The Human Risk Podcast

In this episode, I welcome two of my favourite podcasters onto the show. Tim Houlihan and Kurt Nelson are the hosts of the fabulous Behavioral Grooves podcast, which you'll find wherever you get your quality audio content. And also right here: https://behavioralgrooves.com/Not only are they accomplished BeSci podcasters, with some wonderful stories to tell about their show, but they're also experienced BeSci practitioners in their own right. Tim founded a consultancy in applied behavioral sciences built on more than a dozen years of working with academic partners from Carnegie Mellon, Duke, Columbia, Quinnipiac, Monmouth, University of Houston, and the University of St. Thomas to name a few.Kurt earned his doctorate in industrial and organizational psychology and founded his own consultancy more than 20 years ago to focus on the application of behavioral science in corporate settings. His clients are a who’s who of Fortune 500 companiesIn this wide-ranging discussion, we talk about HR (Human Resources, rather than Human Risk!) and explore how organisations can improve the way they manage human capital and therefore reduce Human Risk. We end the show with joint commitments: mine was to release this epsiode before the end of January. To find out what theirs was, have a listen!To contact Tim or Kurt you can visit the www.behavioralgrooves.com website or directly using the details below.Kurt Nelson: @motivationguru or https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtwnelson/ or kurt@lanterngroup.comTim Houlihan: @THoulihan or https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-houlihan-b-e/ or tim@behavioralchemy.com

In this episode, I speak to Kelly Paxton who is a specialist in Pink Collar Crime which is a type of Human Risk. Kelly explains what Pink Collar Crime entails, why it is more significant than we might think and, most importantly, what we can do to mitigate it. On the way, we hear some of the stories of Pink Collar Crime cases she has been involved in investigating.You can find Kelly on LinkedIn where she posts a regular #FridayFelon https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellypaxton/Her website is https://pinkcollarcrime.com/ .and you'll find her on Twitter: @pdxcfe

Roger Dooley describes himself as a "Friction Hunter". In this episode, I speak to him about his study of Friction; what I think of as "the things that stop us doing what we want or need to do". We explore why Friction exists, what we can do about removing it and why we might, sometimes, actually want it to be there.By the end of the episode, you'll be more familiar with what Friction is and, if my experience, is anything to go by, you'll start seeing it everywhere.To find out more about Roger, including details of his podcast and his excellent book on Friction, visit www.rogerdooley.com

In this extended episode, I'm joined again by co-host Tom Hardin. Together we explore Human Risk related stories we've come across that we think are worth diving into in more detail.You can hear Tom's story in Episode 2.

Ruth Steinholtz is the founder of AretéWork, a company that advises on how to build sustainable effective ethical cultures in organisations. She was formerly General Counsel of Borealis and has authored a book on Ethical Business Practices with Professor Chris Hodges. In this episode, we discuss how Ruth came to be interested in the field of ethics from a very young age, how she implemented an ethical culture in her previous work and we explore how companies and regulators can more effectively manage one of the key challenges of the 21st century.You can find out more about Ruth on her website: https://aretework.com/The book that she co-wrote with Professor Christopher Hodges is called Ethical Business Practice and Regulation. You'll find more details here: https://aretework.com/books/

Dr Roger Miles is an expert in Conduct. In this episode, I explore with him what that means and how he came to specialise in it. Using stories ranging from Reality TV shows, to the 1902 Hanoi Rat Plague, Roger explores how we can think about conduct in simple to understand ways.You can contact Roger here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogermiles

In this episode, I'm joined again by co-host Tom Hardin. Together we explore Human Risk related stories we've come across that we think are worth diving into in more detail.You can hear Tom's story in Episode 2.In this episode, we look at three stories, conveniently featuring an A, a B and a C!A is for AirBnB: we look at the room-leasing platform in the light of recent incidents. We also explore what it and other platform-based businesses need to think about in terms of Human Risk Management.B is for Boeing: we look at the latest developments involving the Seattle-based aeroplane manufacturer and consider what went so wrong.Finally, C is for Cheating. In the last Human Risk Talk, we explored Marathon Cheating. This time its exam cheating which appears to be gaining greater prevalence. We explore why and look at ways that we can disincentivise people from engaging in it.We close out the episode with two recommendations. Tom talks about Chernobyl, the HBO TV series and I share my views on a book called The Bank That Lived A Little which tells the story of Barclays Bank.

In this episode, I speak to Ricardo Pellafone, the founder of The Broadcat, a Compliance Design Company. He describes himself as "a startup founder focused on making law accessible to non-lawyers through good design. We take the concept of "compliance training" and turn it into practical, timely reminders that transparently nudge employee behavior in the right direction."For more on The Broadcat, visit their website: www.thebroadcat.comTo explore The Compliance Design Club visit https://clubhouse.thebroadcat.com/

In this episode, I'm launching a new recurring feature on the podcast.In these Human Risk Talks, I'll be joined by co-host Tom Hardin and together we'll explore Human Risk related stories we've come across that we think are worth diving into in more detail.You can hear Tom's story in Episode 2. To begin, we examine the recent events surrounding WeWork, the provider of office space whose stockmarket listing was cancelled. We then examine the phenomenon of marathon cheating and what lies behind it. Finally, we look at some recent Insider Trading cases and explore what motivates people to engage in that activity.We close out the episode with two recommendations. Tom talks about Lying, a book he's been reading and I share my views on the Netflix drama The Spy.

How does someone become an FBI informant? That's the story my guest Tom Hardin shares with me on this re-recorded episode. Tom and I originally spoke in 2019, but we thought we'd re-record the episode in 2021, to take account of subsequent events.Tom previously spent much of his career as a hedge fund analyst. In 2009, as part of a cooperation agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Tom assisted the U.S. government in understanding how insider trading occurred in the investment management industry. Known as “Tipper X,” Tom became one of the most prolific informants in securities fraud history, helping to build over 20 of the 80+ individual criminal cases in “Operation Perfect Hedge,” a Wall Street house cleaning campaign that morphed into the largest insider trading investigation of a generation. Since resolving his case in 2015, Tom was invited by FBI-NYC to speak to the Complex Financial Crime Unit's rookie agent class in 2016 and is now an international corporate trainer and speaker on conduct risk, compliance and behavioral ethics. He holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Tom can be contacted at www.tipperx.com.Resources:On the podcast. Tom references Napster, a peer to peer music-sharing website that launched in 1999 and was closed down in 2001. You can read more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napster
You can follow Tom on Twitter at https://twitter.com/iamtipperxHe is also on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-hardin-0952324/ To see his 1-minute videos, visit his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrBkFwrpqDuTz6mXrmyTzUg