Being Human

#41 Holacracy Strikes Back! - with Brian Robertson

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this very open conversation, I sit down with the founder of the radical business operating system Holacracy, Brian Robertson. We cover:- How many of the critics misunderstand the nature of Holacracy- Why a transformation to this style of working is a multi-year journey- The story of why Medium’s Holacracy implementation- How depersonalising our work frees us for more love in the workplace- Brian's take on Zappos' Holacracy experienceLinks:http://www.holacracyone.org

#40 Personal Kanban (or How to Ditch Your To-Do List!) - with Jim Benson

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this episode, I talk with author, founder and productivity guru Jim Benson. We get into: - Why to-do lists suck and why to use a ‘Personal Kanban’ instead- The story of Jim’s very first personal kanban - ‘The Crapban’- Why making your own kanban public can be a radical act- The importance of depersonalising our work- Why plans fail and what to do about itLinks:http://personalkanban.com/

#39 Waking the Tiger - with Peter Levine, PhD

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In this episode I speak with a major thinker and pioneer in the field of trauma and recovery and author of the seminal "Waking The Tiger", Dr. Peter Levine.We talk:- The concept of re-enactment and why it's so important to understand for personal and business relationships- How memory formation works and what we mean by implicit and explicit memory- Why trauma is still so taboo- How Dr.Levine first discovered the natural mechanisms we can use to recover from trauma- What we can do within businesses to acknowledge and benefit from understanding traumaEnjoy!Links:www.traumahealing.com - home of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma InstituteWaking The Tiger - The Book

#38 Start with the End in Mind - with Mike Burrows

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this episode, we talk with Kanban pioneer and Lean-Agile thought leader Mike Burrows. We cover:- the critical ingredients in Mike’s early successes with Kanban in Budapest- the importance of always starting with the end in mind- techniques for uncovering outcomes and obstacles with teams- why he’s so driven to develop humane systems within organisations- how being human is recognising our frailtyEnjoy!Links:https://www.agendashift.com/ - Mike's Agendashift homehttps://cleanlearning.co.uk - resources on Clean Languagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viable_system_model - Viable System Model

#37 Holacracy: business without bosses - with Sally McCutchion

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/We talk with Sally McCutchion, UK pioneer of the revolutionary 'business operating system' Holacracy. We go deep on:- what adopting 'a business without bosses' takes for you as an individual- what it means to have a living job role- how to run meetings that get through 33 agenda items in 55 minutes!- how it can so hard to give up 'permission seeking'- what we mean by 'Red', 'Orange' and 'Teal' organisationsEnjoy!Links:http://www.sallymccutchion.com/https://www.holacracy.org/http://www.reinventingorganizations.com/

#36 Beautiful Business - with Alan Moore

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In Alan's stunning riverside cottage, we talk:- How he climbed out of a corporate-induced nervous breakdown- Why we should look at business decision-making "through the lens of beauty"- Why work without meaning is so destructive- Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson's lunchtime ritual for beautiful business- The need for companies to help us reconnect to our human nature- The real story of the inventor of the mouse Doug Engelbart- Why being successful doesn't necessarily mean being an assholeEnjoy a beautiful conversation!Links:http://beautiful.business/

#35 12 Steps To Flow - with Haydn Shaughnessy

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/After the popularity our episode #30 with Fin Goulding, we invite Flow co-author Haydn Shaughnessy into the conversation. We talk:- Why flow in organisations is all about the quality of interactions- How the Asian business culture differs and how it helps them compete- The power of (don't' say it!) nationalism in building a business- The importance of visualisation to bring light to our shadows- How to avoid periodic 'slash-and-burn' headcount culls- The folly of 'core competency' thinking and why 'ecosystems' matter- How being human is all about the conversationLinks- The Flow Academy - https://www.flow-academy.org/- The Flow book: https://amzn.to/2RM1cqZ- The 12 Steps to Flow book: https://amzn.to/2qaBZK8

#34 Rocket Man - with Nick Corston

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this week's episode, we interview Nick Corston, Dad and co-founder of STEAM Co. On a canal boat moored in North London, we talk:- How losing his job and watching the world's most popular TED Talk changed his life- The festival experience that sparked his mission to transform creativity in schools- Why so many teachers see his message as toxic- Why all of this matters for the business world- Oh yeah, and the rockets!Enjoy! 

#33 Applying the Actor‘s Mind in Business - with Andy Harmon

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In this episode with theatre director-turned-executive development consultant Andy Harmon, we look at how ideas from the theatre world can apply at work, including:- How to be present with a group- The issue with 'pyschologically fleeing' situations- The importance of managing energy- His work coaching everyone from bingo callers to McKinsey consultants- How to think of organisational change transformations as a form of Hero's JourneyLinks:http://www.actorsmind.com/ - Andy's main websitehttps://amzn.to/2O5rrFB - Anita Harmon's book: "Stage Fright"https://amzn.to/2O5Es26 - Andy Harmon's book: "Change Journey: Voices of the Creative Quest"Supplementary material and selected excerpts:https://app.box.com/s/z1y5ly4j2eo8kbkx3xb8796deecj3pfj

#32 Kaizen Forever - with Philippe Guenet

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this chat with "coachultant" Philippe Guenet, we talk:- "Coachultants"; it's a thing- The importance of coaching the "system" over the individual- The meaning of "Kaizen"- The issue with corporate coaches- How the Agile industry is getting corruptedFor more links:https://www.henko.co.uk/ - Philippe's companyhttps://amzn.to/2yayEz3 - Kaizen Foreverhttps://bit.ly/2A0SC0B - Pioneers, Settlers and Town Plannershttps://www.crrglobal.com/ - Home of ORSC