The future doesn’t belong to big teams.It belongs to small, highly aligned ones. Steve Jobs built tight, focused teams to outmanoeuvre entire industries.Special forces operate in small, autonomous units.Expedition teams survive and thrive because everyone is switched on, adaptable, and accountable. Even Marcus Aurelius led through shared responsibility and internal alignment. This isn’t new.But it’s … Continue reading Dynamic Teaming Walkshops.
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We are not lacking information. We are drowning in it.
We are not lacking information. We are drowning in it. Every day—news, AI, opinions, strategies, frameworks. More inputs than any human system was designed to handle. And yet… clarity is rare. Because knowledge is consumed. But wisdom must be cultivated. On May 25th–26th, I’m hosting a small fellowship retreat Gradbach Mill Just 8 places. Two … Continue reading We are not lacking information. We are drowning in it.
Knowledge is consumed…But wisdom is cultivated
We wildschool, just like wild coaching, we as parents find getting outdoors, in nature and getting real world experience works well for us. Matthew's out horse riding at the moment with Emma Murphy. 🙂 This little clips explains the reasons well I thought. Knowledge is consumed...But wisdom is cultivated, by walking, dialogue, in the wilderness, … Continue reading Knowledge is consumed…But wisdom is cultivated
The Next Fellowship Retreat 25th & 26th May…
🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️ 🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂️ + Me - Murph = 9 Curious men interested in exploring hindsight, foresight and insight as a path to greater wisdom 🥾 2 Days = 2 walks 🪓 wilderness survival skills 🔪 ⛺ 👂🏻 Deep Listening and Dialogue 🚶♂️🚶♂️ 👬 Camaraderie through Community 🏞️ Staffordshire Moorlands 🏞️ 🔥 Campfire Conversations under stars 🌃 … Continue reading The Next Fellowship Retreat 25th & 26th May…
📢 Everyone’s running an epic mental script. 🧠
Big vision. Big growth. Big exits. Big applause. We celebrate BIG and BOLD like it’s the only way to be legitimate. Everyone’s quietly told they should be aiming to be the next billionaire disruptor. Here’s the bit we’re not allowed to say out loud: Most of us are not going to be “huge successes” in … Continue reading 📢 Everyone’s running an epic mental script. 🧠
The Fellowship Community – Men’s Retreats
We’re told the future belongs to faster thinking. Smarter tools.Sharper competition.More individual optimisation. But that’s not how humans have ever met uncertainty. Our advantage was never information.It was wisdom. Not speed — but sense-making.Not dominance — but creative collaboration.Not noise — but dialogue. When the world became complex, humans didn’t sit still and compete harder.They … Continue reading The Fellowship Community – Men’s Retreats
If you don’t want to outsource your thinking — and eventually your relevance — you need to train your mind the old way.
There’s growing evidence that heavy tech use in schools and work is quietly eroding our ability to think deeply. https://www.instagram.com/p/DUnMft6EZ4L/ Humans didn’t evolve to learn alone, staring at screens. We learned by walking, arguing, questioning, and thinking together. Aristotle taught while walking. Socrates learned through conversation. If you don’t want to outsource your thinking — … Continue reading If you don’t want to outsource your thinking — and eventually your relevance — you need to train your mind the old way.
💫⚡💡 Empowered People Behave Differently….And Better! 💪
Looking back at this old photo from my military days reminds me why adventure has always been my motivation. The above was taken wandering and climbing around the Himalayas. Early on, I learned to escape hierarchy and test my own limits — eventually joining the SF world, not for prestige, but just to see if … Continue reading 💫⚡💡 Empowered People Behave Differently….And Better! 💪
🌱 When three things align, change becomes inevitable: 🌊
🍀 Aspirational — Who are we becoming?🍀 Inspirational — Who benefits beyond us?🍀 Motivational — How does this make life better now? That’s what From Mercenaries to Missionaries was really about. Not leaders.Not hierarchy.But ordinary people, in small, trusted teams, choosing to act with purpose—right where they are. History doesn’t turn because of strategies.It turns … Continue reading 🌱 When three things align, change becomes inevitable: 🌊
“We’re all doomed.”
Are we? If so… maybe it’s how we make decisions. We turned humans into widgets and called it management.Trained ourselves to think in steps, stages, metrics and loops.Efficient. Useful. Incomplete. What’s breaking isn’t intelligence — it’s awareness. • Linear models applied to living systems• Speed optimised, wisdom lost• Control mistaken for understanding At the February … Continue reading “We’re all doomed.”
