Client Context
The client, a 150-year-old European leader in financial services, partnered with d'frens Catalyst India to deliver a high-performance teambuilding experience in India, bringing together a diverse group of high-performing individuals to celebrate and recognise key contributors across multiple talent initiatives.
Participants included members of the High Potential journey, Women Development Programme, Learning Champions, Internal Trainers, and Mentors.
Program Objectives
The organisation needed a shared experience to honour achievement while strengthening connections across these groups — a high-performance team building initiative designed to reinforce delivery excellence.
Specifically, the client sought to:
- Strengthen connections across diverse talent cohorts
- Encourage collaboration beyond functional and programme boundaries
- Inspire participants to collectively raise performance standards
Program Design & Delivery
d'frens Catalyst India designed and delivered an engaging collective experience that moved beyond celebration and strengthened the organisation’s focus on delivery excellence and high performance.
Puppet Masters was selected for its strong alignment with the behaviours required in high-performing organisations. The experience places teams in situations that demand shared ownership, structured communication, and coordinated execution.
Participants align around a common goal, adapt quickly, and rely on one another to succeed — reflecting the realities of working in complex, interdependent environments.
The activity balances discipline and creativity, demonstrating that excellence is achieved not only through process and precision but through trust, engagement, and collective energy.
Moments of humour and playfulness lower barriers, strengthen relationships, and create an environment where collaboration feels natural and inclusive.
Outcomes & Feedback
Puppet Masters truly stole the show.
Despite a 90-minute delivery time, energy remained high throughout the experience. Teams demonstrated strong collaboration and produced imaginative, high-quality outcomes that reflected their shared strengths and identity.
The final performances were engaging, memorable, and celebratory, reinforcing connections across all participant groups. HR stakeholders reported excellent feedback, with conversations and reflections continuing well beyond the event itself.
Key Takeaway
Puppet Masters proved to be an ideal solution. It successfully combined recognition, collaboration, and performance excellence, leaving participants inspired, connected, and aligned around shared standards of high performance.
