About OBP

The Home Depot culture, which is a significant strength of the Company, emphasizes a decentralized approach to management, and it encourages entrepreneurial innovation and high levels of commitment, teamwork, and enthusiasm by its associates. In the midst of an unprecedented expansion, doubling the number of stores to over 1,000 by the year 2000, the need for highly effective assistant store managers, who are able to provide leadership and coaching to store associates, is essential. The Home Depot turned to Outward Bound Professional to provide vital skills to these managers in the management of their most critical resource—their associates.