Being Human

#17 East Meets West: Navigating Culture with Empathy - with Gene Hsu

A conversation about empathy with Gene Hsu, cross-cultural performance instructor on the ways in which Chinese culture is different to Western culture and what should a westerner know before starting a business venture in China.For more of Gene’s work, check out www.emechina.us.Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.

#16 Feel the power of uke! with Sarah Weiler

A conversation with Sarah Weiler, founder of Power of Uke and Rye Laughs Comedy Nights, where we talk (and sing!) about the way music can help us break through communication problems.For more of Sarah's work, please check out www.powerofuke.com and www.facebook.com/ryelaughs.Being Human is a FirstHuman production. For more on FirstHuman's coaching and leadership programmes, head to http://www.firsthuman.com.

#15 How we fix meetings with Carrie Bedingfield

A conversation with Carrie Bedingfield, author, TEDx speaker, elite cyclist and PhD student at Cambridge University about how regular meetings create more problems than they solve and how we can fix that.For more on Carrie's work, please visit www.lomo-meetings.co.uk.Exterior links discussed on the episode:Wicked problems: www.ask-force.org/web/Discourse/Rittel-Dilemmas-General-Theory-Planning-1973.pdf33 meeting types: www.liberatingstructures.com Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsrthuman.com

#14 How to Scale Agile (when Agile breaks everything!) with Dan North

A conversation with Agile coach Dan North about his pioneering work with Behaviour Driven Development, the Agile certification racket and how Agile breaks everything.For more on Dan North's work, head to www.dannorth.net.Being Human is a FirstHuman production. For more on FirstHuman's coaching and leadership programmes, head to http://www.firsthuman.com.

#13 Super-charge your productivity with Theo Compenolle

A conversation with Prof. Theo Compernolle, coach and author of Brain Chains, about how to boost our intellectual productivity in the face of today's constant distractions.For more on Prof. Compernolle's work, head to compernolle.com. Being Human is a FirstHuman production. For more on FirstHuman's coaching and leadership programmes, head to http://www.firsthuman.com.

#12 Managing in Complexity with Dave Snowden

An interview with Prof. Dave Snowden, creator of the Cynefin Framework, founder and CSO of Cognitive Edge. An extremely interesting episode for people who want to learn more about managing complexities in their lives.For more information about Prof. Snowden's work, please visit cognitive-edge.com.Being Human is a FirstHuman production. For more on FirstHuman's coaching and leadership programmes, head to firsthuman.com. 

#11 The People‘s Coach with Tobias Mayer

A conversation with author and leading Agile voice Tobias Mayer where we talk about his recent illness, addiction recovery, oppression in the workplace and why "soft" skills really aren't so soft. Well worth the listen if you want to get to the heart of the Agile movement.For more on Tobias and his work check out http://tobiasmayer.uk/.Being Human is a FirstHuman production. For more on FirstHuman's coaching and leadership programmes, head to firsthuman.com.

#10 Let’s Play with John Williams

A conversation with bestselling author John Williams on breaking free from corporate life and how companies can foster in-house entrepreneurs. John also shares his personal losses and the importance of talking to customers.Being Human is a FirstHuman production. For more on FirstHuman's coaching and leadership programmes, head to firsthuman.com. 

#9 Working Remotely with The Legendary Pink Dots - with Lisette Sutherland

A conversation with remote working champion Lisette Sutherland. We discuss how remote working can be effective for any team, how to convince your boss to let you work from anywhere and how the band The Legendary Pink Dots changed Lisette’s life forever. Oh, and Skype for Business sucks!For more of Lisette’s work, go to:  https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com/For the products described in the episode, go to: https://www.chatlight.com and https://fullfocusplanner.com.Being Human is a FirstHuman production. For more on FirstHuman's coaching and leadership programmes, head to firsthuman.com.

#8 Who‘s Christmas? The Art of Leadership with Oddi Aasheim

A conversation with master coach Oddi Aasheim of FirstHuman. Oddi describes how "getting the listening" of others, watching *who* you are being and  why commitment matters for breakthrough leadership.Being Human is a FirstHuman production. For more on FirstHuman's coaching and leadership programmes, head to firsthuman.com.