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Mexia Amazing Race Melbourne
Another super team building event was hosted by the
culture, sights and surrounds of Melbourne. Today's team from
MEXIA would face the elements as Melbourne dished up an
array of pouring rain,
spots of sunshine and temperatures in the single figures. All these elements
created a great scene for a fast paced race and a real test on how committed this MEXIA team was.
Today's race started up in the MEXIA office boardroom with 39 employees ready for their
surprise event. Once the mystery was revealed that the
team would be hitting the streets in an Amazing race the
teams competitive spirit rose as
the 7 teams were formed. Our race always highlights how good a team can work in the following 5
areas of trust, commitment, accountability, conflict and being
results driven.
Kicking off the race I put the MEXIA team to the mental challenge of the Paper & Scissors challenge before getting their first clue. It was very
clear that the team at first were pretty perplexed by the idea, but
eventually
the cogs ticked over and before I knew this team one after another managed to find the answer and
receive their first clue. The OC (Orange) and Dean's Green (Green) were out the block fast and straight
out into the pouring rain.
The racers would head out to Bourke St Mall, Chinatown and give us some
photographic interpretations of Teamwork in the graffiti art alley way
of Union Lane. This leg would also highlight that there were emerging
artists with
The Golden Cheaters (Yellow) producing a Archibald entry of Dr
Sun Yat Sen. The first checkpoint of the race would be Federation
Square where the teams were put through the test of trust and focus
with a memory test challenge in the sprinkling rain.
First to arrive were the OC(Orange) who appeared to be all about speed
and Blazing(Navy Blue) who had made up some ground in the first leg. These team flew through their memory test and gained there next
clue before the other teams to arrive.
Not long after though the sea of colour that is the bandannas
filtered in to test out their focus and their ability to be silent. All
teams cruised through their challenge and in particular The Golden Cheaters who seemed to
have X ray vision as they uncovered the colour path.
The next leg of the race would see the MEXIA team taking in the
sculptures of art that lie along the Yarra river. Also in the section the
teams have to interpret one of the 5 dysfunctions and the teams
certainly showed
they could be creative with some great photos rolling in. At this point in the race in was time to speed up
the racers with a Fast Forward to the Little Cupcakes for today's
commitment challenge.
By all accounts it was joyful experience as the teams ate the amazing race cakes. Once this challenge was completed the
teams would be presented their final clue and finish location of
the MEXIA office on Bourke street.
It was at this time the all time curve ball was thrown into play
with aptly named Golden cheaters sending out a hoax text sending the teams to the
finish line with out the final leg. Unfortunately for them it would
come back to bite
them, but it did fool La Rouge (red) and Pink Panthers (pink) who arrived very early to the
finish line without a large portion of their race.
First team to arrive in the office today would be the eventual
winning and also the aptly named Blazing it was written in the stars that they would be the fastest and cleverest in today's Amazing Race.
The Golden Cheaters would arrive next, but their bending of the rules would see them take
out wooden spoon prize, highlighting that they may have
been clever, but that they changed the even playing field
and so the ultimate penalty was a given.
The OC lost their steam towards the end, but took out the prize
for modes of transport including stealing a few kids bikes. White Clouds Slow and
steady approach would see them come home in the middle.
. La Rouge and Pink Panthers were able to make up ground
lost on their hoax text and Dean Green's were more concerned with staying dry which made
for some creative umbrella photos in the art adorned alley ways of Melbourne, but didn't
see them take out the prize.
Overall today's team building event Melbourne went off with
a bang and heaps of fun was had by the team of MEXIA as
well as some insights into how much certain team members
would bend the rules to achieve their goals.
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