Ellen’s Field, Tambellup, Western Australia (Mar 2008)

BDP Singapore held its Management Retreat and Training at Tambellup from 13 March to 17 March 2008. It is a small town located 325 km south of Perth, Western Australia.

The objective of the retreat is to bring the team back to simple and basics enviroment to reflect and discover the purpose of BDP Singapore moving forward.

Alene's safari bed

Ivy preparing breakfast in zinc roof kitchen

Farmer's house Hen laying eggs for our daily meals Farm area with passage leading to our wooden hut Sharing and brainstorming for the Purpose

The hut where we cook and spent time discovering our ultimate purpose

Participants had to cook and provide lunch and dinners for the entire teams throughout the entire retreat. This actually fosters teamworks,breakdown barriers and enhances closer communication and relationships among the managers. During the retreats, members participated in team building events and reinforced the esprit de corp spirit within BDP Singapore Team.

The outcome of the Retreat is a purpose statement for BDP Singapore : " BDP, a company, where we excel, CARE & DARE to make a difference!" The acronyms had the underlying message as follows:

C - Communication

A - Action
R - Respect
E - Empathy

D -Determination
A - Attitude
R - Responsibility
E - Engage