WELCOME TO THE UPP TEAM…
WE’RE SO GLAD YOU’RE HERE!
INTRODUCTION
This is no ordinary team. This is not ordinary work. We seek to do exceptional work every day. Joining the UPP team is not for the feint hearted. We do it for the students who we empower with tools to THRIVE as they LEARN, LIVE and LEAD. They deserve us to give it our very best, every single day. It is an honour to do this work, and we seek to grow ourselves continually so that we may do it better.
Any experience you bring is the reason that you are on our team. However, it will not be enough to be exceptional at the standard that we maintain across our team. It will take time and effort. This journey of development reflects a marathon, not a sprint. We are invested in your training and development. However, we can only help you to the extent that you want to be helped. If you think you know it all, you’ve come to the wrong webpage. There is much learning to be done- and the professional and personal growth we share on our team is profound.
Your attitude will determine your trajectory with UPP and the number of people you will positively impact. The sky is the limit, but we must run the mile we are in.
This webpage offers a foundation for your formation as an UPP team member.
YOUR TRAINING EXPLAINED
You will be rewarded to the level you contribute. At UPP, we help people grow into the best they can be. We will go to great lengths to help people improve. We will support our team to the level that they want to grow. “You’ve gotta grow, or you’ve gotta go.” However, we will not be more invested in anyones’ growth than they are invested in their own growth. You get out what put in. It is indeed practice that makes progress. There are three main areas that will assist you at this time- solo training, coaching and training days.
SOLO TRAINING
This involves the individual study of UPP videos, playbook, handbook, practice, miles (online).
COACHING
Professional athletes and business people have coaches. At UPP, we are professional facilitators. We are specialists at facilitating workshops for students in a way that resonates and positively impacts. UPP facilitators have coaches. You will meet with your coach regularly, and they will help you grow. They will help you know which mile you are in, support you, challenge you and give you feedback.
TRAINING DAYS
These are days in the field. They may be on or off “the tools”, but they always provide an important opportunity for learning. Because we need the right opportunities to provide these to new team members, much of the training in the early stages will be solo training and coaching. We also have Team Training, with the whole UPP team, twice per year (January and July).
MILES
We refer to “running the mile you are in”. This is important as we consider our progress as professional facilitators. In order to add to our skills and contribute more, we simply focus on the mile that we are in right now. Our coach helps us determine what is in our current mile. This page is laid out in terms of miles.