Habitat For Humanity

In this innovative program, Impact Leadership Development Group and Habitat for Humanity (HFH) invite your organization to develop high-performing teams while making a significant contribution to your community. For those whose core values include leadership/team development as well as corporate social responsibility, Teambuilding through Homebuilding is a unique training opportunity, with measurable benefits in both arenas.

Many clients who find value in experiential learning have expressed the desire to leave something behind, to give back something of value to the community. Similarly, HfHI donor organizations, who report spontaneous learning when intact teams volunteer to build a home, have requested professional facilitation to optimize that learning. Teambuilding through Homebuilding is a response to both needs.

Using Impact's proven methodologies, your team's functioning is assessed on several dimensions, and a custom program is designed to meet your specific needs. Programs provide theoretical and psychometric foundations in classroom sessions, alternating with extended periods of construction. Conceptual and action learning are synergistic: ideas are implemented on the worksite, and work experiences are debriefed to capture key learnings. Through building together, your team gains a refined understanding of its strengths and developmental challenges. The training concludes with the creation of a Team Development Plan, with assignments for each member. Follow-up services include individual and team coaching, and assessment of program impact.

Programs are generally three to five days in duration, and are done in cooperation with one of HFH's 1600 U.S. Affiliates, or with an Affiliate in one of the more than eighty countries where HFH builds homes around the world. Your organization may choose to integrate its program into an existing project, or to fully sponsor a Habitat house. With full house sponsorship, increased public relations benefits accrue.