It seems simple to outsiders who try to copy us, but what we know is the neuroscience behind how and why people and teams get into flow states. We also unleash creativity, everybody becomes heard, and as a result people gain confidence. Admittedly, after a Dynamic Teaming Walkshop, you've got to become the person that … Continue reading 🎯 We’ve got a great way to develop the skills for your team. 🌊
As we head into Autumn, I have some time to organise and run a one-day Stoic Pilgrim Field Day — a practical day of challenge, adventure and reflection. A mix of: 🌲 Self-awareness — understanding how you respond under pressure 🔥 Philosophical adventure — using real experiences to explore how we think, decide and act … Continue reading 🌌 STOIC PILGRIM FIELD DAY ☯
AI is changing work rapidly. The organisations that thrive won’t necessarily be the biggest — they’ll be the most adaptive. Small, high-trust teams now have access to tools and capabilities once reserved for entire departments. But technology alone is not enough. Teams still need clarity, communication, ownership, and the ability to make good decisions under … Continue reading 🚀 Dynamic Teaming for an AI World 🧑🤝🧑🧑🤝🧑
A new report from the International Labour Organization highlights a stark reality: over 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to psychosocial risks at work—things like long hours, job insecurity, and harassment. These pressures, often tied to cardiovascular disease and mental health struggles, also cost the global economy around 1.37% of GDP annually. … Continue reading 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to psychosocial risks at work
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 🌳
It seems over our history, that we have shifted from hierarchy to egalitarianism over the years, even over a year depending on fishing and hunting seasons. My own research led me to a system in the brain called the 'Dominance Behaviour System (DBS). When you give someone power, they tend to make different decisions, ones … Continue reading Redesigning Human Systems to Be Egalitarian
They need space. Space to walk. Space to think. Space to speak honestly — or not speak at all. That’s where Stoic Pilgrim Adventures CIC begins. Not with performance. Not with pressure. But with a simple return to what has always worked: Walking side by side. In nature. In conversation. In quiet. **Men Allowed Mondays** … Continue reading Most men don’t need fixing.
Men Allowed Mondays – Walk. Talk. Belong. Stoic Pilgrim Adventures C.I.C. invites men to step outside, walk side by side, and reconnect — with themselves, with others, and with the natural world. Starting Monday 30th March at 6pm from The Black Lion, Cheddleton, Murph and Ryan Shotton (former professional footballer and co-owner of the pub) … Continue reading Men Allowed – Walk. Talk. Belong.
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.
