Wine Awakenings, a pioneer and leader in the field of leisure education, in association with Journey to Excellence, an industry leader in business excellence consultancy, is proud to announce their unique offering to the marketplace called The Executive Wine Tours.
This is a series of executive events, consisting mainly of strategically organized tours of the Niagara region’s most prestigious wineries combined with business excellence training and development. This one-of-a-kind formula will teach your executives how to apply the most advanced and critical problem solving and operational skills by drawing a most pertinent and inspiring parallel to the skills and fine art of wine appreciation.
Based on the newest principles of leisure education, this method leverages the undeniable and newly defined premise that there is no better time or environment to learn, absorb, and retain than when it is done with an open and pleasantly predisposed mind. The most complex topics are best absorbed and assimilated when they are communicated in relevant parallel with the most pleasant and sensory based learnings and personal discoveries.
We tailor the content to the business topics and notions your company wishes to reinforce and we deliver its learnings in parallel with wine tasting principles and a tour of the best wineries the Niagara region has to offer. Your team will feel empowered, important, flattered and energized. From the moment they arrive, our professional staff will see to every detail of comfort and safety and your executives will be guided through an itinerary built specifically for them. They will discover the most enticing cultural aspects of our magnificent region while discovering the world’s fastest growing pastime of wine appreciation, which will literally awaken their senses to a whole new world!
Itineraries can vary between 2 and 5 days and typically include:
Plush accommodations in a Victorian village in splendid Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
Dinners featuring our region’s finest culinary treasures, including Canadian entertainment and historical displays.
Guided private tours of the region’s most exclusive wineries, where the group will be hosted by local Canadian diplomats. Also included is the touring of the region’s world-renowned ice wine making facilities.
Business seminars hosted simultaneously by the top business subject matter experts and the appropriate wine oenologists and sommeliers in the business. This is typically held in the region’s many luxurious wine cellars, home of award-winning Canadian vintages.
Sightseeing excursions to Niagara Falls and to our region’s most prized vineyards and fruit orchards.
Free time to explore the region’s other attractions such as the Niagara Casinos, river rafting, major league sports (Toronto Blue Jays baseball, Toronto Raptors basketball, Toronto FC soccer club, and Toronto Maple Leafs hockey).
Fully staffed and fully equipped stretch limousine pick up and drop off to the airport and all points in between.
Each participant will receive a souvenir gift basket containing the region’s most treasured items, compliments of your hosts.
Our portfolio of Business Excellence modules includes:
(These are just a sample of the most popular modules typically requested)
The basics of Strategic Planning
Crucial Conversations
Recruiting and hiring – always choose the right person
Conducting the job interview effectively
HR practices: motivation, compensation principles, benefits that matter, hiring and motivating generation X and generation Y
Principles of North American business philosophy, understanding Wall Street, managing shareholders
Principles of Finance and accounting
Crafting a go-to-market strategy, marketing and sales, sales management principles
Sustainability, environmental responsibility
Executive coaching, mentoring
Operational execution
Business analysis and tools, Six Sigma
Customer Satisfaction
Customer Retention strategies and systems
Social media and social networking
Business processes and excellence
Driving performance and excellence
Problem resolution method
Crafting effective business plans
*These modules are meticulously crafted and adapted to your specific circumstances, size and industry and are delivered by the appropriate authority and subject matter experts within our office or contracted by our company for each event.
“Helping organizations achieve exceptional business success and excellence in their operations”
Niagara Executive Wine Tours
Wine Awakenings, a pioneer and leader in the field of leisure education, in association with Journey to Excellence, an industry leader in business excellence consultancy, is proud to announce their unique offering to the marketplace called The Executive Wine Tours.
This is a series of executive events, consisting mainly of strategically organized tours of the Niagara region’s most prestigious wineries combined with business excellence training and development. This one-of-a-kind formula will teach your executives how to apply the most advanced and critical problem solving and operational skills by drawing a most pertinent and inspiring parallel to the skills and fine art of wine appreciation.
Based on the newest principles of leisure education, this method leverages the undeniable and newly defined premise that there is no better time or environment to learn, absorb, and retain than when it is done with an open and pleasantly predisposed mind. The most complex topics are best absorbed and assimilated when they are communicated in relevant parallel with the most pleasant and sensory based learnings and personal discoveries.
We tailor the content to the business topics and notions your company wishes to reinforce and we deliver its learnings in parallel with wine tasting principles and a tour of the best wineries the Niagara region has to offer. Your team will feel empowered, important, flattered and energized. From the moment they arrive, our professional staff will see to every detail of comfort and safety and your executives will be guided through an itinerary built specifically for them. They will discover the most enticing cultural aspects of our magnificent region while discovering the world’s fastest growing pastime of wine appreciation, which will literally awaken their senses to a whole new world!
Itineraries can vary between 2 and 5 days and typically include:
Our portfolio of Business Excellence modules includes:
(These are just a sample of the most popular modules typically requested)
*These modules are meticulously crafted and adapted to your specific circumstances, size and industry and are delivered by the appropriate authority and subject matter experts within our office or contracted by our company for each event.
“Helping organizations achieve exceptional business success and excellence in their operations”
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