The experience

Through a simulated Everest expedition, your leaders learn from the real decisions Axe's team took for survival. Fifteen decision scenarios and learning stories, from managing risk under pressure to navigating team conflict at altitude, give the day genuine stakes instead of invented ones.

Focus areas

Building agile teams.

Understanding what it actually takes to move fast and adapt when the plan changes.

Alignment and engagement.

Getting multiple teams and individuals behind a common goal.

Commitment and accountability.

Gaining genuine buy-in from every team member, not just the loudest voices.

Decision making in VUCA environments.

Leading through change and ambiguity when the consequences of failure are real.

The ABCDE framework

For Those Who Dare is built around EP's own model for team decision-making culture: Alignment on purpose, values and strategy. Breakdown of information hierarchies to build open networks. Cognitive diversity, valuing team intelligence over individual intelligence. Development of leaders as culture shapers, not just front-line decision makers. Empowerment through trust, responsibility and accountability.

The framework is backed by EP's Team Health Assessment: a 15-minute virtual diagnostic that quantifies a team's decision-making culture against the ABCDE model, ideal as a pre and post-workshop measure of progress.

Format

Delivered as a half-day to full-day, facilitator-led experience. Available for internal delivery at scale through Base Camp, EP's Train the Trainer licensing model.

Who it's for

Leadership teams that need to build genuine trust and alignment under real pressure. A strong fit for team building, leadership development and organisational culture mandates.