This is Part 2 of 2 of our conversation with Sarah Davis, the first woman to have paddled the Nile from its source in Rwanda to the sea off the coast of Egypt, a 6,500+ km journey that took six months. If you have not done so, we encourage you to listen to Part 1…
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Ep. 190: Sarah Davis – Paddling the Nile, Part 2 of 2
This is Part 2 of 2 of our conversation with Sarah Davis, the first woman to have paddled the Nile from its source in Rwanda to the sea off the coast of Egypt, a 6,500+ km journey that took six months. If you have not done so, we encourage you to listen to Part 1…

Ep. 189: Sarah Davis – Paddling the Nile, Part 1 of 2
We have a fabulous conversation here in two parts – this is Part One. Our guest is Sarah Davis, the first woman to have paddled the Nile from its source in Rwanda to the sea off the coast of Egypt, a 6,500+ km journey that took six months. During this time, Sarah dealt with angry…

Ep. 188: Michele Wucker: You Are What You Risk
Today’s conversation is with someone you may have come across via a term she coined. That term is ‘gray rhino’ and that person is Michele Wucker. Michele is a strategic advisor and a best-selling author. The term ‘gray rhino’ is one she came up with to take a fresh look at how we respond to…

Ep. 187: Annie Duke – On “Quit, ” The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
This episode is about something with which our society has a very unhealthy relationship: quitting. The advice of the legendarily successful is often boiled down to this: stick to things, don’t quit. But that advice is very wrong. Annie Duke makes her third appearance on the podcast to tell us that quitting is far from…

Ep. 186: Alison Taylor – On the Myths, Misconceptions and Problems With ESG
I am delighted to welcome Alison Taylor back to the show. Alison works on challenges at the intersection of corporate integrity, risk, and responsibility. She is the Executive Director at Ethical Systems, a collaboration between leading academics working on behavioural science, organisational psychology, and systems thinking. She is also an adjunct professor at the NYU…
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Inbetweenisode 18: Open Plan Offices Suck – And What to do If You Have to Work in One
It’s no secret that open plan offices suck. This has been confirmed by a recent study from Harvard. Their only redeeming quality is that they’re cheap – great if the only thing that matters to the work that gets done in them is cost. For everything else, they’re terrible. One of the things open plan…
Inbetweenisode 17: Uncertainty, Overcoming Challenges and a 46 km Run
Some thoughts on uncertainty and that special moment when you know you will meet and overcome a tough challenge. That, and my upcoming 46 km run, The46in219. Show notes: My 46 km birthday run – https://the46in219.carrd.co/ David Goggins – https://davidgoggins.com/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _…
In-betweenisode 16: Decide Like a Human Being
We aren’t robots. Why make decisions like one? Some thoughts on what it means, and how, to make decisions “like a human being”. Show notes: Bruce Lee’s 1971 interview with Pierre Berton; Ruth Chang’s TED talk on how to make hard choices; The microbiome its links to neurobehaviours; Cardiovascular exercise and the brain; The benefits of…
Inbetweenisode 15: What Am I Reading?
We start this episode with an important announcement ? that this is an episode brought to you by Audible. Listeners in the UK and US can get a free 30 day trial to Audible and a free audio book: US listeners: get your free trial and audio book at Audible UK listeners: get your free trial and…
Inbetweenisode 14 – The Power of “Maybe”
In this short inbetweenisode, I discuss how to use the power of “maybe” to set meaningful objectives, and then what how to approach risks to those objectives. I bring a powerful analogy from the world of cycling into the mix. Show notes: Chris Boardman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Boardman Chris Boardman 1994 Tour de France Prologue Time Trial:…