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🚶 🚶‍♀️ 🌄 Unlocking Wisdom in the Wild – A Day at Alderley Edge 🚶 🚶‍♀️ 🌄

Another fantastic day spent walking the ancient paths of Alderley Edge, helping business owners share their wisdom in the great outdoors. There’s something about stepping away from the boardroom and into nature that opens up new perspectives, sharper thinking, and deeper conversations. Walking side by side, ideas flow more freely. Barriers drop. The usual noise … Continue reading 🚶 🚶‍♀️ 🌄 Unlocking Wisdom in the Wild – A Day at Alderley Edge 🚶 🚶‍♀️ 🌄

🌄 🚶‍♀️ 🚶‍➡️ Take Your Facilitation & Coaching Outdoors 🚶 🚶‍♀️ 🌄

"You may be able to remember what you learned indoors, but you never forget what you learned outdoors" If you want to learn how to facilitate outdoor meetings and coach clients safely and effectively, then join us for our 2-day retreat on WILD Coaching & Facilitating. You'll learn how to: ✅ Guide safely in nature … Continue reading 🌄 🚶‍♀️ 🚶‍➡️ Take Your Facilitation & Coaching Outdoors 🚶 🚶‍♀️ 🌄

🏔️ Wild Coaching: The Art of Talking Sense While Freezing Sensibly 🌧️

What did one Stoic Pilgrim say to the other Stoic Pilgrim? "If it’s not raining, we’re not training!" So there we were, up on Kinder Plateau, embracing the Stoic practice of voluntary challenge—which is a fancy way of saying: we went out in the cold and called it coaching. John Shinnick and I set off … Continue reading 🏔️ Wild Coaching: The Art of Talking Sense While Freezing Sensibly 🌧️

🚶The POND Framework: Unlocking Wisdom and Wellbeing with WILD Coaching & Facilitation 🚶

Title: The POND Framework: Unlocking Wisdom and Wellbeing with WILD Coaching Why does WILD Coaching work so effectively? It’s all in the POND Framework, a simple yet profound approach that taps into the synergy of Wisdom and Wellbeing through walking and talking in the Great Outdoors. Here’s a breakdown: P = Peak States Peak states—those … Continue reading 🚶The POND Framework: Unlocking Wisdom and Wellbeing with WILD Coaching & Facilitation 🚶

📢 🌟 Step Into a New Era of Coaching: Become a WILD Coach & Facilitator 📢 🌟

Are you ready to transform lives through the power of nature, adventure, and timeless wisdom? Our WILD Coaching & Facilitation programmes invites you to reimagine personal growth, team development, and leadership transformation—one step at a time. What is Stoic Pilgrim WILD Coaching & Facilitation? 🌳 Promoting Wisdom & Wellbeing by Walking & Talking in Nature … Continue reading 📢 🌟 Step Into a New Era of Coaching: Become a WILD Coach & Facilitator 📢 🌟

📢 🌟 B.U.I.L.D Framework for Dynamic Teams 📢 🌟

B = Belonging Core Idea: Belonging is a fundamental human need that drives connection and engagement. Action Steps: Create rituals or symbols that unify the team (e.g., shared experiences, team names, or mottos).Celebrate diversity by recognising each member’s unique contributions. Provide spaces where team members can connect personally, not just professionally—this fosters deeper bonds.Use tools … Continue reading 📢 🌟 B.U.I.L.D Framework for Dynamic Teams 📢 🌟

📢 🌟 Some of us have been banging on about the qualities required by future fit employers for years. 📢 🌟

💁‍♂️ Some of us have been helping organisations develop these qualities within their places of work. 🧐 📚 Moreover, a few of us have written books on the subject which has been applauded by the association of Executive Coaches: See below 🌄 And some of us have been designing meaningful interventions within nature and on … Continue reading 📢 🌟 Some of us have been banging on about the qualities required by future fit employers for years. 📢 🌟

🧘 In a world where work-life balance is becoming a cornerstone of success, I’m inspired to build on the insights from Randstad’s Workmonitor 2025 report. 🧘‍♂️

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7287504075833671680/ The message of evolving workplace baselines resonates deeply: Personalisation, Community, and Future-ready skilling are pivotal to thriving in today’s professional landscape. 🧐 🚶‍♀️ That’s why I’m passionate about initiatives like Freshwalks, which redefine how businesses and individuals foster connection and well-being. 🚶 By seamlessly managing the logistics of netwalking and creating shared, novel experiences … Continue reading 🧘 In a world where work-life balance is becoming a cornerstone of success, I’m inspired to build on the insights from Randstad’s Workmonitor 2025 report. 🧘‍♂️

☠️ Have you ever noticed how often we miss the weak signals? ☠️

🌀 Even bloody obvious ones, that are staring us in the face! 🌟 Those subtle ripples that hint at incoming chaos, but we dismiss them until it’s too late. This isn’t just a personal blind spot; it’s a systemic issue. Normalcy bias kicks in, telling us, “Things will stay the same, nothing to worry about … Continue reading ☠️ Have you ever noticed how often we miss the weak signals? ☠️

💥 Is our obsession with competitive advantage holding us back? 💥

Imagine this: the frameworks we use for business and leadership today—our strategies, models, and systems—are not fixed truths. They’re just experiments. Experiments in how humans organise, create, and adapt. For 10,000 years, we’ve operated under the banner of compete and control. It's the capitalist ethos—win at all costs, dominate the market, edge out the competition. … Continue reading 💥 Is our obsession with competitive advantage holding us back? 💥