Entering the swanky function room at Meritus Mandarin hotel, we were greeted by loud blaring music, highly enthusiastic adults and a room with 200 chairs that filled out as soon as the music stopped.
Then the sales pitch began. The gist of the introductory session was about personal goals and the ‘excuses’ that are stopping us from achieving them. It ended off with the question ‘What actions are you going to take now to achieve those goals?’ That was a signal to all the hovering AsiaWorks course graduates to move in to ‘close’ the unsuspecting guests. I left unscathed.
I guess I am not in the right position to judge the training and effectiveness of AsiaWorks. I’m sure it has its fair share of supporters as well as detractors. It works pretty much like a Multi-Level Marketing Company with its use of networking, trainings and purpose (self-awareness, lifestyle enhancement, blah blah…) .The only difference is in the product that it sells; for AsiaWorks case it’s the training not health supplements or aromatherapy products.
Some related links :
1. AsiaWorks in the news
2. Random blog entry about AsiaWorks Training experience 1
3. Random blog entry about AsiaWorks Training experience 2
4. Articles on Large Group Awarenss Trainings
5. Is AsiaWorks a cult?
2 comments:
i've heard so much about them. been "promoted" too much and was highly recommended in some company i worked for last time to try it out. i think it's not the kind of course for me.
some swear by it, while others curse it(these are usually the ones who were pestered endlessly to join the course).
:)
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