In a world where digital mental health challenges are on the rise, young people face increasing pressures, and too many adults shy away from challenging the status-quo. It's been a privilege to support the #CCF and Mark Fox in building resilience and essential outdoor skills in the next generation. Real leadership starts with capability, confidence, … Continue reading Fancy some Adventure Based Learning Experiences for your Team?
McKinsey’s latest article on people management highlights a fundamental shift—one that resonates deeply with my work on Dynamic Teaming. Their message is clear: the future of work demands fluid, strategic, and human-centred teams, not rigid hierarchies. Businesses that match skills to value-adding tasks in real-time, empower autonomy, and foster human-centric leadership will thrive. This is … Continue reading ⚡ Dynamic Teams: The Future of People Management? 😎
History shows us a pattern: when wealth and power become too concentrated, collapse and redistribution inevitably follow. Colonialism, exploitation, and extreme inequality create instability—until the system corrects itself. The ultra-wealthy may build gated compounds, but they cannot outrun collapse. Polluters cannot escape to distant islands. Warmongers cannot impose control forever. Like all life, societies require … Continue reading 🌀The Cycle of Power & Collapse🌀
It’s not about enduring a brutal selection process—it’s about shifting from management to facilitation. A small, highly skilled team armed with the right tools can achieve extraordinary things. Why? Because that’s how humans have always tackled big challenges—from hunting in the wild to exploring new frontiers. Instead of scaling a business for the sake of … Continue reading Want to operate like Special Forces?
Our current capitalist system isn’t just unequal and unsustainable—it’s eroding our mental and emotional wellbeing. Many of us feel the tension between making a living and staying true to our values. This isn’t just discomfort; it’s moral injury—a deep, internal conflict when we feel complicit in something we know is wrong. How This Shows Up: … Continue reading 🤔 Feeling Trapped in a Broken System? You’re Not Alone. 🤔
Wild Coaching and Person-Centred Counselling (PCC) share a deep alignment because both approaches prioritise creating the right conditions for growth, self-discovery, and change. Just as Carl Rogers’ six core conditions foster a therapeutic relationship where the client can evolve, Wild Coaching creates an immersive, nature-based environment that enhances these principles. 🗻 The Wild Coach: A … Continue reading 🚶♂️ Why Wild Coaching is Perfectly Aligned with Person-Centred Counselling 🗻
What a fantastic day delivering a Dynamic Teaming Workshop with MP&Co | B Corp™ in Manchester! We explored our Hunter-Gatherer personas, understanding how they shape our decision-making, stress responses, and ability to collaborate effectively. By recognising how to stay in flow states, we can manage stress more effectively and enhance team performance—not just for ourselves … Continue reading #Dynamic Teaming#
I was recently interviewed by the brilliant Susan Ni Chriodain for her podcast, Life Beyond the Numbers. We delved into all things #WildCoaching, discussing performance, resilience, wellbeing, and the importance of making more eco-centric decisions. It was a fascinating conversation that covered a lot of ground! During the interview, Susan also recommended a fantastic book, … Continue reading #WildCoaching and Wayfinding
We’re witnessing the unraveling of the hard-fought progress our grandparents made to secure peace and stability. It’s disheartening to see the actions of a few so-called 'leaders' —whether in Corporatocracy or politics—threaten to undo the sacrifices that generations before us worked so tirelessly to achieve. The situation in Europe is becoming increasingly dire. We are … Continue reading Reality Check…
When we think, we don’t just think inside our heads. Our environment, our tools, and the people around us shape how we process information. This is the essence of extended cognition—the idea that thinking isn’t just locked inside the brain but extends into the world around us. And what better way to explore this than … Continue reading Netwalking & Extended Cognition – Thinking Beyond the Brain 🧠
