The dungeon master’s guide to feedback
Feedback is a hugely important part of our workplaces but we often put it off because it's too hard.
In role-playing games, a Dungeon Master turns wins and failures into part of the story, treating players as heroes of their own journey. Leaders can do the same.
This talk reframes feedback as guidance, not judgment — a way to spark curiosity, build trust, and help people level up — creating workplaces where everyone wants to keep playing.
Who is this talk for?
Tech leads and managers who want to build stronger teams.
Anyone interested in creating a workplace culture where feedback actually works.
Anyone who wants to get more confidence with delivering feedback.
What will attendees take away?
How to reframe feedback as guidance instead of judgment.
Simple approaches to make feedback land with impact.
Ways to use feedback to strengthen trust and resilience in teams.
Tamara Buckland is the founder of Leadership Treehouse, where play, creativity, and role-playing collide with serious leadership growth. They design game-based adventures that help leaders and teams tackle the messy middle of work - trust gaps, hard conversations, culture drift and more.
Alongside this, Tamara runs BloomHQ, a fractional HR consultancy trusted by founders and fast-growing businesses.
Outside of work, Tamara rides motorbikes, is a practising druid and a D&D nerd.
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