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The Being Human Podcast with Richard Atherton

Richard Atherton

Being Human is for people who want go deep on what it means to be a human making a difference. We’ll discover how to be better humans at work and in life. We’ll explore leadership, relationships and how to make changes in ourselves and our environments. Nothing will be off limits. Welcome.

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01:20:01

#228 The Vedas For Everyone - with Narada Kush

The Being Human Podcast with Richard Atherton ·

2022/09/20

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I speak with Narada Kush, someone who has changed my life. He was my personal Vedic meditation teacher. Since taking up this practice, my life has transformed in multiple ways: my sleep has improved, my mind has cleared, and I'm far less reactive to daily events. Narada is the author of the book The Vedas For Everyone. He has made it his life's mission to bring the ancient wisdom of the Vedas to the masses

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#227 Communicating Beyond Language - with Richard Newman

The Being Human Podcast with Richard Atherton ·

2022/09/13

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I speak with Richard Newman, one of the world's foremost communication trainers. Richard's extraordinary career journey began with a stint in a Tibetan monastery. The challenges he faced there set him on a path to helping others to communicate powerfully. We talk: teaching monks that spoke no English overcoming his autism turning his business around in the middle of the pandemic his potent morning

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#226 My Meditation Journey (So Far) - with Richard...

The Being Human Podcast with Richard Atherton ·

2022/08/15

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I go solo to share my experiences of the last year practising Vedic meditation. Previous guest Jillian Lavender first introduced me to this style of meditation in her book 'Why Meditate?'. My new habit has transformed my life and especially my well-being. I share: How Vedic meditation is so easy Sleep vs meditation What is and what is not meditation Links: Jillian's book - Why Meditate? Because It

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01:07:09

#225 One People One Planet - with Michael Glauser

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2022/08/08

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I sit down with Michael Glauser, author and Professional Practice Professor at the University of Utah. During a stint working in the Middle East, Michael began a study of Islam. It sparked a quest to find parallels across all the major religions and philosophical traditions. It led to One People One Planet: 6 Universal Truths for Being Happy Together, Michael’s manifesto for happiness and a path to healing

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01:07:08

#224 Re-Humanize Now - with Chuck Blakeman

The Being Human Podcast with Richard Atherton ·

2022/07/22

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I sit down with Chuck Blakeman, serial entrepreneur, international speaker, best-selling business author and world-renowned business advisor. Chuck is on a mission to create a world where all members of companies share in the creative process of building the company together. He is a man who pulls no punches in calling out the current de-humanizing corporate paradigm—his message is a true tour-de-force. We

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#223 The Seismic Shift in Leadership - with Michelle...

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2022/07/16

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I sit down with Michelle K. Johnston, PhD., author and professor of management at Loyola University in New Orleans. We discuss her book, The Seismic Shift in Leadership: How to Thrive in a New Era of Connection, and how the overriding imperative for leaders today is to connect; to themselves and others. We talk: From pantsuits to heels Dropping perfection How to build connection The power

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01:24:47

#222 Bright Lights, Big Empty - with Ron Baker

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2022/07/11

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I sit down with Ron Baker, author of Bright Lights, Big Empty. When I first accepted Ron onto the Zoom call for this episode, I was blown away by how extraordinary youthful Ron looked for a man in his early sixties. Ron is a man who has very visibly done The Work. I was also profoundly moved by how loving, and present Rob is. The conversation stretched me in many ways. We talk: Walking away from a career

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#221 Participate! - with Roberto Martinez

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2022/07/02

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I sit down with Roberto Martinez, co-founder of the software company Nearsoft. As a follower of famous business radical Ricardo Semler, Roberto built a company culture based on: No formal hierarchy Meaning and belonging as foundations Transparency and decentralisation The number one message from Roberto that I took away from our conversation is that if you want a vibrant, humane culture, you've got to find

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#220 You’re a Leader, Now What? - with Mick Spiers

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2022/06/24

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I sit down with Mick Spiers, long-time executive in the world of urban mobility and author of the new book You're a Leader, Now What? We know that only 16% of people genuinely love their job and like their boss. People spend up to 1/3 of their lives in jobs and workplaces where they struggle to find meaning and purpose. Mick sees the way to change this as being through building competent, inspiring

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01:01:33

#219 Well-being: born or made? - with Professor Meike...

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2022/06/18

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I sit down with Meike Bartels, Professor in Genetics and Wellbeing at the Department of Biological Psychology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She's also the president of the International Positive Psychology Association. Professor Bartels is one of the world's leading scholars of the science of well-being. She looks at what aspects of well-being are innate, what we can train and what's outside our

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01:02:36

#218 The Paper Tiger Syndrome - with Rebecca Ward

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2022/06/10

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I sit down with Rebecca Ward, author of The Paper Tiger Syndrome. Can you remember a time when you felt genuinely fearless? When you knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that your world was safe? For the average person, consistently experiencing that kind of freedom sounds like wishful thinking. But what if that weren't the case? What if most fears and anxieties were just paper tigers? Rebecca and I discuss

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01:12:33

#217 The Tao Of Inner Peace - with Diane Dreher

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2022/06/03

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I sit down with Diane Dreher, author of The Tao of Inner Peace. Translated more often than any other book except the Bible, the Tao Te Ching has been a spiritual guide for centuries, helping millions find peace within themselves, with each other, and with the natural world around them. Diane's The Tao of Inner Peace adapts the principles of Tao to today's world, showing us how to integrate the many facets

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01:07:38

#216 The Power of Ritual - with Kath Blackham

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2022/05/21

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I sit down with Kath Blackham, CEO of the revolutionary Australian digital transformation agency VERSA. She has used VERSA as a platform to move the needle on the things she's most passionate about—mental health in the workplace, diversity, flexibility and using technology for good. She famously instituted a four-day week, anathema within the crazy-hours digital agency sector. By creating a swathe

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01:14:54

#215 Citizens Not Leaders - with Federico Zuppa &...

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2022/05/13

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I sit down with Federico Zuppa and Jorge Silva, the founders of the Argentinian self-managing software company 10Pines. 10Pines is a company with a horizontal organisational structure, where nobody is above anyone else. They make decisions based on consent, not consensus or voting, making for a dynamic, highly adaptive culture.. We talk: Developing citizens, not leaders Choosing your own salary Getting

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01:37:11

#214 The Uneducated Economist

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2022/05/07

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I sit down with fellow podcaster and YouTuber The Uneducated Economist. Four years ago, whilst selling lumber during the day, he spent hours researching economics in his free time. He tried to share his insights with his colleagues until one day; a colleague confessed that it was all going over their heads and that perhaps he should start a blog. The blog became a YouTube channel that now has ninety

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#213 Leadership in Complexity and Change - with Dr...

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2022/04/29

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I sit down with leadership and change consultant Dr Sharon Varney. She recently published 'Leadership in Complexity and Change: For a World in Constant Motion.' Sharon is adept at making complexity science accessible and has a wealth of experience applying it in business. We talk: How starlings demonstrate complexity Increasing your 'complexity aperture' Change management vs managing in change The

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01:28:48

#212 Overcome And Get It Done – with Jamie Dixon

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2022/04/22

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week, I sit down with Shanghai-based coach and author Jamie Dixon. As well as being a great storyteller himself, Jamie is also someone who helps others share their own stories. Our conversation is one of two halves: at first, we look at productivity and how he managed to write his latest book in 24 hours flat. In the second, we explore the habits of great storytelling and how you can use them to engage and

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#211 The Still Point – with Kevin Krenitsky, MD

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2022/04/15

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week's guest is former medical doctor, corporate retiree, and spiritual adept Kevin Krenitsky. Seven years ago, he left life as a successful executive to devote himself entirely to going within. He recently released The Still Point: The Simplicity of Spiritual Enlightenment. According to Kevin, we are amidst the most significant wave of awakening or self-realisation this planet has ever seen. Our unconscious

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01:20:52

#210 Complexity for Business and Society – with Chris...

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2022/04/08

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week we see the return of a former guest to the podcast, Professor of Complexity and Management at The University of Hertfordshire Chris Mowles. He's back on the podcast to talk about his new book, Complexity: A Key Idea for Business and Society. Drawing on the natural and social sciences, he describes how complexity models are helpful but insufficient for our understanding of complex reality. Taking an

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#209 The Golden Rule – with Tom van der Lubbe

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2022/04/01

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week we're releasing a talk I did with friend of the show Tom van der Lubbe at the Forward Summit, a conference dedicated to redefining leadership and management to create happier people and successful organizations. We talk: - Applying The Golden Rule in business - Why being small is beautiful - Leading through your frustrations Links: Management 3.0

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