The Being Human Podcast with Richard Atherton

#55 Superbosses - with Sydney Finkelstein

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week on Being Human, I interview Sydney Finklestein, Professor of Leadership at Dartmouth College and author of the highly-acclaimed 'Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent'. We talk:- The three types of 'Superbosses'- How to know a ‘Glorious Bastard’ from a plain old bastard- Why great leaders build teams around talents not a template- How superbosses embrace transparency- Why passion is at the heart of being an extraordinary leaderLinks:The Sydcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sydcast/id1453232081?mt=2Superbosses: http://tiny.cc/cpy34y

#54 The Prosperity Paradox - with Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week on Being Human, I interview Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon, Harvard academics and co-authors with Clayton Christensen of The Prosperity Paradox. We talk:- How some noodle entrepreneurs transformed the retail supply chain in Nigeria- The huge business opportunities represented by non-consumers- How providing cover just from a phone number made a British insurance entrepreneur a fortune while transforming lives in Africa- Why thinking about customers in terms of 'Jobs To Be Done' expands your thinking- Why corruption is a solution!Links:https://www.christenseninstitute.org/https://www.amazon.com/Prosperity-Paradox-Innovation-Nations-Poverty/dp/0062851829

#53 The Manager-Free Business - with Luke Kyte

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week on Being Human, I take a deep dive into the cultural revolution led by Luke Kyte, Head of Operations at UK marketing firm Reddico. Luke is building a manager-less culture with stunning results. We talk:- Dramatically elevating Reddico's employee Net Promoter Score to a world-class 94- Why you shouldn't make your best performers managers- How boss-free staff pick their own coach- Their evolving manifesto that drives their transformation- How to fire someone in a flat structureEnjoy!Links:https://reddico.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Reddico-Culture-Management-Manifesto-Part-2.pdfhttps://reddico.co.uk/category/culture/ 

#52 The Phenomenon of Leader - with Phillida Fleming

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week on Being Human I interview the extraordinary matriarch of our FirstHuman team, Phillida Fleming. Phillida coaches some of the most talented CEOs in the UK as well as providing counsel to a number of UK public figures. Around the fire of her cottage in the Isle of Wight, we explore:- Her definition of what it means to be a leader- Her seminal childhood encounter with her teacher Sister Mary Joseph- The importance of the foundational question "Am I being who I say I am?"- How the results we're producing show us who we are- How senior leaders underestimate how who they are being impacts their organisationsEnjoy!Links:http://www.firsthuman.com/meet-the-team/#phillida-fleming

#51 Disciplined Agile - with Mark Lines

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week on Being Human, I interview the fantastic Mark Lines, co-creator of Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD). Using DAD helps companies to evolve the whole enterprise around agile software delivery. We talk:- The origins of DAD- How to avoid 'Method Prison'- Why there are no 'best practices'- Why joy is at the heart of the approach- The sham of many Agile certificationsLinks:http://www.disciplined-agile.com/

#50 Insanely Talented - with Jamie Catto

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week on Being Human, I interview Jamie Catto, a founding member UK electronica band Faithless. He left to form the double-Grammy nominated, music and film collective 1 Giant Leap. Alongside his artistic pursuits, Jamie now works as a creativity catalyst. We talk:- How we must reclaim the parts of us that we closed off as children- The importance of allowing ourselves to flush out our 'edgy feelings'- How trauma release work can be as beautiful as it is painful- The idea of a 'curriculum for the soul' that we all must work through- The importance of being embodied and noticing where we place our energyLinks:https://www.jamiecatto.com/

#49 Navigating Human Systems - with Glenda Eoyang

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this episode of Being Human, I interview Glenda Eoyang, the co-founder of the Human Systems Dynamics Institute, an organisation dedicated to applying learnings from complexity science to human issues. We talk:- How she used her understanding of complexity to turn around her IT training business- The three simple questions to ask when addressing situations from a complexity viewpoint- Why the move to complexity thinking is a fundamental paradigm shift- The 'tension and release' metaphor for understanding complex systems- The positivist and constructivist perspectives on complexityThis is an in-depth exploration and well worth the investment.Enjoy!Links:https://www.hsdinstitute.org/

#48 Creativity in the Wild - with Professor Ruth Ann Atchley

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week on Being Human, I interview Professor Ruth Ann Atchley from the University of South Florida. Ruth Ann is the author of the much-cited paper "Creativity in the Wild":- the first scientific study to find a link between creativity and exposure to nature,- discovering a 50% increase in creative reasoning after four days of hiking and no tech.We also explore:- The importance of "softly fascinating" stimuli to replenish our attentional resources- The imperative to get away from the 'hijacking' effect of modern tech- Why it's not just about being in natureEnjoy!Links:Creativity in the Wild - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0051474Cowboys and Cawe Dwellers - https://www.amazon.com/Cowboys-Cave-Dwellers-Basketmaker-Archaeology/dp/0933452470The Restorative Benefits of Nature - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0272494495900012Directed Attention as a Common Resource for Executive Functioning and Self-Regulation - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691609356784The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting with Nature - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19121124Stress recovery during exposure to natural and urban environments - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494405801847 

#47 1) Complexity; 2) Exploring #MeToo - with Liz Keogh

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week on Being Human, in an at times highly emotive interview, I sit down with Liz Keogh. The conversation has two major themes.First, we talk complexity and how Liz interprets and finds use for the Cynefin complexity framework, including:- How to understand Cyenfin to make better decisions around difficult problems- The difference between 'probes' and 'experiments' and why we should learn to let go of outcomes- Her simple method for gauging the level the complexity facing youIn the second half, Liz courageously shares her experiences of sexual harassment and her take on the MeToo movement. I make my own confession of past poor behaviour and we discuss what we should all be doing to confront these issues.This has been my most exposing interview to date and I was seriously moved by the power of Liz's testimony. I hope you will get as much from this conversation as I did.

#46 Happiness Leads Performance - with Henry Stewart

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this episode, I interview Chief Happiness Officer (CHO) of Happy Ltd and the author of The Happy Manifesto, Henry Stewart.We discuss:- The evidence that a happy workforce does drive financial performance and not vice versa- What Henry has had to give up to lead a happiness-first organisation- How the joy metric is one of Happy's top KPIs- How making fewer decisions and asking more questions is a more effective way to lead- Why transparency is key to a happy workplaceEnjoy!Links:https://happymanifesto.com/https://www.happy.co.uk/