The Being Human Podcast with Richard Atherton

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   I've got a great one for you this week. I speak with Doug Kirkpatrick, organizational change consultant, TEDx speaker, executive coach, and author. Doug began his career in the manufacturing sector, ultimately becoming one of the founding employees of The Morning Star Company, a world leader in the food industry that has become famous for its entirely self-managing workforce - that's right, a major blue-collar operation with no formal bosses. He now shares his extraordinary experience at Morning Star with other businesses around the world. We talk: The two principles underpinning self-management How to get started in any organisation How self-management turbocharges innovation 'Adulting' company culture Self-management as leadership training Links: Doug's Website Beyond Empowerment - The Book

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week, I speak with Arnaud Collery, a former stand-up comedian, a serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker and a coach in tech, entertainment and personal growth After 20 years of globe-trotting, he has settled in France, where he leads a personal growth platform called Humanava that teaches human skills through masterclasses.  Arnaud is a raging dynamo in all things related to human thriving.  We talk: Starting out as Chief Happiness Officer The power of storytelling Three ingredients for happiness: gratitude, purpose and transparency Using comedy to address l'éléphant dans la chambre 'Otanda': keeping the fires of passion burning  Links: Arnaud's Website Humanava

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week, I speak with Yuri van Geest, co-author of the book Exponential Organizations. Yuri is a master in helping companies scale and has worked closely with Ray Kurzweil's Singularity University. Until just a few years ago, he was delivering up to three hundred keynotes a year, but he was experiencing burnout. A moment of self-reflection made him re-evaluate his life. This new perspective led him to take a 300km walk in India, meditating five times daily and to spend five days in a one-square-metre spot without food or water.    With a profound shift in consciousness from these experiences, he has changed his life and career. Yuri is now re-embracing his creativity with a monthly DJ slot and is committed to causing a change in consciousness across the world. We talk: Building exponential organisations  'Immanence walks' for kids Confronting your shadow Connecting to nature Applying Nature's principles to everything Links: Exponential Organizations - The Book Yuri's LinkedIn Page  

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week, I speak with Patricia Pulliam Phillips and Jack J. Phillips, authors of the book Show the Value of What You Do. Jack’s journey started in Learning and Development at Lockheed Martin when he had to justify why the company should continue investing in free college tuition for new recruits. He won his case and so started a lifelong passion for helping others prove the value of their projects, however intangible the benefits might appear at first glance. We talk: How negative ROI can be a good thing The power of the ROI pilot The ROI of chaplaincy Using ROI to develop data-led decision making Using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to drive ROI Links: Show the Value of What You Do - The Book The ROI Institute

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week, I speak with Alexander Kjerulf, author of the book Happy Hour is 9 to 5: How to Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Kick Butt at Work. Alexander gives detailed, practical advice on building the skills and energy to become happier and more successful at work and on learning how to deal with everything from nightmare bosses, bullies, miserable co-workers, long-running conflicts, stifling bureaucracy and management who refuse to see anything beyond the bottom line. We talk: How quitting is for winners Financial freedom Why not to ask: 'what would make you happy?' Happiness = relationships and results Happiness is about them Links: Happy Hour is 9 to 5 - The Book Alexander's Website

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week, I speak with Justine Clement, breath coach, founder of multiple companies and a formerly self-confessed ‘on-the-go’ CEO. For many years, she was CEO of an experiential travel company, and no words of warning from others about the importance of slowing down could stop her. She only started to listen after a series of injuries forced her to stop. Her slow recovery invited her to start learning how to ‘be’ rather than ‘do’ … and she found some powerful lessons in those enforced moments of stillness.  We talk: Conscious Connected Breath Yin versus yang breathwork Forest Bathing (no bath required) Inhaling the phytoncides Going phone free Links: Wonderbreath Forest Bathing Made In Britain Selsey Sea Bathing Society

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week, I speak with Lloyd Roberts, author, serial entrepreneur and tech company co-founder. His book G Cubed: The Only Formula You Will Ever Need to Become Personally Fulfilled, is a powerful self-help guide that pairs real-life stories with a practical recipe for a personal fulfilment formula that will revitalize your potential, activate your success, and level up your entire world.  We talk: How losing his sister changed his life Almost going blind Changing your standards Gratitude, Growth, and Giving as life satisfaction multipliers How to embed rituals   Links: G Cubed - The Book The G Cubed Formula Become More

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week, I speak with Julius Manni, CEO of the Finnish tech company Vincit. Vincit was originally founded in 2007 with a motto. To be a workplace that wouldn’t suck – not even on Mondays. Starting there, they're blossomed into The Best Place to Work in Finland. They've managed to do that using something they call Leadership as a Service, whereby employees are encouraged to develop themselves and their skills through self-management. We talk: Being a father and public company CEO Self-management and worldwide scaling The change leader as facilitator Music as a creative outlet Learning to let go Links: Vincit Julius' Music

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week, I speak with Katie Brindle - a force of nature, life healer and expert Chinese Medicine practitioner. After a car accident ended her dreams of becoming an opera singer, she eventually found healing through a visit to a Chinese Doctor on the King's Road in London. The experience was so profound it inspired her to train as a practitioner. Katie's approach focuses on the gap that Western medicine doesn't address, and that's the 'almost-well', the 'not feeling so good', the tired out and over-stressed.  We talk: Katie's transition from marketing exec to therapist The practice that healed her  The three foundations of health Cupping for energy Tuning into the seasons Links: Katie's Website Katie's Instagram Katie's TikTok The Hayo'u Method

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week, I speak with Paul Green, Jr., Assistant Professor of Management at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Austin. Paul has a fascinating life story. What started for Paul as a seasonal job testing tomato juice became the start of an adventure in researching and understanding The Morning Star Company. Morning Star is the largest tomato processor in California. With no bosses, it has been called “the world’s most creatively managed company,” with Paul now leading the Morning Star Self-Management Institute.  We talk: Turning down banking for tomatoes Every man, a mission Whether self-management works for everyone Firing people when there is no boss The need for a ‘moral protector’ Links: Paul's Website The Morning Star Company