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Just for those who are wondering (because I get asked about 200 times daily) my name is actually Hammer and I do indeed have two of the best parents ever. DJ thought I was insane (inside joke - see The Whole Nine Yards) when I told him how excited I […]
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Of Flat Land and Epic Battles
Published by May 6th, 2010 in Think Day, FB, Team 2, Road Team Blogs, Student Zone and Other Sites. ClosedTeam 2 is back on the road!
Published by April 19th, 2010 in Think Day, Staff Blogs, Team 2, Road Team Blogs and Student Zone. ClosedIt’s a beautiful evening for driving, as the sun is setting over the tree tops of northern Michigan and we cruise west on US Highway 2. Team 2 is a little under half way through the two thousand and some odd kilometer trip from our home base in Hamilton, ON to the prairie province of […]
...continue readingTeam 1’s Awesome Adventures!
Published by April 17th, 2010 in Think Day, Staff Blogs, Team 1, Road Team Blogs and Student Zone. ClosedWhat could be cooler than visiting the town of Banff and spending an evening in the Hot Springs? How about hitting up one of the biggest malls in North America, West Edmonton Mall? Or maybe snowboarding the mountains of Whistler?… let us pause here for a moment of silence as I reminisce carving […]
...continue readingHello from the Eastern Tour!
Published by March 29th, 2010 in School of Leadership, Think Day, Team 2, Road Team Blogs and Student Zone. ClosedThe past couple weeks have been really busy touring all the high school/ Jr high doing our Think Day presentations. Besides staying in amazing billets, we have been visiting some tourist hot spots like Peggy’s Cove, Hopewell rocks, grand falls and old Montreal. I was amazed on how beautiful Peggy’s Cove […]
...continue readingTeam 2 Hits The Road!
Published by March 21st, 2010 in School of Leadership, Think Day, Team 2, Road Team Blogs and Student Zone. ClosedHello World,
We have embarked on our tour through Eastern Canada. We actually left a few weeks ago now, but wanted to catch you up on how things have been going. Bryan, one of the School of Leadership students on our team, offered his daily journal to give you all an inside glimpse into a typical […]
Westlane Secondary School: Engaging, Uplifting and Inspiring!
Published by March 3rd, 2010 in Think Day, ON and Testimonials. 0 CommentsTo: Whom it may concern
Re: Absolute Think Day presentation
I am writing this letter of reference to speak to the effectiveness of the Absolute Think Day presentation that we booked for our school recently. I was extremely impressed with everything about the show. They were organized and conscientious in setting up and taking down the variety […]
Thorold Secondary School: Top-notch
Published by February 26th, 2010 in Think Day, ON and Testimonials. 0 CommentsDear Mandy,
On behalf of the staff and students at Thorold Secondary School, I would like to express my appreciation to you for all your efforts in arranging our Think Day Assembly last week. Your organization is top-notch and everything ran very smoothly.
Staff and students have spoken very highly of the presentation - they were challenged […]
Elmvale District High School: Immediate, Powerful and Effective
Published by December 8th, 2009 in Think Day, ON and Testimonials. 0 CommentsDecember 8, 2009
To Whom It May Concern:
This November, Elmvale District High School had the unique but distinct pleasure to host a “Think Day” production for the first time. The impact was immediate, powerful and effective. “Kids talking to Kids” carried far more validity and relevance especially when delivered in such a fast-paced, energetic presentation. In […]
Job Position Openings: Road Team Manager
Published by November 25th, 2009 in FB, Think Day, Employment, Newsletter and Mainpage. Closed
Effective May 30, 2010:
We have some exciting job position openings for dynamic young adults that love to make a difference and enjoy new challenges, experiences, and travel. We have immediate openings for a Road Team Manager for our Canadian school tours. If you have questions, please contact us at (905) 777 1662.
Road Team Manager
We have a job position open to lead one of our road teams that performs motivational presentations in schools across Canada.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead Think Day Teams on cross-Canada tours
- Facilitate a positive and successful team experience
- Facilitate effective and powerful Think Day presentations, and customer experience, in schools
- Tour Management (driving, feeding team, arranging billets, etc)
Here is a description of what we are looking for in this position.
- Personal Skills
- Ability to think and learn independently
- Major adaptability and desire to learn and enjoy new situations and challenges
- Have a philanthropic world-view (desire to use your life to help others less fortunate)
- Good sense of humour
- Desire to travel
- Strong and mature interpersonal skills
- Ability to genuinely care and listen
- Make people feel significant
- Very positive thinking and speaking. Negativity from leaders will destroy team morale.
- Dynamic public skills
- Comfortable in front of large crowds
- Ability to speak with passion and conviction, and tell an engaging story
- Ability to promote and represent Absolute’s vision effectively
- Team Leading Skills
- Take responsibility and assertively take charge in tough situations.
- Ability to resolve conflict and remain objective and rational
- Ability to mentor team members and build team morale
- Technical Skills
- Experienced Driver. Experience with operating larger vehicles is an asset
- Basic knowledge of Audio and Visual Equipment is helpful
- Basic mechanical skills are an asset
- Problem solving skills
- Above average computer skills an asset
- Experience
- Have previous experience in a leadership position, team management and/or public communication.
Holy Cross Catholic Academy: Everyone has a story!
Published by November 18th, 2009 in Think Day and Testimonials. ClosedTo Whom It May Concern:
It is with great pleasure that I write this letter of recommendation is support of Absolute Leadership Development Inc. I am the chair of the Bullying Program Committee at our school and attended a conference last year where I had the opportunity to witness this presentation; I enjoyed it so much […]