nine days while you explore, engage and experience leadership tactics, that when mastered, will lay the ground work to unlimited career success and multiply your management potential to fast track your climb up the corporate ladder.

The Leadership in Management luxury African Safari Adventure course, is the first ILM accredited Management course to be conducted over 2 continents in an adventure setting. The ILM qualification is recognized by the UAE Ministry of Education.

Focus LEADERSHIP

Transforming your learning experience,

Focus profiling has developed a unique training methodology incorporating conventional classroom learning modality in a ten day practical application leadership adventure safari conducted along the magnificent Zambezi River in the unspoilt beauty of Zambia.

The Leadership in Management luxury African Safari Adventure course, is the first ILM accredited Management course to be conducted over 2 continents in an adventure setting. The ILM qualification is recognized by the UAE Ministry of Education.

Focus LEADERSHIP

COURSE OUTLINE

The Leadership in Management luxury African Safari Adventure course, is the first ILM accredited Management course to be conducted over 2 continents in an adventure setting.

WHAT IS ILM?ILM is the Institute of Leadership and Management one of the largest management certifying bodies in the world and part of City and Guilds of London one of the oldest certifying bodies in the world. ILM is recognized by the UAE Ministry of education.

The ILM management course is divided into four modules. Solving Problems and Making Decisions, Understanding Change in the Workplace, Introduction to Leadership, and Building the Team.

MODULE 1:Solving Problems and Making Decisions

Problems large and smallDefine a problemTypes of problemsSix stages of problem solvingDefining and the activities associated with each stage of problem solvingBrainstorming, fishbone analysis, using rules and procedures

Analyzing Information for Solving Problems and Making DecisionsData and informationAnalyzing numerical dataRatios, indexes and percentagesMeasures of central tendency, grouped dataThe range, quartiles, standard deviationsForecasting and moving averagesNon numerical informationReport structure

Finding a SolutionChoose a solutionWhat is a solution, when is a solution not a solutionConstraints on a solutionWhat a solution must beIdentify possible solutions, contrasting approachesSome solutions are better than othersWeighted objectivesCheck your solutions

Decision making modelsSimple spreadsheet or what if analysis, decision trees

Implementing and Evaluating a SolutionManaging risksMonitoring and evaluation, progress evaluationLooking back

INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP

What is a leader?Are leaders managers?Team leaders, what qualities does a leader need?Can leadership be learnedWhat else does a leader need, does he need to be an epet?How do you become an effective leader

The Team Leader-Responsibilities and Roles` Responsibility 1 the task

Responsibility 2 the individualSupporting and encouraging the individual Assigning appropriate tasks Clarifying job rolesAssessing performance

Protecting the IndividualResponsibility 3-the teamCoping with the role of team leader

Role ambiguityRole conflict and role incompatibilityRole under-load

Leadership stylesThe leader and the different stylesThe leadership style continuumLeadership behaviorsThe Task, purpose, objectives, and building a visionLeadership and powerPerception of powerThe operational environment, the working environment, external environmentPersonal leadership styleStyle preferencesStyles and skills

UNDERSTANDING CHANGE IN THE WORKPLACEEstablishing a culture receptive to innovation and change

Overcoming resistance to innovation and change in yourselfEncouraging creativity and innovationAcknowledging resistance to change in othersManaging resistance to changeForce field analysisUnfreezing, movement and refreezing

ParticipationInformation and enthusiasmThe refreezing stagePlanning changeReasons for major changeChange and the first line manager

Establishing a timescale and a budgetPlanning the project activitiesLogic diagramsCritical path diagramsGantt chartsEstablishing responsibilities and methods of communicationIdentifying possible effectsIdentifying lines and methods of communication

What is a leader?Are leaders managers?Team leaders, what qualities does a leader need?Can leadership be learnedWhat else does a leader need, does he need to be an expert?How do you become an effective leader

Implementing change and managing its consequencesMonitoring the project planTypes of deviation from the planIdentifying the problemsEvaluating the projectCompleting a change project Change fatigueLife after redundancies

BUILDING THE TEAMWhat is a team?

Work teamsMany kinds of work teamsSelf-managed work teamsComparing work teamsThe needs of people in teamsThe responsibilities of people in teams

How teams behaveThe stages of team developmentForming, Storming, Norming and mourningThe roles people playRole and statusThe balanced teamRole-stress, and other rolesGroup normsWhy do teams sometimes fail

Leading and developing a teamYour role as a team leaderMaintaining trust and supportDealing with conflictBuilding your teamGetting to know your team

CohesivenessDeveloping your team

The importance of good relationshipsDefine a relationshipFormal and informal relationships within organizationsFunctional and matrix relationshipsInformal and external relationshipsDifferences between people- the effects on relationship buildingTransactional analysisOrganizational culture and the effects on workplace relationship building

Building a positive environmentThe power of behaviorYour behavior and leadership skillsLoyalty, dependability, integrity, fairness and determinationInterpersonal skillsThe ability to inspire, openness, empathy, firmness, flexibility and HumourInterest in peopleEmotional intelligenceDeveloping a culture of trust

Confidentiality Handling confessions

COURSE OUTLINE

The Leadership in Management luxury African Safari Adventure course, is the first ILM accredited Management course to be conducted over 2 continents in an adventure setting.

WHAT IS ILM?ILM is the Institute of Leadership and Management one of the largest management certifying bodies in the world and part of City and Guilds of London one of the oldest certifying bodies in the world. ILM is recognized by the UAE Ministry of education.

The ILM management course is divided into four modules. Solving Problems and Making Decisions, Understanding Change in the Workplace, Introduction to Leadership, and Building the Team.

MODULE 1:Solving Problems and Making Decisions

Problems large and smallDefine a problemTypes of problemsSix stages of problem solvingDefining and the activities associated with each stage of problem solvingBrainstorming, fishbone analysis, using rules and procedures

Analyzing Information for Solving Problems and Making DecisionsData and informationAnalyzing numerical dataRatios, indexes and percentagesMeasures of central tendency, grouped dataThe range, quartiles, standard deviationsForecasting and moving averagesNon numerical informationReport structure

Finding a SolutionChoose a solutionWhat is a solution, when is a solution not a solutionConstraints on a solutionWhat a solution must beIdentify possible solutions, contrasting approachesSome solutions are better than othersWeighted objectivesCheck your solutions

Decision making modelsSimple spreadsheet or what if analysis, decision trees

Implementing and Evaluating a SolutionManaging risksMonitoring and evaluation, progress evaluationLooking back

What is a leader?Are leaders managers?Team leaders, what qualities does a leader need?Can leadership be learnedWhat else does a leader need, does he need to be an epet?How do you become an effective leader

What is a leader?Are leaders managers?Team leaders, what qualities does a leader need?Can leadership be learnedWhat else does a leader need, does he need to be an expert?How do you become an effective leader

PROBLEM SOLVING. Explore the wilderness Explore yourself. The key element to being a great manager is being able to solve problems and make decisions. Elephants are very good at doing this. In Kenya a farmer had installed electric fences to stop animals from entering his farm. When a herd of elephants reached this fence they stopped because they know that when they touch the fence they get a severe shock.

Two old bulls went and stood side by side right near the fence and waited for an inquisitive younger bull to come and push between them. As soon as he did the two old bulls put their trunks behind the youngster and pushed him on to the fence. The youngster could not go back so he gave a huge push and broke the fence down.

The two old bulls gathered information, looked for the best solution, made a decision and solved the problem.

The moduleELEPHANTELEPHANT

PROBLEM SOLVING. Explore the wilderness Explore yourself. The key element to being a great manager is being able to solve problems and make decisions. Elephants are very good at doing this. In Kenya a farmer had installed electric fences to stop animals from entering his farm. When a herd of elephants reached this fence they stopped because they know that when they touch the fence they get a severe shock.

Two old bulls went and stood side by side right near the fence and waited for an inquisitive younger bull to come and push between them. As soon as he did the two old bulls put their trunks behind the youngster and pushed him on to the fence. The youngster could not go back so he gave a huge push and broke the fence down.

The two old bulls gathered information, looked for the best solution, made a decision and solved the problem.

The moduleELEPHANTELEPHANT

TEAM BUILDING. Team building is the art of getting everyone to work together for the good of all.

Just as in a top performing work team where everyone has been trained to do his or her job, and where everyone helps, it is by the combined effort of everyone that success is achieved, the lion shows us the way.

Lions always hunt as a team, once they have decided which animal they are going to hunt all the team acts together. From birth lions are taught how to hunt, at first it is practice hunting on anything that moves, then it is watching real hunts take place, then the mother will tackle a small animal and let the youngsters join in. Finally they become part of the hunting team. Training and support, with everyone helping is the key to a great team.

The module LIONLION

TEAM BUILDING. Team building is the art of getting everyone to work together for the good of all.

Just as in a top performing work team where everyone has been trained to do his or her job, and where everyone helps, it is by the combined effort of everyone that success is achieved, the lion shows us the way.

Lions always hunt as a team, once they have decided which animal they are going to hunt all the team acts together. From birth lions are taught how to hunt, at first it is practice hunting on anything that moves, then it is watching real hunts take place, then the mother will tackle a small animal and let the youngsters join in. Finally they become part of the hunting team. Training and support, with everyone helping is the key to a great team.

The module LIONLION

CHANGE MANAGEMENT Change management is the art of constantly changing to become more effective. Why is it that no matter how bad the situation gets some companies always make money.

The secret is change. If you do the same thing all the time you get the same result all the time. To expect anything different is insanity. Why do some companies keep doing the same things every day when they are losing money, market share, customers, and finally go bust. They did not change.

The zebra is the only animal that is always fat, you never see a thin zebra. Zebras are always moving, looking for new places to graze, looking for different food sources. The zebra teaches us that when you are constantly looking for better sources of food and water you stay fat.

The moduleZEBRA ZEBRA

CHANGE MANAGEMENT Change management is the art of constantly changing to become more effective. Why is it that no matter how bad the situation gets some companies always make money.

The secret is change. If you do the same thing all the time you get the same result all the time. To expect anything different is insanity. Why do some companies keep doing the same things every day when they are losing money, market share, customers, and finally go bust. They did not change.

The zebra is the only animal that is always fat, you never see a thin zebra. Zebras are always moving, looking for new places to graze, looking for different food sources. The zebra teaches us that when you are constantly looking for better sources of food and water you stay fat.

The moduleZEBRA ZEBRA

TEAM LEADERSHIP Team leaders need to watch how the hippopotamus, also called the hippo or river horse behaves. Hippos are very laid back animals. They spend most of their time in the water and come out at night to feed.

The leader of the group always takes them to where the grass is sweetest. Hippos are very protective of their young, the youngest members of the team, monitoring and guarding them from danger. In the event of any type of threat to his group, his team, the leader first snorts a warning, next he will open his huge mouth a bellow out a challenge, if none of this is effective he attacks to protect his team.

This is how a team leader should behave, when things are going well he should be present and looking after the new members and keep them on track. The team leader takes responsibility for his team and protects them at all times, it is this behavior that makes a team leader a giant.

The moduleHIPPO

TEAM LEADERSHIP Team leaders need to watch how the hippopotamus, also called the hippo or river horse behaves. Hippos are very laid back animals. They spend most of their time in the water and come out at night to feed.

The leader of the group always takes them to where the grass is sweetest. Hippos are very protective of their young, the youngest members of the team, monitoring and guarding them from danger. In the event of any type of threat to his group, his team, the leader first snorts a warning, next he will open his huge mouth a bellow out a challenge, if none of this is effective he attacks to protect his team.

This is how a team leader should behave, when things are going well he should be present and looking after the new members and keep them on track. The team leader takes responsibility for his team and protects them at all times, it is this behavior that makes a team leader a giant.

The moduleHIPPO

The Zambezi River is the fourth largest river in Africa after the Nile, Zaire, and the Niger. It runs through 6 countries and most of the people who live along the banks are pastoral or subsistence farmers and fishermen. Large tracts of the Zambezi are in protected areas and have no one living beside the banks.

This huge river starts life as a small spring the bubbles out between the roots of a tree at Mwinilunga in Zambia and then for the next 230km flows through Angola and re-enters Zambia at the Cholwezi rapids. It is home to the amazing Ku-Omboka ceremony where the local people move all their belongings in huge canoes to safety before the river floods, they return at the turn of the season to plant their crops in the rich soil that has been left behind.

Once across the Barotse plains the river drops over the Ngenya falls and becomes the border between Zambia and Namibia, it then briefly it become the border with Botswana, and for the next 500 km is the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe over the world famous Victoria Falls that are 100 meters high and 1.6 km wide.

The river then enters the Batonka gorge and flows down through the Gwembe valley into lake Kariba. Kariba was built to generate hydroelectric power and at the time of its construction was the largest man-made lake in the world, at 280 long and 40 km across at its widest point.

The water flow in the river below Kariba is controlled by the amount of water that is released from the lake, no longer are there huge uncontrolled floods.

The river flowing through the Lower Zambezi and Mana Pools national parks flows into Caborha Bassa (another huge man-made lake situated in Mozambique to generate hydro-electric power). Once the water flows through the gates it runs all the way to the Indian Ocean.

Many hundreds of years ago Arab traders used to sail up the Zambezi as for as the Caborha Bassa rapids collecting, gold, ivory and slaves. Some other statistics about the river: it only has 5 bridges crossing it, there are 600 bird species found along the banks, a 134 different types of fish including the highly prized Tiger Fish renowned as a sport fish, and the mighty Vundu, a cat fish, that grows to more than a 100 kg and well over 2 meters in length.

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The Zambezi River is the fourth largest river in Africa after the Nile, Zaire, and the Niger. It runs through 6 countries and most of the people who live along the banks are pastoral or subsistence farmers and fishermen. Large tracts of the Zambezi are in protected areas and have no one living beside the banks.

This huge river starts life as a small spring the bubbles out between the roots of a tree at Mwinilunga in Zambia and then for the next 230km flows through Angola and re-enters Zambia at the Cholwezi rapids. It is home to the amazing Ku-Omboka ceremony where the local people move all their belongings in huge canoes to safety before the river floods, they return at the turn of the season to plant their crops in the rich soil that has been left behind.

Once across the Barotse plains the river drops over the Ngenya falls and becomes the border between Zambia and Namibia, it then briefly it become the border with Botswana, and for the next 500 km is the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe over the world famous Victoria Falls that are 100 meters high and 1.6 km wide.

The river then enters the Batonka gorge and flows down through the Gwembe valley into lake Kariba. Kariba was built to generate hydroelectric power and at the time of its construction was the largest man-made lake in the world, at 280 long and 40 km across at its widest point.

The water flow in the river below Kariba is controlled by the amount of water that is released from the lake, no longer are there huge uncontrolled floods.

The river flowing through the Lower Zambezi and Mana Pools national parks flows into Caborha Bassa (another huge man-made lake situated in Mozambique to generate hydro-electric power). Once the water flows through the gates it runs all the way to the Indian Ocean.

Many hundreds of years ago Arab traders used to sail up the Zambezi as for as the Caborha Bassa rapids collecting, gold, ivory and slaves. Some other statistics about the river: it only has 5 bridges crossing it, there are 600 bird species found along the banks, a 134 different types of fish including the highly prized Tiger Fish renowned as a sport fish, and the mighty Vundu, a cat fish, that grows to more than a 100 kg and well over 2 meters in length.

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Zambia is the 39th largest country in the world, it has a population of over 13 million people and covers 752,618 square km. The official language is English and there is a wide diversity almonst the ex-pat communities that work in the mining sector. Zambia's main source of revenue is derived from copper, followed by agriculture.

The country is located in Southern Africa and is totally landlocked. In the North it borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the north East it borders Tanzania, in the East Malawi. Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia are all on the southern boundaries.

Zambia is recognized as being one of the safest countries in the world to visit where you will receive a warm welcome from all 72 ethnic groups that live in harmony with one another.

The major rivers in Zambia are the Kabompo, Lungwebungu, Kafue, Luangwa and the Zambezi. The world famous Victoria Falls are located at Livingstone, the falls are 100 meters high and 1.6km wide. Zambia has the largest water reserves of any country in Southern Africa as along with the major rivers there are also 5 massive lakes.

The game reserves protected from form the back

contain vast numbers of animals that are poaching and in conjunction with the rivers

bone of the tourist industry.

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Zambia is the 39th largest country in the world, it has a population of over 13 million people and covers 752,618 square km. The official language is English and there is a wide diversity almonst the ex-pat communities that work in the mining sector. Zambia's main source of revenue is derived from copper, followed by agriculture.

The country is located in Southern Africa and is totally landlocked. In the North it borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the north East it borders Tanzania, in the East Malawi. Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia are all on the southern boundaries.

Zambia is recognized as being one of the safest countries in the world to visit where you will receive a warm welcome from all 72 ethnic groups that live in harmony with one another.

The major rivers in Zambia are the Kabompo, Lungwebungu, Kafue, Luangwa and the Zambezi. The world famous Victoria Falls are located at Livingstone, the falls are 100 meters high and 1.6km wide. Zambia has the largest water reserves of any country in Southern Africa as along with the major rivers there are also 5 massive lakes.

The game reserves protected from form the back

contain vast numbers of animals that are poaching and in conjunction with the rivers

bone of the tourist industry.

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ANT ELTON

Internationally trained canoe river guide

specialist.

With years of professional river guiding experience ,

Ant Elton is one of the best known and most highly

regarded operators on the Zambezi. Ant operates

multiple bases including Kariba to service Zimbabwe based trips and Churundu

to service Zambia based trips.

DEAN McGREGOR

Pro guide specialist

Dean is one of the best known guides in Zimbabwe and has guided safaris all over

Africa. We are fortunate to have been able to secure the services of this dedicated

professionals who will show us the links that exist been grasses, plants, insects, birds, tree and animals and how each is dependent on

the other. At night he will show you the constellations and stars and teach you how

to navigate using these celestial bodies. This is the way that the Arabs have navigated the

deserts for centuries.

COLIN FERNEYHOUGH

Course Leader

An African by birth, Colin has spent many years in the Zambezi and surrounds. His

bushland knowledge together with his

management experience make Colin the ideal

facilitator for your leadership safari.

Colin is a (CM) Certified Manager, Certified Profiler,

CSP, CSP Examiner, accredited ILM

Management trainer.

BASSAM AL KHATIB

Lecturer / Translator

Bassam is a senior lecturer based in Al Ain where he

lectures for the UAEU and for private companies and government institutions.

Bassam will act as our interpreter where

necessary and assist with the training.

CUTHBERT NYAMUNDA

Canoe Guide

Cuthbert has been a leading canoe guide for 17

years. Cuthbert has paddled thousands of kilometers along the

Zambezi river between Kariba and the border with Mozambique, a distance of

230 km.

CARLOS CHINOYI

Canoe Guide

Carlos has been canoe guide for 5 years. Having grown up on the River,

Carlos has a unique perspective offering

valuable insight into local traditions, culture and

wildlife.

Focus LEADERSHIP

ANT ELTON

Internationally trained canoe river guide

specialist.

With years of professional river guiding experience ,

Ant Elton is one of the best known and most highly

regarded operators on the Zambezi. Ant operates

multiple bases including Kariba to service Zimbabwe based trips and Churundu

to service Zambia based trips.

DEAN McGREGOR

Pro guide specialist

Dean is one of the best known guides in Zimbabwe and has guided safaris all over

Africa. We are fortunate to have been able to secure the services of this dedicated

professionals who will show us the links that exist been grasses, plants, insects, birds, tree and animals and how each is dependent on

the other. At night he will show you the constellations and stars and teach you how

to navigate using these celestial bodies. This is the way that the Arabs have navigated the

deserts for centuries.

COLIN FERNEYHOUGH

Course Leader

An African by birth, Colin has spent many years in the Zambezi and surrounds. His

bushland knowledge together with his

management experience make Colin the ideal

facilitator for your leadership safari.

Colin is a (CM) Certified Manager, Certified Profiler,

CSP, CSP Examiner, accredited ILM

Management trainer.

BASSAM AL KHATIB

Lecturer / Translator

Bassam is a senior lecturer based in Al Ain where he

lectures for the UAEU and for private companies and government institutions.

Bassam will act as our interpreter where

necessary and assist with the training.

CUTHBERT NYAMUNDA

Canoe Guide

Cuthbert has been a leading canoe guide for 17

years. Cuthbert has paddled thousands of kilometers along the

Zambezi river between Kariba and the border with Mozambique, a distance of

230 km.

CARLOS CHINOYI

Canoe Guide

Carlos has been canoe guide for 5 years. Having grown up on the River,

Carlos has a unique perspective offering

valuable insight into local traditions, culture and

wildlife.

- ILM Management certification (contingent upon completion and submission of all written assignments)- Course text books- 6 classroom training sessions in Al Ain after the trip to complete the course work (optional)- Air ticket fly from Dubai direct to Lusaka, and return from Lusaka direct to Dubai- All internal transportation in Zambia- River transport to our base and back to departure point- Luxury tented African style accommodation on private islands and canoeing- Pro walking guides- Entry fees to the National Parks- All meals, tea, coffee, water soft drinks and juices- Pre-departure meet and introductory lecture including lunch and river rafting session at Wadi Adventure - Post arrival presentation at Wadi Adventure in Al Ain - Back pack including:

Sleeping bag with an attached air mattress3 shirts (personalized)HatWaterproof pouch for camera/valuablesMosquito repelent

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The organizers and support staff on the Luxury Management Safari team have safety as their first priority. All the guides are trained in first aid and CPR. They undergo a one week course with MARS Zimbabwe followed by practical and written exams.

The definition of an expert is someone with five thousand hours experience, when you visit our people page you will see that every member of our team is an expert, when you look at the ratio of staff to participants you will see that we have 1 staff member for every 3 participants. Before becoming certified as a guide they have to have several thousand hours experience as a support guide, after which they have to undergo both practical and written exams. As our service providers operate in both Zambia and Zimbabwe the guides that will accompany have been examined and tested in both countries.

We will have fully qualified paramedic as part of our team and there is a high speed power boat that accompanies the canoes where ever they travel. We will have 2 satellite phones with us, this ensures we are never out of contact.

There is a hospital at Chirundu that is staffed by Italian doctors that is 2 hours by boat from the furthest point of our trip. In the event of a serious accident the Royal Airstrip is in the area that we will be operating and will never take more than 40 minutes travel time to reach there, an aircraft from SES will airlift the patient to Lusaka or South Africa. The flying time from Lusaka to the Royal Airstrip is 35 minutes. For more information visit: www.ses-zambia.com. Our service provider on the river has an excellent safety record. In the 25 years that they have been in operation none of their clients has suffered a serious injury.

Everyone will require a yellow-fever inoculation, and to take anti-malarial tablets before they leave, whilst they are on the trip and for 2 weeks after they return.

Day 1: 27th June:Depart from Dubai at 9.30 in the morning on Emirates airways direct flight to Lusaka, arriving in Lusaka at 14.30. It will take about an hour to collect our luggage and clear customs. Our bus will take about 45 minutes to clear Lusaka and about 2 hours from Lusaka we will arrive at our disembarkation point. Here we will board launches that will take us to our first night stop at Kiambi Lodge. Here we spend the night in luxury safari tents with toilets and showers en-suite. We will have dinner and breakfast here.

Day 2: 28th June:After breakfast depart from Kiambi by power boat to Magurumeno Island situated on the Mana Pools border opposite the Nyasanga river mouth on the Ruchomechi game reserve border. We will arrive at the island at about mid-day. From this point forward all the camps we use will be ours exclusively with no other tourists or locals using the facilities. The after lunch and a siesta we will have the first of our team building exercises followed by a lecture relating the exercise to business principals. Late afternoon will be for exploring the island and game viewing with our team of specialist professional guides.

Day 3: 29th June:A full day on Maguremeno island with team events, lectures, game viewing, bird watching and fishing. We will have an evening around the fire with our guides telling us stories about the bush and the animals that live there. From here on our own chef will prepare delicious Arabic meals. The island is very large and his home to many animals.

Day 4: 30th June: After breakfast followed by a full briefing we start the canoe section of our safari. We depart for the Lower Zambezi spending most of the day getting used to paddling and stopping for the night at Fisherman's Island just outside the Zambian Lower National park and well into the Mana Pools area where they is plenty of game (wild animals).

Day 5: 1st JulyCanoe into the Lower Zambezi National Park where we will split into groups accompanied by Park Rangers and our own guides. We will spend several hours walking in this pristine area before heading back to our canoes and a well deserved lunch. After lunch it is a short run down to our overnight stop in an area close to Chikwenya Island in the Lower Zambezi Park.

Day 6: 2nd July:Early morning paddle to an exit point to return to Donatini in time for lunch. Afternoon game walk and evening game drive.

Day 7: 3rd JulyDonatini team exercises, lectures, tracking skills, fishing competition, and evening game drive Day 8: 4th July:Donatini, supprise challenge, team exercise, lectures, prize giving and final evening game drive.

Day 9: 5th July:Depart by river travelling in power boats to Chirundu, then by bus for our departure from Lusaka for Dubai

Day 10:6th JulyReturn home to the UAE, forever changed by the 9 days spent in the wild heart of Africa. Embark on your management career with the leadership skills, perspective and vision that will put you ahead of the pack and yield unlimited success.