For around 300,000 years, humans lived in small, interdependent groups. Not rigid hierarchies.Not corporate ladders.But adaptive, self-organising communities. Anthropologist Richard B. Lee described many of these societies as fiercely egalitarian. Each person embodied a role: Shaman — wisdom, pattern recognition, decision integrity Hunter — decisive action, focus, courage under pressure Scout — curiosity, exploration, new … Continue reading Why We Need More Elders
There are four levels of resilience. Understanding them changes how we develop people, teams, and organisations. 1. Regression When pressure hits, people fall back. Energy drops. Capability narrows. Support is needed just to stabilise. 2. Resistance The instinct to push back against change. Avoidance. Delay. Quiet denial. This is visible across society right now—in how … Continue reading 🌳 From Resilient to Robust: What the Oak Tree Teaches Teams 🌳
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.
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
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
Right now, Hannah Cox is running 100 marathons in 100 days across India — retracing a forgotten colonial salt line — to raise funds and awareness for climate justice, water security, and systemic change. She’s doing this with a small, lean support team. - No PR machine. - No celebrity sponsorship. - No glossy campaign … Continue reading 👉 This should be getting far more attention than it is. 🎙️
It happens when people are in the right state to think together. Dynamic Team Walkshops take big, abstract problems and make them human-scale. By walking side-by-side in nature, people move into a calmer, more coherent mental and emotional state. This isn’t theory – it’s biology. Gentle movement and shared rhythm naturally increase anandamide, serotonin, and … Continue reading Real change doesn’t come from telling people what to think!
That’s the problem. -When you never slow down, you lose perspective. -When you stay indoors, immersed in noise, you drift from reality. The smartest leaders know this: * You don’t find clarity by pushing harder — you find it by stepping back. * That’s where coaching and nature come in. Walking in wild spaces shifts … Continue reading Most business leaders are too busy to think!?
We’re living through fast, uncertain, disorienting times. And one of the most damaging myths of the modern world is that a man should walk the path alone — that silence is strength, and self-reliance is the pinnacle of maturity. But our ancestors knew a different truth: They circled. They shared food, fire, fear, stories and … Continue reading 🌲The Fellowship: Why Men Need Each Other Now More Than Ever… 🔥
This year I’ll be sharing insights on dynamic teaming—how expedition teams can: 👉 Navigate difficult conversations 🙈 🙉 🙊 👉 Build trust and alignment under pressure 🔑 👉 Develop a shared MPOWER Compass 🧭 to strengthen communication and self-awareness Expeditions, like businesses, succeed not just because of logistics, but because of people. 🎯 The closer … Continue reading 🚀 I’m speaking at the #RGSExploreWeekend2025!
