TeamBuilders brings performance development programs to Midwest via partnership with Eagle Ridge Inn & Resort

Tampa Bay-based company will now offer its creative and effective programs at 6,800-acre NW Illinois facility

TARPON SPRINGS, FL (PRWEB) July 27, 2003 -- TeamBuilders, a Tampa Bay-based performance development company that works with companies and organizations throughout the U.S. as well as in Europe and elsewhere, announced today it will partner with Eagle Ridge Inn & Resort in Galena, Ill., a 6,800-acre resort and development in northwest Illinois.

The agreement will help TeamBuilders bring its widely respected menu of customized leadership, team and organizational development programs to the Midwest and especially to the Chicago area, which lies just 160 miles to the east of Galena.

The TeamBuilders experience is about tapping into group dynamics in ways that build effective teams and enhance the potential of each team members professional and personal life," said Colette Peterson, TeamBuilders director of marketing. Eagle Ridges picturesque location and its numerous recreational opportunities make for a perfect setting for the programs we offer."

Those programs, more than 100 in all, can be focused for groups of virtually any size, and feature intellectual and interactive challenges as well as assessment tools and action planning sessions. The result: More fully developed potential and, ultimately, more effective teams.

George Caldwell, director of sales and marketing at Eagle Ridge, said the resorts customers will be able to make effective use of the TeamBuilders programs.

Hundreds of companies around the world have found these sessions to generate tangible outcomes while also being highly entertaining," he said. We look forward to working with our guests to create programs that help them meet their business goals and objectives."

TeamBuilders programs can be customized depending on budget, agenda, size and desired outcomes, and can range in length from two hours to three days. One, Mission Possible," is modeled after real business and team situations. It challenges groups to work through such issues as problem solving, communication and the management of change, and holds participants accountable for behavior, actions and decisions. It may include such activities as horseback riding, jet skiing, mountain biking, or even rappelling.

ABOUT TEAMBUILDERS: Founded in 1998 and based in Tampa Bay, Fla., TeamBuilders is a leading performance development company which designs customized leadership, team and organizational performance development programs for groups of any size. The programs feature a combination of intellectual and interactive challenges, unique assessment tools and action planning sessions. Sessions are about doing different to do more.

TeamBuilders has worked with organizations throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Europe. It operates Outdoor Learning Centers at Safety Harbor Resort and Spa in Tampa Bay, Fla. and the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort outside Orlando, Fla. Its Mobile Learning Initiatives allow TeamBuilders to deliver programs at nearly any location in the country.

For more information, call (727) 939-3606 or visit www.teambuilders.com.

ABOUT EAGLE RIDGE INN & RESORT: Just a short drive from Chicago, Eagle Ridges 6,800-acre development includes 63 championship holes of golf, 80 Inn rooms, and over 400 condos, villas and freestanding distinctive homes. Eagle Ridge is operated by Troon Golf, the world leader in upscale golf course management, development and marketing. Based in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon Golf represents nearly 115 management and development contracts in 19 states and nine countries.

For more information, call (800)892-2269 or visit www.eagleridge.com.