> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week I speak with Dr. Gerald Pollack, a man who is on a mission to challenge everything we know about water. We've always been told that water has three states: Solid, Liquid, and Vapor. Dr. Pollack's laboratory findings imply the presence of a surprisingly extensive fourth phase that occurs near certain surfaces. The formal name for this fourth phase is exclusion-zone water, aka EZ water, with its discovery opening the way for new and profound implications in chemistry, physics, and biology. We talk: Getting inspired to study water First discovering 'EZ water' How it makes all of biology wrong Health implications for EZ water Does water have memory? Links: The Pollack Lab Professor Gerald Pollack Facebook Page

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week I speak with Neil Markey, a man with a remarkable story. After serving in the US Army Rangers and doing three tours in Iraq and twice in Afghanistan, he was discharged suffering from depression and PTSD. This led him to alternative well-being practices and he began a profound healing journey with mindfulness and psychedelics. Via the prestigious consulting firm McKinsey and a stint in private equity, he now leads healing retreats across Jamaica and the Netherlands. We talk: Recovering from PTSD Experiencing psilocybin for the first time Relating to Nature The psilocybin risk/reward Neil's new vision for capitalism   Links: Beckley Retreats

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week I speak with author, speaker, and therapist Tom Fortes Mayer.  In 2000, after a chance encounter with a holy man at the wind down of a rave in Goa, Tom experienced a profound event that changed how he viewed himself and his life. Since that moment, he has been obsessed with how these moments happen and has dedicated his life to learning how to engineer them for others in the most powerful ways possible. We talk: Experiencing epiphany From nightclub impresario to seeker Unpicking self-sabotage Fusing music and therapy Finding sober joy Links: Tom's Website Tom's TedX Talk

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week I speak with Lisa Bragg, author of the upcoming book Bragging Rights: How to Talk About Your Work Using Purposeful Self-Promotion.  Personally, I have had blocks around self-promotion, and it's something I still work on. However, it's a skill more and more of us will need as jobs become more abstract and people choose to follow more independent career paths. We talk: Why we need to brag Pride vs bragging Where to start in telling people who you are Just get it out there Getting teams to shine Links: Lisa's Website

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week I speak with Peter G. Klein, economist and co-author of Why Managers Matter: The Perils of the Bossless Company. Having been a veritable fanboy of super flat organisations since the start of my business career, this week we hear from the other side of the argument.  We talk: Myths and reality of 'bossless' organisations Do flat organisations perform better? Are people really better off without bosses? Management for knowledge workers Humanising bureaucracies Links: Why Managers Matter - The Book Peter's Website

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week I speak with Melissa Swift, author of the book Work Here Now: Think Like a Human and Build a Powerhouse Workplace. Sawdust on the factory floor is the metaphor Melissa uses to describe the modern workplace. Just as un-cleared sawdust was a safety hazard in 1800s factories, our accelerated work regimes imperil workers today. As Transformation Leader at HR-focussed consultancy Mercer, Melissa has developed a suite of strategies to build thriving workplaces.  We talk: Intensification of work Perils of modern tech Trauma awareness  How we recover Rituals to rehumanise work Links: Work Here Now - The Book Melissa's LinkedIn Melissa's Twitter

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week I speak with Liz Kislik, a management consultant, executive coach, and prolific Harvard Business Review and Forbes contributor. During her time consulting businesses of all types and sizes for over 30 years, Liz has developed a wealth of experience in dealing with workplace conflict. We usually think of conflict as something that happens between people, but people are just the part of the story that’s easiest to see. We talk: The key elements of conflict Where to start with addressing conflict Zooming out The issue with "I statements" Building relationships at work Links: Liz's Website

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week I go solo to share my perspective on the topic of trauma awareness in the workplace. Taking hints from the work of Dr Ingeborg Bosch and Daniela Seiff, both previous guests on the show, I talk: Defining trauma Why awareness is important How we defend against trauma Signs that people are triggered Links: Dr. Ingeborg Bosch's Episode Daniela Seiff's Episode

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week I speak with human potential coach and technology leader Reiner Kraft, Phd. While working as the director of engineering at Yahoo, he started to notice a decrease in his performance, and early signs of burnout, ultimately culminating in getting hospitalised for an anxiety episode. He realised he needed to change. So began a journey of mindfulness and meditation.  Reiner is a prolific innovator with 120 patents to his name. He is now employing these talents in his data-driven & scientific approach to mindful leadership and stress resilience.  We talk: Measuring the empty mind The first steps to mindfulness Improving IQ Debugging reactive patterns Applying the 10X approach Links: The Mindful Leader

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/   This week I speak with serial founding entrepreneur, start-up investor and democracy reformer Hermann Arnold. In 2001, Hermann decided to ‘build a company to fix the traditional way of working’, developing HR software and naming the company Umantis. He chose to run that company on a democratic basis, having the staff vote for major direction decisions, striking a balance between two worlds: hierarchy and agility. We talk: Mining the corporate shadow  Removing internal middlemen Electing leaders Letting anyone make any decision A Henry Ford of self-management? Links: Umantis 42hacks - Hermann's climate change hacking project