Being Human

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ A conversation with Wharton scholar Robert Meyer on his book 'The Ostrich Paradox'. In this episode, we talk: - Why we fail to learn from past disasters - The biases that stop us making investments for the long term - How we can use herding and other biases in our favour - How we must change our approach to managing risk - The truth about ostriches Enjoy! To your humanity, Richard Links: The Ostrich Paradox Robert's profile at Wharton

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ My guest this week on Being Human is Tanmoy Goswami, who holds that rare distinction of being the world's only 'Sanity Correspondent' for, well, The Correspondent. He is a passionate advocate for us talking more openly about mental health. He first got on my radar with his article "From the myth of meritocracy to the rise of bullshit jobs – it's time we admit work doesn't make us happy" in which he lays out how our workplaces can not only make us unhappy but send us to an early grave. Yes, things must change. We talk: - Moving away from the language of war in business - Living with depression and anxiety - What we really mean by recovery - What we must change about our workplaces - The dark side of mainstreaming the mental health conversation Enjoy! To our humanity, Richard  Links: Tanmoy's profile on The Correspondent Tanmoy's Twitter

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ Author and speaker Daniela Sieff is a former student of evolution under Richard Dawkins. She has turned her attention to trauma and its impacts. She brilliantly articulates the way adverse events and conditions shape our lives and how we can emerge from a Trauma World. In this highly personal conversation, we cover: - The definition of trauma - Daniela's own turning point in her facing her past  - Healing versus curing trauma - How society ignores the magnitude of child abuse, neglect and its effects - How we can heal and why therapy works Enjoy! To our humanity, Richard Links: Daniela's website Daniela's mailing list

Phil Driver, author of 'From Woe to Flow', dives into strategic development and sustainable living. He shares his journey from urban life to a rural permaculture lifestyle in New Zealand. The conversation highlights innovative strategies for collective decision-making and the essence of community engagement. Phil reveals how to simplify complex strategies, tackle common issues in meetings, and navigate accountability in project management. He emphasizes that the post-COVID world demands not a return to normal, but a deeper connection to community and shared wisdom.

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This episode's guest, Michael J. Gelb, has published 17 books, including 'How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci' and 'The Healing Organization', which he co-authored with recent guest Raj Sisodia. He takes the view that our intellects are highly malleable, even into later life, and by using specific exercises, we can better integrate our left and right brains to enhance our reasoning and creative powers.    In this conversation, we take a tour through three of his books, from 'How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci', the 'The Art of Connection', landing at 'The Healing Organization'. The underlying theme is one of embracing all of our humanity, as individuals and in our organisations.  We talk: - How to think like Leonardo da Vinci - The power of curiosity for unlocking creative potential - The Indra's Net metaphor for consciousness - The need for 'whole-brain thinking' in economics and in life - Why "Healing Organizations" are part of the megatrend for capitalism Enjoy and have a great weekend! To your humanity, Richard

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ As well as researching psychological safety with his colleague Amy Edmondson , my guest this week, Mike Lee, Professor in Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, takes a deep interest in how company structure affects how people act. In this episode, we cover: - Psychological safety defined - How changing the default choices managers make can improve psychological safety for others - The radically flat business operating system Holacracy: its benefits and limitations - How getting to know your colleagues improves productivity - Mike's spirit animal: a live demo Enjoy! Have a great weekend,  Richard  Links: Mike's website INSEAD profile link

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ A conversation with Dr. David A. Bishop, author of "Metagility: Managing Agile Development for Competitive Advantage". We talk: - How we must now reconsider the Agile Manifesto - The concept of "Agile Vorticity" - How to change as fast as your market - How the rise of smart devices is changing the rules for agility - A happy marriage of Agile and Waterfall techniques - Agility as your Product Engine   Enjoy and have a great weekend,  Richard Links: Metagility book Agile Worx

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ Author and business philosopher Raj Sisodia is back with a new book, The Healing Organization, which takes a deep look at the role of a business within its community. In this episode, we talk: - The four energies we must balance when building Healing Organisations - What The Founders missed when learning from the Iroquois to write the American Constitution - Saving lives by baking cookies - A call centre boss' epiphany - Raj's take on Amazon's business practices Enjoy! Best wishes and be well, Richard Links: The Healing Organization book  The Conscious Capitalism Institute

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ A conversation with Howard Lewis: art collector, investor and YouTube street stunt artist. Although now obviously suspended, he runs OFFLINE, a monthly gathering with a simple aim: to share a meal. The prospect of sharing a refection with anyone beyond our immediate household is a distant prospect for many of us right now. However, Howard provides us with some inspiration for the lives we might want to create when we can all let go of the current strictures. In this episode, we talk: - The inspiration for his 'chocolate challenge' street initiative - The primal power of dining together - Why we must bring more spontaneity to our gatherings - The gift of developing conversational skills - The need for us all to be more human in our public lives Enjoy!

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I speak with Matt Homann, CEO of Filament, a firm dedicated to faciliating great meetings in-person or online. We talk: - the fundamental principles that make for an excellent meeting - how to make meetings work online - the common mistakes that people make in offline meetings that you should not transfer online - a future of Chief Collaboration Officers - humanising virtual working  Enjoy! Best wishes Richard Links: Filament website