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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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01:10:30

#68 Objective and Key Result - with Christina Wodtke

The Being Human Podcast with Richard Atherton ·

2019/07/11

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this week's episode, I talk with Christina Wodtke, the world's number one evangelist for Objectives and Key Results - the powerful goal-setting technique loved by Google. With Christina, I explore her breakthrough book on OKRs, 'Radical Focus' and her forthcoming title 'The Team That Managed Itself' on supercharging team performance. We talk: - The power of having "one objective per business model" - Her radical

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#67 Happy Startups - with Laurence McCahill

The Being Human Podcast with Richard Atherton ·

2019/07/05

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this week's episode of Being Human, I talk with co-founder of The Happy Startups School, Laurence McCahill. In discovering that it's not really a school, and it's not necessarily about startups, we talk: - The magic of their Happy Startup Canvas that has people face the tough questions - How to avoid swapping a corporate boss you don't like for a VC you don't like - How he steps back to allow the power of community to

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01:07:24

#66 ”Respect For People” - The Lean Approach - with...

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2019/06/27

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this week's episode of Being Human, I talk with Lean icons, husband-and-wife authors and teachers, Mary and Tom Poppendieck. Mary and Tom travel the world helping people to create and deliver stunning products and services through the power of the Lean approach. We talk: - The origins of Lean as fundamentally about people working at their best - The metaphor of double-entry bookkeeping for building in software

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01:13:33

#65 Maestro! Leading as listening - with Roger...

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2019/06/20

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this week's episode of Being Human, I explore the "Music Paradigm" with its creator, the distinguished conductor Roger Nierenberg. Roger takes business people into his orchestra, sitting them next to his musicians to learn how to listen and how to lead. We talk: - What he means by "leading as listening" - How to achieve 'flow' in an orchestra and how that translates in business - Why being pitch perfect shouldn't be

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01:20:26

#64 Conquering My Epilepsy - with Jan Åke Johnsson

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2019/06/13

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this week's episode of Being Human, I talk with Jan Åke Johnsson, a man with an amazing story and a fellow adherent of Primal Therapy and Rolfing practices. We explore how his journey to "go within" to the source of his epilepsy has given him complete control over his condition and reduced it to a virtual non-issue. We talk: - The two years he spent entirely out of action to fully face his demons - His direct

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01:43:40

#63 Can Business learn from the State? - with Tom van...

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2019/06/06

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this week's episode of Being Human I interview Tom van der Lubbe, Lead Link (CEO) of Dutch Mortgage Advisor Viisi and pioneer of Holacracy, the radical business operating system. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk: - How so-called 'radical' approaches for business have been employed in state structures for centuries - What businesses can learn from the success of the Scandinavian countries - How our approach

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59:29

#62 Modern Agile - with Joshua Kerievsky

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2019/05/30

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this week's episode of Being Human I interview Joshua Kerievsky, the originator of Modern Agile and CEO of leading agile training and coaching group Industrial Logic. With occassional contributions from his dogs, we talk: - The difference between a principle-oriented vs a practice-oriented approach to Agile - How Paul O'Neill's turnaround of aluminium giant Alcoa led him to make safety a prerequisite in his

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51:20

#61 Get into the mirror! - with Michael Sahota

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2019/05/23

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this episode, I take a journey through the philosophy of Agile luminary Michael Sahota. We talk: - The source and remedy for the high failure rate of Agile implementations - Toyota's "kaizen" vs "kaikaku" and why the idea of transformation is flawed - Why all culture change starts with the individual - The moment that Michael first got 'in front of the mirror' - His 4 A's Leadership Model and the prospect of

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49:51

#60 Coming to you Live from the Goo! - with Lyssa Adkins

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2019/05/16

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this episode, I delve into the world of renowned Agile thought-leader Lyssa Adkins, President Emeritus of the Agile Coaching Institute, Agile Coach and Facilitator of Difficult Problems. We talk: - How she's dealing with her current transitionary phase - Her leadership role within the Ten Women Strong movement - Her personal agility practice and how that's becoming central to her coaching - Her work with an Integral

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48:42

#59 Inside Handelsbanken - with Richard Winder

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2019/05/09

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this episode, I take a deep dive into the culture of the radically decentralised Handelsbanken, with its Global Head of External Affairs, Richard Winder. We talk: - The story of their radical transformation in the early 1970s under the incoming CEO Jan Wallander - How local branches both compete and co-operate - How a leftist mindset has contributed to their success at capitalism - Their winning formula of high trust

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01:04:30

#58 The Modern Workplace - with Yann Toutant

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2019/05/02

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this episode, I explore the evolution of the modern workplace with Yann Toutant, the Netherlands CEO of the €6bn digital services company Econocom. We talk: - Why he likes his people out of the office, but not working from home - How his shareholders said they'd fire him if he *didn't* go sailing during year-end - How we forget that we manage for outcomes all the time - The key ingredients of a great place to work -

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01:14:08

#57 Agile For The Enterprise - with Scott Ambler

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2019/04/25

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this episode, I explore the enterprise perspective on Agile with Scott Ambler, Chief Scientist at Disciplined Agile. We talk: - Guided Continuous Improvement and the Kaizen Loop - Why it's best to think in terms of options and not best practices - The need for "rolling wave" budgeting - The role of the Architecture Owner - The danger of Lean = job cuts and why safety is key to

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01:14:34

#56 The Heart of Agile - with Alistair Cockburn

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2019/04/18

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this episode, I explore 'The Heart of Agile' approach with Agile Manifesto co-author and methodology theorist Alistair Cockburn. We talk: - How methodologies are like tissues - The paradox of needing methods to both increase and reduce communication - Why collaboration is at the heart of the Agile approach - The three emerging modes of leadership in complex work - The story of creating the Agile

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#55 Superbosses - with Sydney Finkelstein

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2019/04/11

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week on Being Human, I interview Sydney Finklestein, Professor of Leadership at Dartmouth College and author of the highly-acclaimed 'Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent'. We talk: - The three types of 'Superbosses' - How to know a ‘Glorious Bastard’ from a plain old bastard - Why great leaders build teams around talents not a template - How superbosses embrace transparency - Why passion

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56:58

#54 The Prosperity Paradox - with Efosa Ojomo and...

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2019/04/04

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week on Being Human, I interview Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon, Harvard academics and co-authors with Clayton Christensen of The Prosperity Paradox. We talk: - How some noodle entrepreneurs transformed the retail supply chain in Nigeria - The huge business opportunities represented by non-consumers - How providing cover just from a phone number made a British insurance entrepreneur a fortune while transforming lives

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42:05

#53 The Manager-Free Business - with Luke Kyte

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2019/03/29

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week on Being Human, I take a deep dive into the cultural revolution led by Luke Kyte, Head of Operations at UK marketing firm Reddico. Luke is building a manager-less culture with stunning results. We talk: - Dramatically elevating Reddico's employee Net Promoter Score to a world-class 94 - Why you shouldn't make your best performers managers - How boss-free staff pick their own coach - Their evolving manifesto

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01:00:55

#52 The Phenomenon of Leader - with Phillida Fleming

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2019/03/22

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week on Being Human I interview the extraordinary matriarch of our FirstHuman team, Phillida Fleming. Phillida coaches some of the most talented CEOs in the UK as well as providing counsel to a number of UK public figures. Around the fire of her cottage in the Isle of Wight, we explore: - Her definition of what it means to be a leader - Her seminal childhood encounter with her teacher Sister Mary Joseph - The

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56:25

#51 Disciplined Agile - with Mark Lines

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2019/03/15

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week on Being Human, I interview the fantastic Mark Lines, co-creator of Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD). Using DAD helps companies to evolve the whole enterprise around agile software delivery. We talk: - The origins of DAD - How to avoid 'Method Prison' - Why there are no 'best practices' - Why joy is at the heart of the approach - The sham of many Agile

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58:52

#50 Insanely Talented - with Jamie Catto

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2019/03/08

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ This week on Being Human, I interview Jamie Catto, a founding member UK electronica band Faithless. He left to form the double-Grammy nominated, music and film collective 1 Giant Leap. Alongside his artistic pursuits, Jamie now works as a creativity catalyst. We talk: - How we must reclaim the parts of us that we closed off as children - The importance of allowing ourselves to flush out our 'edgy feelings' - How trauma

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01:19:03

#49 Navigating Human Systems - with Glenda Eoyang

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2019/03/01

> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ In this episode of Being Human, I interview Glenda Eoyang, the co-founder of the Human Systems Dynamics Institute, an organisation dedicated to applying learnings from complexity science to human issues. We talk: - How she used her understanding of complexity to turn around her IT training business - The three simple questions to ask when addressing situations from a complexity viewpoint - Why the move to complexity

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