THE TEMPEST TWO
SUMMIT
A modern leadership programme that builds leaders who navigate uncertainty and thrive in change.
THE PROBLEM ISN'T HOW FAST THE WORLD IS CHANGING. IT'S WHETHER YOUR LEADERS CAN KEEP UP. THE MOST VALUABLE SKILL A LEADER CAN POSSESS TODAY IS THE ABILITY TO ADAPT, ACT AND THRIVE IN TIMES OF PRESSURE AND CONSTANT CHANGE.
01 · The Challenge
The ground keeps moving
Your leaders were trained for a world that no longer exists. Markets shift overnight. AI rewrites the job faster than the strategy deck can be signed off. The plan set in January is obsolete by March.
The leaders who win are not the ones with the most knowledge. They are the ones who adapt fastest, stay clear under pressure, and keep their people moving forward when the map runs out.
The single biggest risk is not change, technology or competition. It is capable leaders who freeze, defer, or quietly defend the old way at the exact moment conditions demand something new.
Most leadership development teaches people about leadership. Knowledge was never the problem. Behaviour under pressure is. You cannot read your way to courage. You cannot present your way to calm.
02 · The Approach
Adaptability is trained, not taught
We are Tom Caulfield and James Whittle, The Tempest Two. For over a decade we have translated what we learned at the edge of adventure into action for leadership teams at the worlds most ambitious companies. Our point of difference is that our knowledge is earned, rather than simply read from a textbook. From being stuck in a hurricane in a rowing boat mid-Atlantic, to dangling from a rope 3000ft off the side of El Capitan, we have shown time-and-time again what is possible when you apply a certain type of mindset. We have a deep understanding of what it takes to build resilient, adaptable and high-performing teams, and how to build the habits that guarantee success. This programme is for companies who champion a mindset that sees obstacles as opportunities, who accelerate whilst others slow down, and want to build leaders who can navigate even the most turbulent waters.
03 · The Programme
Six months. One transformation.
A six-month, cohort-based experience. Each month targets a single capability adaptable leaders rely on, and builds it through a repeating rhythm of learning, real-world challenge and reflection.
6
Months
8-15
Leaders per cohort
4
Stage monthly loop
£5k
Per leader, minimum 8
Duration
Six months, one capability per month, so change compounds rather than fades
Cohort
8 to 15 leaders, small enough for genuine trust and airtime
Kickoff
A half-day launch offsite that bonds the group and sets the standard
Monthly rhythm
A repeating loop: Learn, Apply, Check-in, Reflect
The shared summit
One TTT hosted challenge that turns colleagues into a team
Closing session
The cohort comes together to share what worked and plan how to apply it from here
Format
Flexible delivery, in person or virtual, built around your teams
Our framework
Every month runs the same four-stage loop. We teach the idea, we make them use it for real, we hold them accountable while they do, and we bring the learning back to the group. Six times over. That is how insight becomes instinct.
Learn
A focused 90-minute workshop opening the month's theme with a clear framework and group discussion.
Shared language and awareness, grounded in their real context.
Apply
Each leader commits, in front of the group, to a challenge that forces them to practise the capability for real.
This is the rep. Application is where behaviour actually changes.
Check-in
A personal mid-month touchpoint while the challenge is live, keeping momentum and accountability high.
Support at the exact moment most programmes lose people.
Reflect
The cohort reconvenes to share what happened, what they learned, and what it cost them.
Peer reflection embeds the change and deepens the cohort bond.
Six months. Six capabilities.
Sequenced with intent, building from composure under pressure out towards leading a whole team through change.
Performing under pressure
Stay clear, decisive and effective when the load is heaviest and the stakes are real.
Building high-performing habits
Install the systems that sustain performance long after motivation runs dry.
Increasing personal agency
Move from passenger to driver, owning outcomes instead of circumstances.
Leading with courage
Act decisively despite fear, discomfort and risk, and have the conversations others avoid.
Navigating uncertainty
Make strong calls without the full picture, adapt as conditions change, and keep moving.
Leading others through change
Carry a team through disruption with clarity and confidence.
The shared summit
One challenge. Taken on together.
Running alongside the six months is a single collective challenge, hosted by The Tempest Two, that the cohort takes on as a team. It is the emotional spine of the programme: one shared hard thing that makes every individual challenge feel real. Colleagues become a cohort that has been through something together, and that is the story your leaders carry long after the programme ends.
04 · The Outcome
What changes
One clear shift: a leader who is better at adapting and thriving when things are uncertain, fast-moving or hard. Not just steadier in themselves, but the fixed point their whole team navigates by.
Freezes or defaults to the old way when pressure lands
Holds their nerve and makes the call
Waits for certainty before making a move
Makes strong calls with incomplete information, then adjusts
Reacts to whatever circumstances throw at them
Owns the outcome and drives it forward
Avoids discomfort and the hard conversations
Steps into discomfort on purpose, knowing that is where growth lives
Protects themselves when change hits
Steadies the team and carries others through it
THE STRUCTURE
A half-day kickoff offsite to launch and bond the cohort (hosted at our HQ or in your office)
Six monthly modules, each a facilitated 90-minute workshop led by The Tempest Two
A structured personal challenge every month, with real-world application built in
Monthly individual check-ins to sustain momentum and accountability
Group reflection sessions that embed the learning across the cohort
The shared team challenge, designed and hosted by The Tempest Two
A group closing session to share learnings and plan how to put them to work in the year ahead
All frameworks, tools and materials for every participant to keep
Who it's for
Leaders worth backing
Senior and high-potential leaders you are investing in for the long term.
Organisations in motion
Moving through change, growth, restructure, AI adoption or integration.
Teams that carry others
Teams that need to lead others through uncertainty, not just survive it themselves.
05 · THE INVESTMENT
£5,000 PER LEADER
BETWEEN 8-15 LEADERS·FROM £40,000 PER COHORT
That covers a six-month transformation: a full cohort experience, individual coaching touchpoints, a hosted team challenge and all frameworks, tools and materials. It is a fraction of a flagship business-school programme. It is a far smaller fraction of what it costs to lose one capable leader who checks out in the middle of a change they were not equipped to lead.
THE LEADERS WHO ADAPT FASTEST WIN. WE BUILD THEM.