“Leadership is weird. So I made it weirder - on purpose.”
A word from our founder Tamara:
Most leadership development never really spoke to people like me — or the brilliant, thoughtful, slightly overwhelmed leaders I kept meeting.
So I built Leadership Treehouse as a different kind of space: not a course, not a seminar, but a place to slow down, reflect, and grow through story, play, nature, and curiosity.
It’s for people who don’t quite fit the traditional mould — but still want to lead with courage, clarity, and authenticity.
If that’s you, welcome.
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Because serious growth doesn’t have to feel serious.
Play helps us bypass perfectionism, access deeper insight, and practise new ways of leading in a safe, low-stakes space.
Example: Instead of talking about “conflict styles,” you’ll build a character who handles conflict differently — and practise it mid-quest. Boom: insight. -
We’re here for experiments, not perfection.
Leadership is a living practice — which means you’re allowed to test things, get it wrong, and learn without fear of failure.
Example: You try leading with less certainty and more curiosity — in character first, then real life. It feels weird. It also works. -
Forests > fluorescent lights.
Nature slows us down, sharpens our senses, and helps us hear the parts of ourselves that get drowned out in meetings and inboxes.
Example: You’re stuck in a loop. We take a walk. Ten minutes in, the idea lands. You don’t even need a whiteboard. -
Bring your awkward, brilliant, thoughtful self.
We don’t need the “professional” version of you — just the honest one. Leadership gets easier when you stop pretending to be someone else.
Example: You admit you have no idea how to lead a team through chaos. No one blinks. Turns out, you’re not the only one. -
Better questions beat fast answers. Every time.
We trade surface-level fixes for deeper reflection — because lasting change starts with awareness, not a checklist.
Example: Instead of asking, “Am I doing this right?” you ask, “What kind of leader do I want to be?” That’s where the good stuff starts.
Meet the Team
tamara Buckland
Founder & leadership facilitator
After years of working with leaders, creatives, founders, and brilliant oddballs trying to hold it all together, I realised something:
Leadership doesn’t need more rules.
It needs more room.
So I built the thing I wish had existed for me: a space where leadership development is deeply personal, slightly ridiculous, and refreshingly real.
I blend experiential learning, coaching, facilitation, and role-playing game mechanics to help people lead in ways that are true to them — not just what LinkedIn thinks they should be.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re making it all up (because, spoiler alert: most of us are), or like leadership training never quite got you... you might just be in the right treehouse.
william bennett
game designer & lead storyteller
William is a master Game Master with many years of experience guiding people through rich, unpredictable role-playing adventures. With a sharp eye for story and a gift for reading the room, he creates worlds that feel alive - and then invites you to shape them.
As co-designer and lead storyteller of A Quest Within, William brings depth, humour, and just the right amount of danger to every session.
His favourite part? Being surprised. He thrives on the unexpected choices people make and loves adapting the story on the fly to mirror their leadership challenges and spark fresh insight.
He sees every session as a collaborative story — not one he tells to you, but one he helps you discover.