LEADERSHIP
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.
Courses are delivered by expert facilitators and instructors achieving in 5-days what many programmes take years to accomplish.
A lifetime of learning in five days.
Outward Bound Leadership puts you in real situations with real consequences. You’ll take on a series of experiential challenges using the bush and waterways of the Marlborough Sounds as your classroom. You’ll work through situations while tramping, camping, at sea and in the water and during height activities, that will all challenge you physically, mentally and emotionally. These outdoor activities are combined with expertly coached reflection and workshops, which will help you maximise the impact of your learning.
The course includes expert leadership coaching throughout, as well as pre-course psychometric testing. You’ll complete the Team Management Profile (TMP), which assesses working styles. The results are explored in workshop sessions, helping you understand both your own style and how to work effectively with others. Other workshops cover key leadership topics, including courageous conversations, growth mindset, coaching models and leading through change.
Throughout the course, outdoor challenges build courage and confidence and lessons are practical, memorable, and immediately applicable back at work.
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
5 days of experiential learning
1 x business/leadership facilitator
2 x experiential instructors
Psychometric profiling and debrief
All specialist equipment
All meals (dietary requirements accommodated)
Shared accommodation
Access to supplementary clothing and footwear
Course collateral
PROGRAMME & OUTCOMES
“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 DEVERAUX - GROUP MANAGER - TEAM DEVELOPMENT, MAINFREIGHT
BOOKINGS & FEES
AFTER OUTWARD BOUND
OB INSPIRED A LAWYER TO PARTNERSHIP
Sarah Scott, a partner at the Simpson Grierson law firm in Christchurch, completed an Outward Bound Professional course in 2014. As she explains, her experience in Anakiwa has filtered into and influenced many aspects of her professional life.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
When you come to Outward Bound, there are items that you will need to bring with you and items that we will supply. As for the things that you need to bring - we encourage you to borrow as many items as you can, or buy second hand!
Check out our course gear list for a full run down and some hot tips on what to bring and what not to.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Our Professional and Women in Leadership courses begin at 11.30am. Please meet at this time on the harbour side of 2 Wellington Street, Picton.
On the day that your course finishes, you will be dropped off at 3pm at the same location. Head to our Travel Information page for more details.
Please note that our Custom Design courses may have an earlier start time. If you are on a custom design course, please refer to your course communications.
Yes! We can help you build a training case to present to your manager to show them the value of an Outward Bound course.
Get in touch with our friendly team here and they'll provide you with the relevant tools to help build your case.
You must be able to complete a full day’s physical activity, but this course is more focused on professional development than fitness.
Our Discovery course is a personal development course which you will find out more about yourself and your limits through the challenges. Alongside physical challenges, Discovery also focuses on personal reflection and guides students on how to set personal goals and evaluate and reorganize your identified life priorities.
Our Leadership course is a personal and professional development course which focuses on leadership by encouraging you to openly test your current leadership theories while learning from other professionals from various industries. Guiding you through this course are two skilled Outward Bound instructors (the same as a Discovery course) and a trained leadership facilitator (not included on Discovery course) who will provide guidance and coaching on how to be an effective leader in the workplace. This course integrates the use of 360 workplace feedback and explores different learning styles profiles.
Many organisations from a diverse range of industries develop their employees with Outward Bound. They include:
Mainfreight Ltd, Department of Conservation (DOC), Air New Zealand, Foodstuffs, New Zealand Defence Force, Fletcher Building, BCITO, Fonterra Cooperative Group, ASB Bank, Methanex, Hyundai, TradeMe and many more.