Episodes
July 23, 2023
Rory Sutherland, Gerald Ashley & Paul Craven at Abbey Road Part Two
Why do some people become ‘super spreaders’ for fashions and ideas? Why might an acceptance letter from a top University be worth more than a degree from the same establishment? These and many more questions are answered in this episode.
My guests...
July 14, 2023
Rory Sutherland, Gerald Ashley & Paul Craven at Abbey Road Part One
What happens when you bring three behavioural science gurus into a world-famous recording studio? Find out on three special episodes of the Human Risk podcast.
Rory Sutherland, Gerald Ashley and Paul Craven have all been on the show before (links...
July 5, 2023
Nitish Upadhyaya on Behavioural Law
How do we know that laws and rules are effective? On this episode, I'm returning to the field of Behavioural Law. It's something I've explored in previous episodes with academics (links below), but this time I'm joined by a practitioner who works in a...
June 26, 2023
Dr Vanessa Patrick on the Power of Saying 'No'
Why does a two-letter word ('no') often cause us huge amounts of problems? After all, it's easy to say… except when it isn’t. We’ve all found ourselves in situations where we’ve wanted to say 'no' but, for some reason, haven’t been able to do so....
June 16, 2023
Paul Dornan on being truly funny
What does it mean to be truly funny? We often associate the word ‘funny’ with comedy and making people laugh. But it can also mean being witty, incisive ironic, playful, teasing, or delivering little moments of truth.
On this episode, I’m speaking...
June 9, 2023
Christian Hunt on Humanizing Rules
Why should we humanize rules? On this episode, your usual show host Christian Hunt is replaced by experienced podcaster and presenter Mark Heywood. That's becuase, the guest on today's episode is...Christian.
Having just released a book called...
June 3, 2023
Rupert Evill on Bootstrapping Ethics
How can organisations with limited resources handle ethical issues? While every organisation wants to be ethical — or at the very least, to be seen to be ethical — smaller ones often lack the resources or experience to manage these issues.
My guest...
May 28, 2023
Dr Bettina Palazzo on Compliance Communication
What’s the most effective way to communicate rules and influence humans to comply with them? On the face of it, just telling people what to do seems like a sensible approach. But what about when those rules have a qualitative component, where people...
May 17, 2023
Matt Ballantine on The Human Side of Technology
What happens when people meet technology? As Artificial Intelligence makes machines appear to be more human, what does that mean for the interactions we have with tech?
On this episode, I’m speaking to Matt Ballantine. He has spent spent the past two...
May 5, 2023
Kristina Stiles on Burn Prevention
Why did an advertisement for coffee prompt a nurse to contact the company to ask them to withdraw it? The answer is that the nurse in question has 20 years experience in burn care, and the advertisement — for the coffee chain Costa Coffee — showed a...
April 29, 2023
Jenny-Joy Kreindl on Leadership Communication
What’s the difference between a leader that communicates well and one that doesn’t?
We’ve all seen examples of leaders who are terrible at communicating — whether it’s politicians that can’t find the right words or those nightmare bosses who fail to...
April 22, 2023
Dr Kirsty Sedgman on Being Unreasonable
What do we mean when we say that someone is being unreasonable? On the face of it, the person we're describing has either broken a rule or a social norm. But what are we basing that on?
My guest Dr Kirsty Sedgman is a Doctor of Audiences at the...
April 16, 2023
Professor Magda Osman on Misinformation
Why might seeking to ban misinformation, be a bad idea? On this episode, I’m returning to a subject I’ve looked at before, with a guest I’ve spoken to before!
She’s Professor Magda Osman — if you’ve not heard her previous experiences, there are links...
April 2, 2023
Dr Siegfried Hoenle on Positive Leadership
In times of uncertainty and change, what do we need from leaders? On this episode, I'm sepaking to Dr Siegfried Hoenle, a leadership expert whose approach to leadership is relentlessly positive.
Siegfried believes that leaders need to deliver their...
March 24, 2023
Professor Magda Osman on Compliance, Coercion & Competence
What do Compliance, Coercion and Competence have to do with each other? They’re all subjects I talk about with my guest Professor Magda Osman who manages to weave all three topics together.
Compliance is all about exploring the challenges of...
March 14, 2023
Chris Houghton on Circularity
What is circularity, and why does it matter? As we seek to manage the climate emergency, companies are being challenged to play their part in being more sustainable. Which is where the concept of circularity comes in. This is the idea, in the context...
March 3, 2023
Nick Chatrath on AI & Leadership
As we enter the Age of Artificial Intelligence, what role will humans play? On this episode, I'm speaking to leadership expert and coach Nick Chatrath. He's a former colleague of mine and the author of a new book called 'Threshold: Leading In The Age...
Feb. 26, 2023
Peter Ramsey on Customer Experience (Part Two)
What makes for a good customer experience? In two special episodes of the Human Risk podcast, I’m speaking to CX experts who provide fascinating insights into what drives how we feel about the times when companies deliver really good or really bad...
Feb. 26, 2023
John Sills on Customer Experience (Part One)
What makes for a good customer experience? In two special episodes of the Human Risk podcast, I’m speaking to CX experts who provide fascinating insights into what drives how we feel about the times when companies deliver really good or really bad...
Feb. 19, 2023
Dr Carol Kauffman on Leadership Under Pressure
How can leaders make good decisions when under pressure? My guest is leadership coach Dr Carol Kauffman. She is on the faculty at Harvard, where she is the Founder of the Institute of Coaching and is the co-author of a new book called ‘Real-Time...
Feb. 17, 2023
Chat GPT-3 on AI & Human Risk
Are you curious about how AI and automation are changing the world of human risk? Do you wonder what the future of work might look like in a world where machines and humans are increasingly interconnected?
Then you won't want to miss the latest...
Feb. 12, 2023
Dr Mike Martin on War & Politics
What can war and politics teach us about human risk? On this episode, I'm joined by a guest with insights into both fields.
About Mike
Dr Mike Martin is a former British Army officer who's a senior visiting research fellow in the Department of War...
Feb. 6, 2023
Dr Gordon Caldwell on Medical Bureaucracy
On this special episode of the show, I’m interviewing a doctor whose photograph went viral. In 2019, Doctor Gordon Caldwell, a retired Consultant Physician and Clinical Lead with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) had a photograph taken of himself...
Feb. 4, 2023
Marc Ross on Communication Strategy
My guest Marc Ross is aa senior geopolitical strategist and communications executive that helps companies and politicians get their message across. As you’ll hear on the show, Marc specializes in navigating today's interconnected business environment...