Dr Benny Cheung on Nudging Honesty
How can we get people to be more honest? That's what my guest on this episode, Dr Benny Cheung, set out to discover. He was commissioned to do so research for the UK's Insurance Fraud Bureau and ran s...
23 Nov 20201h 6min
Paul Donovan on Prejudice & why it is so pernicious
What is prejudice, why does it exist and why is it such a bad thing? That's what Economist Paul Donovan seeks to answer in his new book Profit & Prejudice. He explores it from an economic perspectiv...
20 Nov 202052min
Stefan Gaillard on the importance of Trial & Error
Why is it so hard for us to admit mistakes? That's what my guest Stefan Gaillard & I explore in this episode. Stefan is the Editor of The Journal of Trial & Error, a project that seeks to promote the...
18 Nov 20201h 1min
Stuart Tootal & Greg Davies on the lessons for business from military decision-making
What can the military teach business? Much as companies often talk about 'wars' (most obviously when it comes to talent) and 'battles' (usually for market share), it's not obvious that the two have mu...
14 Nov 202055min
John Sutherland on mitigating Board Level Human Risk
If you were looking for a sector that had lots of examples of Human Risk, then you'd probably pick banking? And if you were trying to understand why some of the senior people within banking hadn't be...
7 Nov 202058min
Luca Dellanna on Ergodicity: why the way we often view the world, can lead to bad decisions
What is ergodicity? If it's a new term to you, then listen to my guest Luca Dellanna explain why ergodic thinking is often at the heart of much of our flawed decision-making. This is Luca's second ap...
29 Okt 20201h 1min
Leanne Spencer on Wellbeing: why it matters & how we can improve it.
We often think of our body and our mind as being somehow distinct, yet there is a strong linkage between mental health and physical wellbeing. That's what I explore with my guest Leanne Spencer on th...
27 Okt 202045min
Multi-million selling Singer Songwriter Dr Glenn Medeiros on Human Risk in the Music Industry
On this episode, I'm exploring an industry whose product we all sample daily, but probably don't fully understand: music. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, my guest, Dr Glenn Medeiros, was a global ...
22 Okt 20201h
