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Shorty & Stretch
there's more to these Westerners than four-leggers and guitars ...

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Corporate Workshops
'Bring Back the Code!      Typical Agendas

Just what 21 Century Business needs!
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Conventions/Meetings              Your_Venue
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Ranch Retreats
                   Our_Venue

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All based on laying foundations from over 300 principles, values and behaviors of The Code of The West

>>>  Rejuvenate Corporate Culture & Customer Service
by designing your own foundation from over 300 principles and behaviors of “The Code of The West”

>>>   Strengthening company cohesiveness, understanding
and appreciation through a unique songwriting session based on your company’s people, operations etc.

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  The added bonus of pure cowboy entertainment
 


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Jim Reader is a rancher, western entertainer, entrepreneur, graphic/workshop designer, adult educator, corporate trainer and coach.  He has been public speaking for 27 years which includes hundreds of speaking presentations and workshops to corporations, associations and individual entrepreneurs from multiple industries.  Jim has over 1,500 hours of facilitating workshops and seminars for industries including agricultural, financial services, retail, manufacturing and oil & gas.

 

TJ Casey is a horse trainer, a cow handler, and more important has been a teacher of people in their efforts to have successful relationships with their livestock as well.  These skills are transferable to human relationships and TJ has been a trailblazer in teaching our children about the 'cowboy way' and encouraging their creative skills through the use of cowboy poetry.  All TJ's performances include references to The Code of the West... this Cowboy has an undying passion for keeping it alive in our society, both socially and corporately.

Bring back the Code! ... and differentiate yourself from the competition in whatever it is you do.

It is a whole package of value for your people: it's invigorating, renewing, entertaining, interactive, creative, utilizes pro-active modules
and is totally tailor made towards your business and your people.  
We get everyone involved first to work independently creative.
We then bring all participants' thoughts and ideas together to form a consensus of your company's purpose, challenges, complete
with its cultural and customer service principles and the strategies to achieve them.

You will go away with: 
1)   a definitive tailor-made foundation to base your corporate culture upon, and
2)   Internal codes of behavior and 'touch points' that will enable your firm to provide "knock-down" customer service.

Imagine the experience of enhancing, re-defining or modifying your corporate 'self' in a western ranch retreat setting.  You won't be
talking about this for years, you'll be living it for years.

 

 

We facilitate your people through a process... it's refreshing but make no mistake... it's work and it's totally about
your company --- it's 2 days focusing on your company's exclusive culture and customer service principles, behaviors, and strategies. 

 

Legendary Western author Louis L'Amour has a line in 'Tucker' that sums up what we do in our workshops . . .
 

"All school can give you is the outline of the picture.  You have to fill the blank places yourself."
 
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Who might attend  Bring Back the Code!  workshops?

1.   Exclusive for one company           -- those in a position to implement or make things happen    -- 10 persons max
2.   Open Sessions: (multiple companies)   --  those in a position to implement or make things happen    -- 10 persons max
                                                            -- alternatively a staff person able to evaluate program for higher level participation by your company

 
 

Your Venue    ...  a hotel conf. room in your city or town
                                   ...  one and a half days

Advantages      
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less investment
...  less time away
Disadvantages  
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participants easily distracted, less focused, still "logged in" to work/issues
     ...  therefore less open/attentive in many regards
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may be viewed as 'just another meeting' ... nothing special
 

Our Venue  ...  a ranch retreat chosen to minimize travel
                              ...  held over parts of 3 days, 2 nights at the ranch

Advantages      
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demonstrates an investment in your people
...  lends credibility to a commitment to your company's wellbeing
...  creates a positive environment for change to take place
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  distractions are at a minimum
Disadvantages  
...
  the overall investment is higher than using your own venue
Typical Agenda

** this is head-down work, not lecture oriented, worksheets provided **
** there's plenty of individual and group head knockin' and collaboratin' **
** there's also plenty of breaks between the times listed ... come up for air! **
 
Day 1  
8:30 Overview & Introduction to the Code of the West
  Now we get down to biz:   individually & collectively
8:50 Reality Check#1:   Your "Internal" Corporate Culture
Noon Lunch
1:00 Reality Check#2:   Your "External" Corporate Culture
4:30 Adjourn
Evening Optional Cowboy Entertainment/Concert (+ staff/spouses)
Day 2  
8:00 Reality Check#3:   Your "Internal" Customer Service Model
11:30 Lunch
12:30 Reality Check#4:  Your "External" Customer Service Model
3:30 Rating Your Top 10 Business Clients/Relationships:
4:00 Adjourn, Adios Compadres!
Typical Agenda   ie:  w/end with a Friday arrival J

** this is head-down work, not lecture oriented, worksheets provided **
** there's plenty of individual and group head knockin' and collaboratin' **
** there's also plenty of breaks between the times listed ... come up for air! **
 
Day 1-Eve  
6:00 Chuckwagon Dinner
7:00 IOverview & Introduction to the Code of the West
Now we get down to biz:    individually & collectively
Reality Check#1:   Your "Internal" Corporate Culture
Day 2  
7:00-8:00 Cowboy Breakfast
8:30 ( Continuation of Reality Check #1 )
10:30 Reality Check#2:   Your "External" Corporate Culture
Noon Lunch
2:30 Reality Check#3:   Your "Internal" Customer Service Model
5:00 Adjourn
7:00 Chuckwagon Dinner, Cowboy Entertainment with (TJ  & Jim)
                            
Day 3  
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:15 Reality 3 Check#4:   Your "External" Customer Service Model
10: 45 Rating Your Top 10 Business Clients/Relationships:
12:00 Lunch ....  Adios Compadres!!