Training programmes come in all shapes and sizes. Brace yourself though, because this one won’t have you rowing for dear life in the white waters off Kithulgala, or holding hands with the guy you hate from accounts; there will be no ‘feedback’ to fake for your immediate superior, and unfortunately, no breaks for weak tea and sandwiches. What there will be, however, is laughter and some very handy lessons – or so say 3rd wave consulting, whose M.D Stefan Moraes is collaborating with playwright Indu Dharmasena and trainer/lecturer Sanjeev Jayaratnam to bring you Fast Track. It’s easy to confuse the programme with a play – which it is most emphatically is not, says Stefan, it’s just a training program delivered through a new medium. For their first performance, the team has come up with a novel way of teaching us all the benefits of time management. A play, written and directed by Indu will be used to illustrate the mistakes we most often make, and some of the steps we can take to rectify them. Sanjeev and Stefan will play the facilitators to Indu’s team of hapless incompetents in this round of Management theatre. Sanjeev and Stefan have plenty of experience in corporate training and it is after the first play that their expertise will be on display in an interactive forum session. Explaining that the evening will end with a re-enactment of the event, Sanjeev says the second time around will be different because things will be done right. The creators hope that this particular format will allow audiences to witness firsthand the practical difference time management principles can make to their day. The event – which will last 3 hours – represents a dramatic transformation in the way 3rd wave consulting approaches training. In fact, this type of Management theatre is not only a first for Sri Lanka, it may very well be a first in the world, says Stefan. With this, their emphasis shifts from waiting for companies to fund employee training, to handing over the reins to the employees themselves. It’s a tempting proposition, particularly in these times of doom and gloom, where even large companies seem to be cutting corners wherever they can. The program’s easy accessibility is designed to empower ambitious employees. In fact, the appeal is pretty much universal. You may be a student, a young entrepreneur or a manager in a large company, with a correspondingly different job description, and still find something that you can apply to your work, says Sanjeev, adding that the tickets have been carefully priced, with an emphasis on affordability.