The Dungeon master’s guide to performance management

Explore the everyday behaviours that help leaders and managers do performance management well, and turn your insights into practical habits. 

Great performance management isn’t a once-a-year event; it’s built on the everyday behaviours leaders bring to the table. In this workshop, I’ll lead you through a game designed to bring those behaviours to life, from how you set direction to how you respond when the quest goes off-script.

Afterwards, we’ll debrief together to surface what you noticed, what worked, and what got in the way. You’ll leave with fresh insights and a few practical tips to weave into your own leadership approach.

Who is this workshop for?

Leaders, Managers, aspiring Team Leads who might need to performance manage others.

What will attendees take away?

  • A clearer view of the everyday behaviours that support effective performance management

  • Fresh insights into your own leadership habits, strengths, and blind spots

  • Practical tips you can weave into your day-to-day approach

  • A few ideas to try straight away with your team

Date, time & venue

Thursday, 6th May 2027

Willeston Conference Center, Wellington Central, NZ

9:30 am to 12:00 pm (including morning tea)

Tamara has long brown hair, glasses, a big smile and has two full sleeve arm tattoos.

Tamara Buckland

They/them

Founder @ Leadership Treehouse

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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