Being Human

#96 Leadership Lessons from Alexander The Great - with Richard Atherton

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this episode, I go solo to take a brief dip into the life of that extraordinary human Alexander The Great to pick out some lessons for leadership today.In this episode, I share:- How he won 23 battles without an org chart- What Alexander learned from his tutor Aristotle on strategy- What Lean Manufacturing and Alexander's leadership style have in commonEnjoy!Best,RichardLinks:Arrian's "The Campaigns of Alexander"History Bro channel on Alexander the Great

#95 Stories from a Start-Up Success - with Ilya Bodner

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/Ilya Bodner, was an immigrant to the US from Uzbekistan. Growing up around his farther's sewing company and his Uncle's cab firm, entrepreneurship was in Ilya's blood.Ilya now runs Bold Penguin, a breakthrough start-up in the insurance industry, transforming the value chain with their digital platform.In this episode, we talk:- Lessons from start-up failures before his breakthrough- The importance of wise counsel- Why team trust is so importantEnjoy and have an awesome weekend.Best,RichardLinks:boldpenguin.com 

#94 Getting Aligned - with Lindsay Uittenbogaard

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/What's going on? Who's in charge? Annual objectives? What? Hey?For many of us in the daily grind, this can be the norm. "The Fog" is what our guest this week, Lindsay Uittenbogaard, calls it. The ambiguity, the differing assumptions, the miscommunication.Lindsay has a path out of the pea soup, it's called MirrorMirror: a platform and process for achieving alignment in teams.In this episode, we talk:- Making the leap from a small company to the Big League- The symptoms that your team is not aligned- The factors that matter in achieving alignment- Her advice to aspiring entrepreneurs- How she nearly founded Uber!Enjoy and have an awesome weekend.Best,RichardLinks:MirrorMirror 

#93 Dream a New Dream - with John Perkins

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/Our guest for this episode is John Perkins, famed author of "Confessions of an Economic Hitman: the shocking inside story of how America really took over the world."John may be the world's only economic writer and practising shaman. His ability to link lessons from shamanism and a new approach to economic progress is fascinating.We talk:- His early experiences of shamanic healing- How our perceptions shape our reality- His work as an 'economic hitman' and the fraud of GDP growth- How only by shifting our dreams, can we change our relationship with the earth- Why doing what you love is so importantEnjoy and here's to a magnificent 2020!Links:John's newsletter John's books

#92 Christmas Review

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this episode, I go solo for a short review of the highlights and major themes of 2019.I talk:- What inspires from the Happiness at Work movement- The magic ingredient for super productive workplaces- Some highlights to come for 2020!Enjoy!

#91 Zone to Win - with Geoffrey Moore

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/Geoffrey Moore's "Crossing the Chasm" is a bible for start-ups in how to get their wares out to the masses.Geoffrey's latest book, "Zone to Win" advises how established players can successfully defend against disrupters and ultimately transform to survive and thrive.We talk:- The four zones that companies must manage when facing disruption- Why an "Agile" culture isn't right for all parts of an organisation- The importance of making only one big bet for transformation- The characteristics of a great transformation leader- How he's still vibrant in his 70'sEnjoy!Have an awesome weekend,RichardLinks:Zone to Win bookCrossing the Chasm bookGeoffrey's websiteGeoffrey's LinkedIn blog

#90 The Art of Performance - with Jeroen De Flander

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In late September this year, I read the extraordinary story of the Hungarian psychologist László Polgár. He was convinced that talent was made not born.To prove it, Polgár declared that his as-yet-born children would become chess grandmasters through his training. He found a willing woman to join him in this grand experiment.Their daughters - The Polgár Sisters - are now some of the most successful chess players of all time. It was my guest this week, Jeroen De Flander, who first told me of this spectacular tale. It forms the basis of his latest book 'The Art of Performance'.In this week's episode, we talk:- How any kid can become Mozart-level pitch perfect- The myth of the 10,000 hours to mastery- The role that genes do play in talent- Why your interests matter more than your personalityLinks:The Art of Performance bookHolland Interests Test - FREEHolland Interests Test - PAIDJeroen's websiteThe Institute of Strategy Execution website

#89 Liminal Thinking - with Dave Gray

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/A conversation with multiple-author and thought leader Dave Gray on his book 'Liminal Thinking'.We talk:- The power of popping our "bubbles of belief"- The ultimate culture hack in a Dallas district- Hacking fishmarkets in Mogadishu- The art of the pattern interrupt- What we can learn from the American PragmatistsEnjoy!Links:Liminal Thinking on AmazonThe WesbiteDave's personal website

#88 Running Business on Love - with Marcel Schwantes

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/Marcel Schwantes is a speaker, executive coach, podcaster and syndicated columnist for Inc.com.He joins me in this episode to talk:- His epiphany overcoming a narcissist boss- The core tenets of Servant Leadership- How Servant Leaders must still lead- When to start and when to wait- Love in the workplaceEnjoy!Best,RichardLinks: http://www.leadershipfromthecore.com/

#87 Show Me Your Salary - with Tom van der Lubbe

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/We're back with Tom van der Lubbe, the radical CEO of Dutch financial advisors Viisi.This month the Fawcett Society in the UK made a call for women to be able all see men's salaries in the cause of equality. The Business Insider has also recently reported on an ad-industry viral salary spreadsheet.What if firms just made salaries public? Not only that, but set out the expected rises for years to come. This has been Viisi's approach.In this episode, we talk:- Why bonuses kill good culture- The power of public 'salary curves'- The self-organising approach to solving pay tensions- Why he doesn't let staff set their own salariesEnjoy! Links: Dan Pink TED Talk - The Puzzle of MotivationCorporate Rebels article about Viisi