Being Human

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In Alan's stunning riverside cottage, we talk: - How he climbed out of a corporate-induced nervous breakdown - Why we should look at business decision-making "through the lens of beauty" - Why work without meaning is so destructive - Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson's lunchtime ritual for beautiful business - The need for companies to help us reconnect to our human nature - The real story of the inventor of the mouse Doug Engelbart - Why being successful doesn't necessarily mean being an asshole Enjoy a beautiful conversation! Links: http://beautiful.business/

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ After the popularity our episode #30 with Fin Goulding, we invite Flow co-author Haydn Shaughnessy into the conversation. We talk: - Why flow in organisations is all about the quality of interactions - How the Asian business culture differs and how it helps them compete - The power of (don't' say it!) nationalism in building a business - The importance of visualisation to bring light to our shadows - How to avoid periodic 'slash-and-burn' headcount culls - The folly of 'core competency' thinking and why 'ecosystems' matter - How being human is all about the conversation Links - The Flow Academy - https://www.flow-academy.org/ - The Flow book: https://amzn.to/2RM1cqZ - The 12 Steps to Flow book: https://amzn.to/2qaBZK8

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this week's episode, we interview Nick Corston, Dad and co-founder of STEAM Co. On a canal boat moored in North London, we talk: - How losing his job and watching the world's most popular TED Talk changed his life - The festival experience that sparked his mission to transform creativity in schools - Why so many teachers see his message as toxic - Why all of this matters for the business world - Oh yeah, and the rockets! Enjoy!  

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this episode with theatre director-turned-executive development consultant Andy Harmon, we look at how ideas from the theatre world can apply at work, including: - How to be present with a group - The issue with 'pyschologically fleeing' situations - The importance of managing energy - His work coaching everyone from bingo callers to McKinsey consultants - How to think of organisational change transformations as a form of Hero's Journey Links: http://www.actorsmind.com/ - Andy's main website https://amzn.to/2O5rrFB - Anita Harmon's book: "Stage Fright" https://amzn.to/2O5Es26 - Andy Harmon's book: "Change Journey: Voices of the Creative Quest" Supplementary material and selected excerpts: https://app.box.com/s/z1y5ly4j2eo8kbkx3xb8796deecj3pfj

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this chat with "coachultant" Philippe Guenet, we talk: - "Coachultants"; it's a thing - The importance of coaching the "system" over the individual - The meaning of "Kaizen" - The issue with corporate coaches - How the Agile industry is getting corrupted For more links: https://www.henko.co.uk/ - Philippe's company https://amzn.to/2yayEz3 - Kaizen Forever https://bit.ly/2A0SC0B - Pioneers, Settlers and Town Planners https://www.crrglobal.com/ - Home of ORSC

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ A talk with leading complexity researcher Professor Chris Mowles. We explore: - 'Complex responsive processes' and how they can help us comprehend organisations - Why understanding deep-seated fears and anxieties are so important when working with groups - The absurdity of the Blair's government's Head of Deliverology - How the practice of free-flowing conversation between nurses dramatically cut patient falls in the NHS - What annoys him about "learning take-aways" - How Systems Thinking can be so unhelpful - Chris' critique of Dave Snowden's Cynefin complexity framework Links: Chris' blog: https://complexityandmanagement.wordpress.com/ Hertforshire Business School: https://www.herts.ac.uk/study/schools-of-study/business Complexity and IST Study (pre-print version): https://bit.ly/2PYN7VB   Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ A conversation with Aviva's International CIO and author Fin Goulding. We talk: - Taking Agile out of technology teams and into the wider business - The genesis of his book Flow whilst working at the major European bookmaker Paddy Power - Having his suit "surgically removed" when moving from banking to tech culture - The hardcore economic benefits of visualising work - Why physical architecture matters - How to make Agile work with remote teams - How leaders have to change to enable Flow Links - Fin's personal site: https://goulding.io/ - The Flow Academy - https://www.flow-academy.org/ - The Flow book: https://amzn.to/2RM1cqZ Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this Alpine chat with CEO, rapper, poet and snowboarder Jack Hubbard, we talk: - His life in the French Alps as the ultimate remote-working CEO - His "try all of them" strategy of starting a business whilst working as a chef - The turning point of the death of his brother in India - His radical approach of encouraging his employees to follow their inside or outside the company - How he "gets out of the way" as a CEO For more on Jack's work check out: https://www.propellernet.co.uk/ - Jack's company http://www.dreamvalleyprojects.co.uk/ - Join Jack in Dream Valley https://coveragebook.com/ - The start-up he sponsored Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ A conversation with social psychologist and author Roy Baumeister, where we discuss: - How self-control is one the best predictors of performance in many areas of life - How you glucose level might account for far more than you think - The importance of "precommitments" for self control - Why you should never have difficult conversations in the evening - The differences between "Eastern" and "Western" styles of thinking - How unresolved trauma may prevent us from maintaining self-control For more on Roy's work check out : http://www.roybaumeister.com/ Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ A conversation with Agile Thought Leader Luis Gonçalves, where we discuss: - How he got started writing his first book on retrospectives - How not to facilitate a retrospective - Why people ignore the executive leadership in Agile transformations at their peril - His forthcoming book Organisational Mastery aimed at the whole enterprise - Luis' issue with the "fluffy side" on Agile - His take on working in Germany - The importance of giving back Links and references: - Organisational Mastery: https://www.organisationalmastery.com/ - Luis' blog: https://luis-goncalves.com/blog/ - Luis' book on Agile Retrospectives: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1304789624/ref=rdr_ext_tmb - Jeff Pattern on product management: https://jpattonassociates.com/ Being Human is brought to you by coaching and consulting practice FirstHuman. For more FirstHuman's offerings, head to firsthuman.com.