“Leadership is not scarce. Our systems just make it so.”

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Most of us were trained to behave like widgets. -Stay in lane. -Wait for permission. -Optimise your function. But humans are not components. We are sensing, creative, relational, meaning-seeking beings. That’s why working in Dynamic Self-Organising Teams (D-SOTs) feels so different. Because in D-SOTs: -Leadership circulates. -Intelligence is shared. -Responsibility is human again. -And something … Continue reading “Leadership is not scarce. Our systems just make it so.”

đź’š Planting for the Future: Generational Generosity in Action đźŚ±

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đź’šYesterday, I witnessed something quietly beautiful.đź’š As part of the Stoic Pilgrim Fellowship, we live by a Field Manual of 12 principles — ethical anchors for how we move, think, and act. One of them is Generational Generosity: the idea that our actions today should benefit those who will come after us. A small group … Continue reading đź’š Planting for the Future: Generational Generosity in Action đźŚ±

AI isn’t dangerous. Misaligned systems are.

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AI optimises brilliantly. But optimisation without restraint starts to feel inhuman. Not because machines are evil — but because they’re shaped by environments where winning is everything. That’s how systems end up behaving like the dark tetrad: cold, extractive, manipulative — without intending harm. AI doesn’t feel brittleness. It doesn’t pause at ethical edges. It … Continue reading AI isn’t dangerous. Misaligned systems are.

When Obedience Becomes the Problem

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Men have spent centuries being shaped for obedience. Empires, institutions, and markets all depend on men who follow orders without asking too many questions. Over time, this obedience becomes confused with virtue. But the kind of personalities most comfortable issuing such orders are rarely the wisest. Modern psychology identifies a cluster of traits — the … Continue reading When Obedience Becomes the Problem

Walk with the Living World

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Every day we pass trees, flowers, and plants. Most of us don’t truly see them. We’ve been trained to treat green things as mechanisms, objects — resources to be managed or ignored. That way of looking is the same mechanistic story that’s pushed us toward crisis. From cradle to grave we learn to put “nature” … Continue reading Walk with the Living World

Real change doesn’t come from telling people what to think!

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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!

Most business leaders are too busy to think!?

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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!?

🌲The Fellowship: Why Men Need Each Other Now More Than Ever… đź”Ą

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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… đź”Ą

✨ A Gift Forward — The Fellowship Retreat 25-26th November

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One of the men booked onto The Fellowship can no longer attend due to work commitments — but instead of cancelling, he’s chosen to pay his place forward. A simple act, but a rare one. A gesture of compassion, generosity, and belief in something bigger than himself. In a world that often tells us to … Continue reading ✨ A Gift Forward — The Fellowship Retreat 25-26th November

Fancy Walking Back to Wisdom? … There’s one place left!

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“Wisdom Walking Retreat" Wisdom Walks: Rediscovering the Ancient Rhythm Across cultures, men have stepped away from society to walk together in wild places — Hadza hunters, San trackers, Aboriginal elders, and Inuit explorers. These weren’t just journeys for food or survival, but for wisdom. When we walk and talk in nature, something shifts. Hierarchies dissolve. … Continue reading Fancy Walking Back to Wisdom? … There’s one place left!