Theatre exercises, mind-body dynamics, body language exercises, etcare now finding an unfamiliar home as they get incorporated into corporate houses. For them the motto seems to be “all work and no play makes...”.

The exercises too have been tailored according to corporate needs. The focus in theatre, for example, is no more on acting skills but on lateral thinking. Similarly, improvisation exercises have two-pronged aims - to think instantly as well as to be comfortable with the others.

Group exercises tend to have a business edge, as they are given business specific exercises. Another important aspect is the feel good factor it imbibes in the stressful corporate world.

While the big corporate houses can afford on having in-house performing trainers, the medium and small companies depend on language solutions houses for these services. Language solutions group now have specialised teams to impart such training. Two examples are Increment Language Solutions (inlasonline.com) and Winning Edge Solutions , both in Hyderabad.

Meanwhile, the trend is getting noticed on other level too. Gautam Sonti has come up with Fun@Sun, a documentary on the cultural configurations in management skills, and explores a variety of such events in big corporate houses.