Spearheading the Nomadic School of Business for over 30 years is Anthony Willoughby, a pioneer in utilising ancient indigenous techniques in modern leadership practises. An explorer by nature, Anthony’s extensive travels have taken him from Papua New Guinea to Japan, and even led him to develop Territory Mapping skills based off his connections with global tribes' people. Having established a number of successful entrepreneurial ventures based on his exclusive adventures, Anthony is now highly sought after as an event speaker.
As a speaker, Anthony has spoken internationally, including appearing on the prestigious TEDx stage in Japan, to conduct a talk called ‘Search of Inspiration’ where he captivated the audience with the valuable insights he learnt on far flung escapades. With over 40 years experience in alternative leadership strategies, Anthony’s keynote talks are transformative for all fortunate enough to listen, with his previous clients including Dyson, IBM and AXA Asia. A totally adaptable speaker, Anthony conducted a highly praised virtual event recently, where participants joined from five continents to hear about his original Territory Mapping technique, which helps individuals and businesses metaphorically navigate the modern world.
Raised in Africa, Anthony’s unorthodox upbringing led him to venture down the path less travelled, seeking to greater understand his personal identity, mother nature and human nature. Embarking on his first journey to stay with the Chimbu Tribe in 1982, Anthony’s devotion to learning how their authentic way of life and hierarchical system could influence businesses in society shaped his future. In 1988 he founded I Will Not Complain, a Japan and China based leadership and development company. Inspiring business leaders and employees with his tales from crossing the Taklamakan Dessert to walking across Papua New Guinea with only wine for sustenance, Anthony’s participants left with a fresh perspective on life.
Further exploration saw Anthony recognise the requirement for relating hierarchical, cultural and language barriers to bring sense to complex and difficult business leadership situations, based on his first-hand experiences with tribes. The founder of The Nomadic School of Business, Anthony now dedicates his career to instilling the essential qualities of courage, clarity and wisdom in his audiences. Through his business, Anthony takes business leaders on epic physical journeys of discovery, similarly to the journey he takes listeners of his talks on, to establish their own Territory Map.
A truly unique, and captivating experience, book Anthony Willoughby for implementable advice learnt from a diverse life around the world.
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When he's at corporate events, Anthony is known to cover the following topics:
- What it's like to fall off a galloping wild camel in Mongolia
- The steps you need to take if you want to climb a 7,546 (24,575ft) mountain without oxygen
- Why you should never travel with a complainer and how to keep them off your next expedition
- How to map the best route to your new world during the COVID-19 crisis
- How NOT to cross a river in Papua New Guinea in full flood
- Why leaders must to 'know their territory', 'earn their spear' and 'handout their feathers'
- What is an important lesson we can learn from Nelson Mandela about adapting to prison
"I first encountered Anthony at an Omnicom Greater China Leadership meeting in September 2010. I say 'encountered' because that is what you do with Anthony. You don't 'meet with him' as you would with any other corporate trainer, you encounter himand have a fundamentally transformative experience, if your mind is open to it" - Ian, TBWA Group Greater China
"Anthony is a veteran of roads less travelled, and will recount some of his experiences from his various expeditions, which included crossing the notorious Taklamakan desert in China by camel, climbing 7,546m Mt. Mustagh Ata in the Parmirs without oxygen or porters and walking across Papua New Guinea with 24 bottles of wine, no food and a persistent complainer which inspired his philosophy of I Will Not Complain. Based on the lessons from these journeys and more importantly what he learnt from his conversations with indigenous leaders he has developed a unique visualising methodology called Territory Mapping which "Enables business leaders to crash through civilisation and see where they are and where they are going with new clarity.”
