LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMES
Professional Development for Current and Aspiring Leaders
A lifetime of learning in five days
Outward Bound is one of New Zealand’s premier providers of personal and professional development. Our leadership courses build self-confidence, resilience and empathy - the foundation for courageous culture in your workplace.
We take leadership training out of the boardroom and into the outdoors, where you'll experience real challenges with real consequences. You'll also practice giving and receiving honest feedback, making decisions with incomplete information, and find out what kind of leader you are when it counts.
Courses are delivered by expert facilitators and instructors, achieving in 5-days what many programmes take years to accomplish.
Programme Outcomes
Real situations
Leaders put in real situations with real consequences, taking on a series of experiential challenges.
Activities & reflection
Activities combined with expertly coached reflection and workshops.
Immediate returns
Learning translates directly to results – increasing productivity, reducing turnover and creating lasting value.
Courageous conversations
Difficult discussions approached with clarity and empathy, fostering trust, respect and stronger working relationships.
Leading through change
Skills built to guide teams with confidence and stability during times of uncertainty.
Resilience
Mindset developed and tools available to overcome setbacks, maintaining focus and energy under pressure.
“Leaders return from Outward Bound with high levels of initiative and confidence. They make decisions faster and communicate much more extensively with people in the business. That becomes their default position - to collaborate.”
MARTIN DEVEREUX - GROUP MANAGER - TEAM DEVELOPMENT, MAINFREIGHT
1 in 3
has taken a leadership role as a result of Outward Bound¹
4 in 5
became better team players as a result of Outward Bound¹
93%
agree that Outward Bound was relevant for their professional development *
¹ These results are drawn from independent research by Research NZ, illustrating some of the valuable long-term impacts of an Outward Bound course. *Additional data collected from our Programme Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ), completed by every student after their course.
OUR EXPERT FACILITATORS
Tania Gough
Leadership Development, HR Strategy, Change Management
Tania brings deep experience in strategic HR consultancy, employment relations and change management, alongside team development and individual coaching. She's especially skilled at facilitating goal setting, problem solving and team building, and is passionate about helping different generations in the workplace value ach other and work well together.
Kathy Tracey
Executive Coach and Leadership Trainer, 25+ Years Experience
Kathy owned and ran a successful leadership consultancy in the Channel Islands for 17 years before returning to New Zealand to join our facilitation team in 2016. Participants describe her as insightful, knowledgeable and great fun. As an ocean rower, she knows first-hand how physical endurance and resilience can change the way you think.
Adam Cooper
Certified Professional Coach; Masters in Entrepreneurship, University of Otago
Adam specialises in uncovering human potential and building the capability of people and groups. As a coach, facilitator and programme designer, he creates learning experiences that grow resilience, awareness and clarity. He is also a certified public engagement practitioner. Adam's strength is his ability to shape learning experiences for individuals and groups that broaden their thinking and perspectives.
Sarah Tocker
Leadership Coach and Facilitator
Sarah is a well-respected, all-around leadership specialist. She has coached and facilitated for over a decade, with a background in leadership development, systems leadership, and culture and change. She works with people wanting to influence or lead in complex or challenging situations, and helps organisations adapt and thrive. She's known as a straight-talker, and for her ability to see the core issues quickly, enabling groups/individuals work through them in a safe, meaningful way.
Jon Lasenby
Leadership and Teamwork Consultant
Jon spent nine years instructing and managing at Anakiwa, so he knows the Outward Bound process inside out. He now consults on leadership and teamwork for private and public sector clients across Aotearoa and overseas. His core beliefs about this mahi are:
1. Leadership is learned through action and reflection.
2. Personal development is professional development (we take ourselves to work).
3. Great learning draws on mental, physical, emotional and spiritual resources.
Dallis Parker
Leadership Coach and Facilitator Across Australasia; Former Outward Bound Instructor
Dallis combines an insider's understanding of the Outward Bound experience with a strong focus on behavioural change and leadership development. Lively and engaging, she builds rapport quickly with diverse groups and creates a psychologically safe environment where people feel motivated to challenge themselves to do more and be more.
What participants gain from our leadership courses