Being Human

#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

#31 The Complexity Challenge - with Chris Mowles

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/A talk with leading complexity researcher Professor Chris Mowles. We explore:- 'Complex responsive processes' and how they can help us comprehend organisations- Why understanding deep-seated fears and anxieties are so important when working with groups- The absurdity of the Blair's government's Head of Deliverology- How the practice of free-flowing conversation between nurses dramatically cut patient falls in the NHS- What annoys him about "learning take-aways"- How Systems Thinking can be so unhelpful- Chris' critique of Dave Snowden's Cynefin complexity frameworkLinks:Chris' blog: https://complexityandmanagement.wordpress.com/Hertforshire Business School: https://www.herts.ac.uk/study/schools-of-study/businessComplexity and IST Study (pre-print version): https://bit.ly/2PYN7VB Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.

#30 Finding Flow - with Fin Goulding

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/A conversation with Aviva's International CIO and author Fin Goulding. We talk:- Taking Agile out of technology teams and into the wider business- The genesis of his book Flow whilst working at the major European bookmaker Paddy Power- Having his suit "surgically removed" when moving from banking to tech culture- The hardcore economic benefits of visualising work- Why physical architecture matters- How to make Agile work with remote teams- How leaders have to change to enable FlowLinks- Fin's personal site: https://goulding.io/- The Flow Academy - https://www.flow-academy.org/- The Flow book: https://amzn.to/2RM1cqZBeing Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.

#29 Bucketlist Business Planning - with Jack Hubbard

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this Alpine chat with CEO, rapper, poet and snowboarder Jack Hubbard, we talk:- His life in the French Alps as the ultimate remote-working CEO- His "try all of them" strategy of starting a business whilst working as a chef- The turning point of the death of his brother in India- His radical approach of encouraging his employees to follow their inside or outside the company- How he "gets out of the way" as a CEOFor more on Jack's work check out:https://www.propellernet.co.uk/ - Jack's companyhttp://www.dreamvalleyprojects.co.uk/ - Join Jack in Dream Valleyhttps://coveragebook.com/ - The start-up he sponsoredBeing Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.

#28 Your Store Of Will - with Roy Baumeister

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/A conversation with social psychologist and author Roy Baumeister, where we discuss:- How self-control is one the best predictors of performance in many areas of life- How you glucose level might account for far more than you think- The importance of "precommitments" for self control- Why you should never have difficult conversations in the evening- The differences between "Eastern" and "Western" styles of thinking- How unresolved trauma may prevent us from maintaining self-controlFor more on Roy's work check out : http://www.roybaumeister.com/Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.