The Being Human Podcast with Richard Atherton

#134 The Art of Compassionate Business - with Bruno Cignacco

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/My guest this week is Bruno Cignacco, international speaker, coach and author of 'The Art of Compassionate Business'. Bruno is committed to putting love at the centre of our business relationships.First and foremost, Bruno is an advocate of what he calls The Human Oriented Enterprise, a type of business that prioritizes human interaction over everything else.We talk:- Love in the office- Generosity- Natural conversations- Passion and resilienceEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:The Art of Compassionate Business BookBruno's Website

#133 Trust-Based Leadership - with Mike Ettore

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/My guest this week is Mike Ettore, leadership coach and ex-infantry officer with the US Marines. He's the author of 'Trust-Based Leadership', where he explains how he adapted and applied military leadership concepts while serving as a business leader. After leaving the Marines, Mike has served as a top executive for the staffing company Kforce, where he rose to the position of Chief Information Officer, despite not having any formal tech training.Over his years in corporate life, Mike learned how to apply the Marines Core Values - Honour, Courage and Commitment to business.We talk:- Forgetting ammo on the battlefield- Leadership eats culture- Integrity above all else- Leader as scholar- The art of planningEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:Trust-Based Leadership BookFidelis Leadership Group

#132 How To Be More Pirate - with Sam Conniff and Alex Barker

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/Sam Conniff Allende is back on the show. Last time Sam had just hoisted his Jolly Roger to the world in the form of his breakthrough bestseller 'Be More Pirate'. This week he's back on Being Human with his Right-Hand Pirate Alex Barker.Alex joined Sam in 2019 to turn a book of culture-busting ideas into a movement.Alex and Sam make a great double-act. Sam is the embodiment of the pirate spirit, whilst Alex is the anchor getting real change done in Navy-like corporates.We talk:- Going pirate with Mercedes vans- Finding your inner pirate - Professional rule breaking- Scaling vs impact - Salty languageEnjoy me hearties!Links:How To: Be More Pirate bookBe More Pirate website

#131 Cracking the Leadership Code - with Alain Hunkins

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/My guest this week is Alain Hunkins, a veteran leadership coach. He's worked with over 2,000 groups of leaders in 25 countries, and he's author of the just-published 'Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Leaders'.Alain was raised by a mother and grandmother who were both Holocaust survivors. Their trauma-bound personalities were his first experiences of leadership. This sowed the seed for his life-long quest to discover better ways to lead.Over years of working in men's groups, Alain learned to identify and reframe his beliefs on leadership, and, through his leadership coaching, he has learned what works for others.We talk:- Building connection- Dealing with rage- Outside-in vs inside-out development- What limits organisation growth- How parenting shapes the workplaceEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:Alain's WebsiteAlain's Book

#130 Feel Fully - with Pete Walker

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My guest this week, Pete Walker, is a man who has travelled far physically and metaphorically. A Vietnam War veteran, he sought spiritual salvation in India before finally confronting his inner grief at an Encounter group workshop.Learning to feel and grieve deeply set Pete on a path to dealing with his Complex PTSD. He has since written several books on these themes and treated hundreds of others as a deep feeling therapist.Pete and I have walked similar paths and talk frankly about the joys and pain of deep work.
We cover:- Pete's LSD trip that opened new possibilities- His path to grieving- Complex PTSD explained- Getting started with grieving- Why real men cry
Enjoy!
To your humanity,RichardLinks:Pete Walker's BooksPete Walker's Website

#129 Google, Eggs and Inspiration - with Craig Fenton

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/Perhaps the phrase 'A Man of Many Hats' was created for my guest this week. A Google Exec, investor, record label boss, YouTuber, I give you Kiwi-in-London Craig Fenton.Craig began life as a barrister, then switched to consulting before landing as Director of Strategy and Operations at Google in the UK.We talk: - Phone-only podcasting- Managing multiple pursuits- The evolving Google culture- Discovering music talent- The upside of Glass-holesEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:Big Community RecordsCoffee, Eggs & InspirationGoogle

#128 Facing The Wolf - with Theresa Sheppard Alexander

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this week's episode, I speak with therapist Theresa Sheppard Alexander, author of 'Facing The Wolf: Inside The Process of Deep Feeling Therapy'.Theresa shares her story of finding Primal Therapy in her early twenties and how she helps clients climb down ‘the staircase of feeling’ to experience their deepest pain, and ultimately, to find more joy and light in their lives.I found this one of my most challenging conversations so far on Being Human. As a veteran of Primal Therapy myself, I reveal more about my own journey than I have in any other public conversation.We talk:- The benefits of 'descending into feeling'- Getting your whole self back- The problem with cognitive therapy - Will I become just a puddle of tears?- Therapy and sexualityEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:Theresa's website'Facing The Wolf' book 

#127 Moose Heads on the Table - with Lisa Gill

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/My guest this week is Lisa Gill, host of the ground-breaking podcast Leaderphormosis. She’s also co-author of the just-released 'Moose Heads on the Table: Stories About Self-Managing Organisations from Sweden'.Lisa has helped businesses across Europe to let go of their boss culture. Her approach, along with fellow liberator Karin Tenelius, is to focus on creating different forms of dialogues between employees within companies, as opposed to looking at complicated the structures and processes.We talk:- The benefits of moving to boss-free cultures- How to make decisions without managers- How to sustain self-management or Agile transformations- How going autonomous is no easy ride- The meaning of bringing our whole selves to workEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:Moose Heads On The Table - The BookTuff Leadership TrainingLeadermorphosis

#126 5-Minute Selling - with Alex Goldfayn

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/My return guest this week, Alex Goldfayn, is back with a new book '5-Minute Selling', which is already an Amazon bestseller.Now, I hate sales. I've always hated sales and yet it's an absolutely critical skill in my business life. In fact, it's crucial even if you're not a proper salesperson, but someone who needs to be able to influence and persuade others.What I love about Alex his approach is that it's the antithesis of 'oily' or 'pushy'. At its core, sales is about connecting with people and asking them if you can help.With that as the ethos, we talk:- The mindset to have you make that call- Why we hate sales and how to learn to love it- The Minimal Viable Proactive Sales Habit (MVPSH) ;)- Why the phone is so important- Why system trumps individual actionsEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:5-Minute SellingAlex's Website

#125 Surfing the Big Shift - with John Hagel

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week's guest, John Hagel, is a 40-year veteran of Silicon Valley. John co-founded the Center for the Edge in 2007. The Center has brought insights that have helped me to understand the megatrends in the economy throughout my career. He was the first to identify the growing 'topple rate', i.e. how when large companies gain leading market positions; they are then losing them at an increasing rate.I’m delighted that I'm getting to share his takes on the current state of capitalism in this episode.We talk:- The Big Shift- The importance of passion- The problem with the Learning Organisation- Creation Spaces- Management consultants - problem or solution?Enjoy!Links:John's websiteThe Power of Pull