Making a positive impact with Willmott Dixon
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June 16, 2022
Over 50 prosthetic hands built during Willmott Dixon’s team building day.
Willmott Dixon’s Team Building Day
Lightbulb Teams were delighted to once again visit their friends at Willmott Dixon when they recently held the ever-popular Give A Hand workshop at a team building day.
For many of Willmott Dixon’s team members, this was their first time meeting face-to-face since the pandemic began so enthusiasm levels were high and it was very much a day for celebrations.
After so long spent apart, Willmott Dixon wanted the day to be about reuniting people, recognising achievements and looking forward to the future with a sense of positivity and optimism.
Give a Hand session
David Meade, keynote speaker and founder of Lightbulb Teams, has worked with Willmott Dixon since 2018 and knows its business and industry very well. As with any client he tailored his approach to match the companyโs future aims and to help inspire and motivate attendees.
The Give a Hand initiative challenges participants to work together to build โ from scratch โ real clinical prosthetic hands that are then donated, on behalf of the company, to needy individuals in the developing world.
Give a Hand Feedback
Commenting on the way the programme brought team members together on the day Richard Davidson, a director at Willmott Dixon said:
โThis activity was incorporated into our new business strategy launch event. It was humbling to see and hear stories of how these simple devices can not only transform one person’s life but save their families too. I’ve never seen our whole business so focused on doing the right thing.โ
He added:
โIโm really proud of what we achieved here, the feedback from our teams was awesome. They loved doing something with such a powerful purpose.โ
Working together the team built over 50 prosthetic hands which will transform the lives of recipients in Uganda, Cambodia, Vietnam, and India.
Sharing their thoughts on the exercise, delegates said:
- โIt was really moving and worthwhile,โ – Les Carter, Strategic Framework Manager at Willmott Dixon
- โAmazing opportunity, great to support it.โ – Justin Henderson, Quantity surveyor at Willmott Dixon
Commenting on the event David said:
โItโs always a pleasure to work with the team at Willmott Dixon and this was no exception. The companyโs ethos is about building lives less ordinary and making a positive impact to society’s well-being so the Give a Hand workshop was very fitting.
โThe participants more than rose to the challenge and it was amazing to see everyone come together in such a connected way.”
Book a Team Build
If you would like to transform your team with Give a Hand, get in touch with Lightbulb Teams today.