LEADERSHIP
Leadership development, delivered differently
Being outside of our usual environment improves the clarity of our thinking, supports better conversations and helps teams to get a fresh perspective. We design and deliver leadership, team and strategy days using the outdoors as a practical working environment and the rhythms of the natural world as inspiration.
Our experienced facilitators work with you to deliver structured, purposeful development in the outdoors and at venues across Sussex.
Why go outside?
Most organisations try to solve complex problems in the same rooms, with the same pressures and patterns. We take individuals and teams out of that environment to:
Improve clarity of thinking
Support better conversations
Help teams see problems from a different perspective
Create space for more effective decision-making
Forge new bonds within the team by re-contextualising ourselves in the world
Refresh goals and renew energy
Have fun and give something back*
Better thinking, clearer decisions, stronger teams.
*The House Outside is a CIC, our partnership development work funds our public benefit projects.
Experienced facilitators
Emma Baars leads our training and development work *. A former charity CEO, she brings over 20 years of experience in leading complex organisations and international teams. An ILM-qualified manager, Emma has worked across both multinational organisations and micro start-ups, offering a broad and adaptable leadership perspective.
She has chaired conferences in Whitehall and facilitated training events internationally, working with the British Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defence, and the Department of Health. Emma also maintains her registration as a Senior Social Work Lead Practitioner - experienced in both children and families as well as adult community.
In 2024, she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in recognition of her work in outdoor adventure with young carers and children with disabilities. Emma has worked for several award-winning charities, with her projects being the driving force behind ‘Social Worker of the Year Award’ and ‘Investing in Volunteers’ among others.
* We have a pool of experienced and knowledgable trainers and facilitators who support us to deliver specific content and give us capacity to work with large organisations
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Leadership and strategic development
We design and deliver leadership, team and strategy days using the outdoors as a practical working environment and the rhythms of the natural world as inspiration.
Being outside of our usual environment improves the clarity of our thinking, supports better conversations and helps teams to get a fresh perspective.
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Purpose-led start up coaching
With over 20 years experience in the not-for-profit sector, having supported hundreds of start up organisations - we know how hard it can be to see the wood for the trees - coaching can help purpose-led businesses and CICs to think and plan strategically and benefit from reflective, regular support. We offer support with strategic development, funding, bids, partnerships, incorporation, policies and procedures, paperwork, risk management and more.
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Impactful CSR and volunteering
Spend time outdoors as a team, reconnect and align priorities whilst doing good for the community and the local ecosystem, through habitat restoration or citizen science projects tailored to the interests of your team.
We deliver our own CSR and volunteering projects and also work with partners across Sussex.
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Workshops and events on the Sussex Downs
Team building experiences, workshops and activities for corporate away days, thank you days or to sit alongside your own events. We can deliver creative workshops, wild beach sessions, tin embossing, leatherwork, hand building clay and we work with partners to deliver fly-fishing, adventure activities, camping and bushcraft days. These can be booked individually or woven into a team day.
