LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & TEAM EXPERIENCES
Your team doesn't need a workshop.
They need skin in the game.
Most corporate training tells people how to lead. We put them in situations where they have to. The insight is real because the pressure is real, whether that happens on the water or in your conference hall.
Our methodology was forged in dragon boat racing, and runs everywhere.
OUR APPROACH
Pressure reveals what training can only describe
Instead of case studies and simulations, your team is placed in high-tension situations they have to navigate together.
Built on water.
Proven where it counts.
Most team building is built for conference rooms. We started on the water, where synchrony cannot be faked and misalignment has immediate costs.
Dragon boat sport reveals what drives performance: communication under pressure, trust in structure, and pace control. These are the same factors that shape teams in boardrooms, sales floors, and project teams.
The Argonautica Framework brings these lessons into any workplace with rigor, deep debriefs, and a focus on outcomes over activity.
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THE INSIGHT
Real alignment cannot be taught. It is felt in moments where getting it wrong actually costs something. We design that moment.
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THE METHOD
We start with the activity first, then a structured debrief. Our facilitators help your team make sense of what just happened and why it matters back at work.
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THE VENUE
It works in any setting: a hotel ballroom, a sports hall, an open field. Or better yet, we take your team to the water. The methodology travels, but the outcome remains as impactful.
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THE THEORY
Every program is grounded in our Scale Leadership framework. They are four essential pillars drawn from what it takes to move a boat well, translated into language and practice your team can carry back into the office.
PROGRAM MENU
Four Formats.
Any Venue.
Each format is designed for a different organisational moment. All of them can run indoors, outdoors, or on water, depending on what your team needs and where you are.
The Crucible
OUTDOOR & INDOOR
Competition & Pressure
Head-to-head team challenges where alignment, pace, and communication are tested in real time. The competitive structure is the point — it surfaces exactly the dynamics your team needs to examine.
OUTDOOR & INDOOR
The Expedition
Challenge & Discovery
A progressive challenge sequence for teams facing a new chapter: restructures, new leadership, or a culture shift. Each stage builds on the last, mirroring the arc of real organisational change.
The Table
INDOOR
Strategy & Alignment
A facilitated leadership forum for senior teams. Structured activities that open up real conversations about direction, trust, and what's not being said that usually don't survive a normal offsite agenda.
ANY SETTING
The Anchor
Reflection & Insight
Our structured debrief format. Available as a standalone add-on or the centrepiece of any programme. It aims to translate what happened in the activity into leadership insight your team can actually use.
HOW IT WORKS
We design around
your moments.
No two organisations are in the same place. Every engagement starts with understanding yours. This includes what venue works, what outcome you need, and what your team is actually ready to hear.
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DISCOVERY CONVERSATION
We start with a proper conversation on the team dynamics, the strategic context, and the outcome you actually need.
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PROGRAM DESIGN
We select the format, design the activity sequence, and choose the environment based on what will create the right conditions for your team.
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THE EXPERIENCE
Your team shows up to something that feels nothing like a standard corporate training day. A memorable session with real stakes.
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THE ANCHOR DEBRIEF
We close every program by bringing what surfaced in the activity into the room, facilitating the honest leadership conversation that rarely happens back at the office.
PROGRAM MENU
The Scale Method
framework.
Four pillars of leadership capacity drawn from what it takes to move a boat well, and applicable to every team regardless of industry, function, or whether they've ever seen a paddle.
The Compass
Direction & Alignment
Intention-setting and mission transparency. Everyone paddling the same direction towards the same goals
The Crew
Collaboration & Growth
Growing together, winning together. Leadership as service to the person next to you.
The Forge
Problem-Solving & Innovation
A solution-focused culture built through progressive challenge and honest feedback.
The Engine
Performance & Sustainability
Attitude, sync, endurance, strength, and pace. In that order. Always.
ENGAGEMENT MODELS
From a single day to
a lasting partnership.
We work with organisations at three levels of engagement, depending on what you're trying to build and how deep you want to go.
One Powerful Day
Single Experience
One session delivered as a standalone. Ideal as an introductory experience or for a specific pillar focus.
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Discovery session included
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Custom activity design
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Indoor or outdoor delivery
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Facilitated debrief
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Post-event summary report
The Journey
Multi-Touchpoint Program
The full 6-session Scale Method delivered quarterly across 18 months, including all materials, facilitation, on-water experiences, and graduation ceremony.
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Everything in Single Experience
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Progressive framework design
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Mix of indoor and outdoor formats
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Between-session coaching touchpoints
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Leadership measurement across the cycle
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Scale Leadership framework integration
For the Long Run
The Partnership
A retainer model for organisations who want Argonautica as an embedded leadership development partner. With custom content, additional touchpoints, and between-session coaching.
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Everything in The Journey
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Dedicated programme lead
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Multi-format, multi-venue deployment
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Strategic L&D advisory
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Priority access and custom builds
CLIENTS
We recently had the pleasure of working with Argonautica for our 2-day, 1-night team-building event in Putrajaya, centered around dragon boating. Adam, Rina, and the team went above and beyond to ensure everything ran smoothly.
Their professionalism and attention to detail made the event engaging and enjoyable for everyone. Thank you for making this a memorable experience for our team!
Jun Long
