Being Human

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this episode of Being Human, we talk with Nancy Giordano, one of the world’s top female futurists.Nancy has worked with many leading companies to evolve over $50 billion worth of business. The first TEDx licensee and guest lecturer with Singularity University, Nancy is currently advising an AI startup and advancing horizon efforts that aim to dramatically reshape the ways we recognize, create, and exchange value with each other in the decades ahead.Nancy's campaigning for ditching the 20th century’s industrial playbook—driven on growth—allowing humanity to instead focus on building new, more expansive practices committed to human-centric innovation, regenerative solutions, and the creation of long-term value.We explore:- Waking up- Connecting- Empowerment vs Sovereignty - The Productivity Era - Beyond learning Links:Leadering - The BookFemme Futurists Society

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week on Being Human, we talk with Jack Parsons. He's an entrepreneur, public speaker and subject expert on youth, and serves as CEO of The Big Youth Group.Jack has made it his mission to help young people better themselves, in order to help them take advantages of opportunities in the business world.Jack's efforts have paid off, as he has become publicly known as the UK’s Chief Youth Officer.In this episode, we explore:- Overcoming an alcoholic mother- Seeing the whole person- Safe spaces- The Three C's for success- Be kind, nowEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:The Youth Group 

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this episode of Being Human, we talk with Bjarte Bogsnes, Chairman of The Beyond Budgeting Institute and an HBR/McKinsey Management Innovation Award winner.Beyond Budgeting is a movement from CFOs themselves to kick out budgets from corporations. Yes, you read that correctly, CFOs burning budgets, and Bjarte was ripping them up before Beyond Budgeting was a thing.How does this relate to Being Human, you might ask? Well, the budgeting process, when you really think about it, is one of the most stifling and humanity-killing aspects of our working lives. Eliminating them represents a major vote for trusting in people's greatness and their ability to make wise choices.In this episode, we explore:- Why budgets must go- What to do instead- How trust demands leadership- Killing targets- Getting onboardEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:Implementing Beyond Budgeting - Bjarte's BookBeyond Budgeting - The Original Book 

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this episode of Being Human, we discuss cybersecurity with expert in the field and author Christian Espinosa. Don't worry, we're not talking about bits, bytes, and firewalls. We're talking about the biggest security threat of them all. The one between the keyboard and the chair.Christian shares with us his journey becoming a world-renowned cyber security coordinator, managing on one hand the whims of extremely brilliant, but fickle security specialists, and on the other hand the needs of major clients like the US Army.Christian also shares his self-development journey from a very rough start to success in his field.In this episode, we explore:- From trailer park to entrepreneur - Choosing your own meaning- The power of self-reflection- Excellence for technical leaders- Extreme ownershipEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:Christian's book  

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this episode Being Human, we have a return visit of one of our most popular guests, Dave Snowden. Dave is by far my favourite Welsh National Treasure. He's a philosopher-cum-management thinker and developer of the Cynefin framework, a decision making framework that has transformed the way people work and think from the military generals to software developers to humble business coaches like me.Professor Snowden is part academic, part entrepreneur, part raconteur and a brilliant conversationalist. He's back to discuss the book created to celebrate 21 years of the Cynefin framework.In this episode, we explore:- The latest (and final) incarnation of Cynefin- Snowden vs Taleb- Snowden vs Stacey- Sense-making unpacked- Slaying fluffy bunniesEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:Dave's BlogThe Cynefin Book

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week on Being Human, I speak with someone who's significantly influenced my lifestyle and how I eat. I think many of us understand that our diets aren't as healthy as they could be. But what if we were able to eat in a way that had us experiencing an abundance of energy from dawn till dusk?David 'Avocado' Wolfe is that possibility made manifest. He has spent a lifetime researching and seeking out the most nutritious foods on the planet. If you were to read his Wikipedia, you might instantly dismiss him.But on matters of health and nutrition, he's worth hearing out. As we discuss in the podcast, you don't have to believe what he has to say. Just try what he suggests and judge for yourself.We talk:- His beginnings in a 'health gang'- Foraging for food when starting out broke- Where to begin getting healthy- Clearing that colon- Planting nearly 100k fruit treesTo your humanity,RichardLinks:David's WebsiteThe Fruit Tree Plantin

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this episode of Being Human, I speak with Richard Stobart, an old friend and the CEO of successful start-up char.gy, a business devoted to transforming lampposts across Britain to start charging our electric cars.If you want to learn more about building a start-up culture within your business, this is the episode for you. Richard shares candidly about how he initially failed to create good start-up ideas within his existing consulting firm. He then tells us what worked in creating his fast growing char.gy..We talk:- Business Model Canvases- How 'Hack Days' can fail- The in-house incubator that worked- Conditions for building start-ups- Getting investorsTo your humanity,RichardLinks:char.gyUnboxed Consulting

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In this episode of Being Human, we're doing a little experiment with my friend and regular guest Tom van der Lubbe. Tom is a fellow traveller seeking to humanise the workplace. He's also a historian with a huge brain.He is Dutch, but let's not hold that against him. Tom and I review one of the most influential books of 70's, Small Is Beautiful, written by the economist E F Schumacher.Schumacher's central thesis is that the way we approach economics improves our living standards whilst degrading our culture.In this episode, we explore several aspects of Schumacher's thinking:- Buddhist economics - Education as our greatest asset- Economic reductionism - Man and machine - The role of the State Do let me know what you think of this format.To your humanity,Richard 

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/A conversation with Perry Marshall, a man who runs several companies, has written a string of best-selling books and who founded the world's biggest science prize.If you want to get the essence of building a life where you make an extraordinary impact, this could be the episode.It gets a little repetitive, but his message bears repeating.We talk:- The curse of our digital devices- What to start eliminating- Renaissance time- Your $1k-per-hour time- Remember you're paid to think Enjoy!To your humanity, RichardLinks:Detox, Declutter, Dominate - The BookPerry's Website 

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/A very Happy New Year to you all.We kick off 2021 with a brief message. I share a few thoughts on where to focus to show this year and a call to action. In the episode, I talk:- Food as medicine- Community- Taking Being Human to a new levelEnjoy!To your humanity,Richard

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/I hope that you're all enjoying your Christmas break.This week my guest is Anna Liebel. Anna is a on mission to empower professionals to thrive by helping get into what she calls one's Zone of Genius.This particular episode is a special one, as it has an addendum where Anna goes into detail with a subject close to my heart: journaling. Just watch out for it at the end of the recording.In the episode, we talk:- Your 'zone of genius'- Staying on track- Journaling- The 'Euromaidan' protests in Ukraine- Leading others from your zone of geniusEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:Anna's LinkedIn Profile

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/This week we turn the tables and I become the interviewee. Jan Ake Johnsson is my interviewer. He's the star of episode #64 and a man who cured himself of epilepsy through trauma release work.Jan is 80 and still in excellent health - an inspiration to us all.In the episode, we talk:- Preparing for interviews- Childhood influences - Idols- Medicalisation of society- Returning to the earthEnjoy and a Merry Christmas to all of our listeners.To your humanity,Richard

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/If Management 1.0 was how we managed how factories functioned in the Industrial Age, then what’s management for a Knowledge Economy, or even a Transformation Economy? Enter Management 3.0 – an approach that represents a major cultural shift, empowering team members to take on more decision-making responsibilities, while encouraging managers to create a collaborative work environment.My guest this week is Ralph van Roosmalen. When the current team inherited the company from founder Jurgen Appelo, they needed a new leader. In the spirit of the approach, the team asked Ralph to take up the mantleWe talk:- The essence of Management 3.0- How our schools must adapt for a new age- Signs of a big shift - Growing up with freedom- Becoming CEOTo your humanity,RichardLinks:Management 3.0

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/If you're a frequent listener of the podcast, you're probably familiar with our guest this week, Tom van der Lubbe.For those of you who don't know him, Tom is the Lead Link of Dutch mortgage broker Viisi, one of the companies that have implemented the radical business operating system Holacracy to create an extraordinary high-trust culture.Today's episode is a recording of an interview with Tom that was part of the Forward management conference, organised by Management 3.0.We talk:- Tom's battle with a life threatening illness- The Golden Rule- Growing the cake vs. cutting the cake- Long-term vs. short-term interest in a company- Opening decision making to the intelligence of the groupTo your humanity,RichardLinks:Viisi

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/In 2008, my guest this week Ed Evarts was unexpectedly laid off from his job as a senior HR director at records management giant Iron Mountain.In the middle of a recession and with no network outside his former employer, he set about building his own coaching practice Excellius. It’s now thriving and Ed tells us how he made it happen.Often my pods can get a bit philosophical, but this one is packed with practical advice, whether you’re building your career within a proper job or you’re out there on your own.We talk:- 3 keys to psychological safety- Positive relations with your boss- Raising your visibility- Effective networking- Play the hand you've been dealtTo your humanity,RichardLinks:ExcelliusDrive Your Career - The Book

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/My guest this week, David Chislett, dropped out of private school in South Africa to become a rocker. From playing punk to managing bands he ultimately made his way to Utrecht in the Netherlands to become a self-proclaimed Weapon of Mass Creation.He teaches people how we can put creativity at the heart of our armoury of workplace skills. Doing this can help us become not just better innovators, but better decision makers.We cover:- Preconditions for creativity- Punk rock in South Africa- Which dots to join- Everyday creativity- Making it happenTo your humanity,RichardLinks:David's websiteThe Playful Creative summit

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/My guest this week is Loizos Heracleous, Professor of Strategy and Organisation at the Warwick Business School and author of the recently published book, Janus Strategy. After serving as an advisor to major international companies for years, he started to observe that some companies got a competitive edge when adopting a more flexible strategic approach, as opposed to companies that stuck to tight, orthodox strategies. Loizos has called this type of thinking The Janus Strategy, after the Roman god Janus who surveys two or more directions simultaneously. It’s about an abundance mindset, for example, how can we reduce cost and increase quality at the same time?We cover:- The god of gods- Embracing opposites- Open heart surgery for $2000- 4 phases of breakthrough thinking- Why you've got to careTo your humanity,RichardLinks:Janus Strategy - The BookLoizos' Website

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/My guest this week is Remy Bertrand, a Frenchman in London and an improvisation facilitator.Kicked out of school at 15, Remy worked a succession of jobs that never quite fulfilled him. Nearing 40, he realised that improv was his passion and it was time to plunge in and build a business around it.With a loan from the bank, Remy gave himself a year to build a business. It took another three before he had something that regularly paid the bills. He now has a thriving improv operation attracting actors, artists and executives.In this episode, we bring you:- Why improv is not what you see on TV- How improv helps with social anxiety- Why so many people are choosing to train in improv right now- Improv for self-knowledge- A live demoEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:Imprology

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/My guest this week is Julian Wilson, CEO of British engineering firm Matt Black Systems and author of "500%: How Two Pioneers Transformed Productivity". Along with his business partner, through a series of counter-intuitive steps, he experimented his way to a 500% gain in productivity.The change saw his staff triple their income, come alive as human beings, whilst delivering extraordinary returns for him and his co-investors.His is a story of returning to the original translations of Taiichi Ohno's pioneering work at Toyota to apply its essence to a creative, design-led operation.We talk:- Why Lean/Agile transformations fail- Why centralisation does not remove duplication- Business as a social institution- How business culture starts in our families- Self-leadership pushed to its limitsEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:500%: How two pioneers transformed productivity - The BookMatt Black Systems

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/My guest this week is Bruno Cignacco, international speaker, coach and author of 'The Art of Compassionate Business'. Bruno is committed to putting love at the centre of our business relationships.First and foremost, Bruno is an advocate of what he calls The Human Oriented Enterprise, a type of business that prioritizes human interaction over everything else.We talk:- Love in the office- Generosity- Natural conversations- Passion and resilienceEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:The Art of Compassionate Business BookBruno's Website