Being Human

#116 The Ostrich Paradox - with Robert Meyer

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/A conversation with Wharton scholar Robert Meyer on his book 'The Ostrich Paradox'.In this episode, we talk:- Why we fail to learn from past disasters- The biases that stop us making investments for the long term- How we can use herding and other biases in our favour- How we must change our approach to managing risk- The truth about ostrichesEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:The Ostrich ParadoxRobert's profile at Wharton

#115 Sanity Correspondent - with Tanmoy Goswami

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/My guest this week on Being Human is Tanmoy Goswami, who holds that rare distinction of being the world's only 'Sanity Correspondent' for, well, The Correspondent.He is a passionate advocate for us talking more openly about mental health.He first got on my radar with his article "From the myth of meritocracy to the rise of bullshit jobs – it's time we admit work doesn't make us happy" in which he lays out how our workplaces can not only make us unhappy but send us to an early grave.Yes, things must change.We talk:- Moving away from the language of war in business- Living with depression and anxiety- What we really mean by recovery- What we must change about our workplaces- The dark side of mainstreaming the mental health conversationEnjoy!To our humanity,Richard Links:Tanmoy's profile on The CorrespondentTanmoy's Twitter

#114 Emerging from a Trauma World - with Daniela Sieff

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/Author and speaker Daniela Sieff is a former student of evolution under Richard Dawkins. She has turned her attention to trauma and its impacts. She brilliantly articulates the way adverse events and conditions shape our lives and how we can emerge from a Trauma World.In this highly personal conversation, we cover:- The definition of trauma- Daniela's own turning point in her facing her past - Healing versus curing trauma- How society ignores the magnitude of child abuse, neglect and its effects- How we can heal and why therapy worksEnjoy!To our humanity,RichardLinks:Daniela's websiteDaniela's mailing list

#113 Liberating Collective Wisdom - with Phil Driver

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This episode is with Phil Driver, author of 'From Woe to Flow: Validating and Implementing Strategies'. In it, he sets a way that anyone can think about strategy based on decades of work with a wide range of organisations.Let Phil take you through a fresh way to think about strategy from his cabin in rural New Zealand.We talk:- Living the permaculture life- The art of strategising 'right to left'- How to get three hundred people to agree on a way forward- The common issue with 'Open Space' meetings and how to fix them- How emerging from Covid-19 is not about returning to normal Enjoy!To your humanity,Richard

#112 What If da Vinci Built Companies? - with Michael J. Gelb

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This episode's guest, Michael J. Gelb, has published 17 books, including 'How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci' and 'The Healing Organization', which he co-authored with recent guest Raj Sisodia. He takes the view that our intellects are highly malleable, even into later life, and by using specific exercises, we can better integrate our left and right brains to enhance our reasoning and creative powers.  In this conversation, we take a tour through three of his books, from 'How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci', the 'The Art of Connection', landing at 'The Healing Organization'. The underlying theme is one of embracing all of our humanity, as individuals and in our organisations. We talk:- How to think like Leonardo da Vinci- The power of curiosity for unlocking creative potential- The Indra's Net metaphor for consciousness- The need for 'whole-brain thinking' in economics and in life- Why "Healing Organizations" are part of the megatrend for capitalism Enjoy and have a great weekend!To your humanity,Richard

#111 Taming The Corporate Psychopath - with Mike Lee

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/As well as researching psychological safety with his colleague Amy Edmondson , my guest this week, Mike Lee, Professor in Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, takes a deep interest in how company structure affects how people act.In this episode, we cover:- Psychological safety defined- How changing the default choices managers make can improve psychological safety for others- The radically flat business operating system Holacracy: its benefits and limitations- How getting to know your colleagues improves productivity- Mike's spirit animal: a live demoEnjoy!Have a great weekend, Richard Links:Mike's websiteINSEAD profile link

#110 Metagility - with David A. Bishop

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/A conversation with Dr. David A. Bishop, author of "Metagility: Managing Agile Development for Competitive Advantage".We talk:- How we must now reconsider the Agile Manifesto- The concept of "Agile Vorticity"- How to change as fast as your market- How the rise of smart devices is changing the rules for agility- A happy marriage of Agile and Waterfall techniques- Agility as your Product Engine Enjoy and have a great weekend, RichardLinks:Metagility bookAgile Worx

#109 The Healing Organization - with Raj Sisodia

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/Author and business philosopher Raj Sisodia is back with a new book, The Healing Organization, which takes a deep look at the role of a business within its community.In this episode, we talk:- The four energies we must balance when building Healing Organisations- What The Founders missed when learning from the Iroquois to write the American Constitution- Saving lives by baking cookies- A call centre boss' epiphany- Raj's take on Amazon's business practicesEnjoy!Best wishes and be well,RichardLinks:The Healing Organization book The Conscious Capitalism Institute

#108 Get Offline - with Howard Lewis

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/A conversation with Howard Lewis: art collector, investor and YouTube street stunt artist. Although now obviously suspended, he runs OFFLINE, a monthly gathering with a simple aim: to share a meal. The prospect of sharing a refection with anyone beyond our immediate household is a distant prospect for many of us right now. However, Howard provides us with some inspiration for the lives we might want to create when we can all let go of the current strictures.In this episode, we talk:- The inspiration for his 'chocolate challenge' street initiative- The primal power of dining together- Why we must bring more spontaneity to our gatherings- The gift of developing conversational skills- The need for us all to be more human in our public livesEnjoy!

#107 The Art of (Online) Meetings - with Matthew Homann

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week, I speak with Matt Homann, CEO of Filament, a firm dedicated to faciliating great meetings in-person or online.We talk:- the fundamental principles that make for an excellent meeting- how to make meetings work online - the common mistakes that people make in offline meetings that you should not transfer online- a future of Chief Collaboration Officers- humanising virtual working Enjoy! Best wishesRichardLinks: Filament website