The Human Risk Podcast

The Human Risk Podcast


Latest Episodes

Philippa White on Leadership Lessons
April 18, 2024

What is it that makes a job enjoyable and fulfilling?  While you’re likely to have your own very individual answers to that question, chances are it’ll be to do with what you’re required to do, how mu

Dr Lixing Sun on Natural Lying
April 13, 2024

Why do we lie and cheat and why might it not always be a bad thing?On this episode, Im speaking to a research professor who has studied lying and cheating in the natural world and what we can learn

Zelda Perkins on Can't Buy My Silence
April 06, 2024

What prompted a courageous former employee of Harvey Weinstein to break her Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)?On this episode I'm speaking to a campaigner who came to prominence as the individual who

Professor Magda Osman on Risk Prioritisation
March 30, 2024

How, in a world of limited resources, can we prioritise risk?Which ones should we focus on more than others?This isn't just something we need to think about in a work context. It also applies to o

Nuala Walsh on Tuning In
March 24, 2024

How can we make better decisions? By paying attention to good advice or information and ignoring the opposite. In a world where we're overloaded with data and opinions, it can be hard to determine w

Preethi Nair on Storytelling
March 17, 2024

What does storytelling have to do with managing risk? On this episode, Im speaking to novelist, playwright, and screenwriter Preethi Nair. She also helps people who want to tell their stories to ide

Heather Urquhart on Improvisation Part Two
March 10, 2024

What can business learn from improvisation? If you listened to the previous episode of the shwo, you'll know the answer. If you haven't yet done so, then I recommend dojgn that before listening to thi

Heather Urquhart on Improvisation Part One
March 02, 2024

What can business learn from improvisation? On the face of it, a form of entertainment that involves making things up as you go along, seems to be filled with human risk and not at all helpful in the

Sabrina Ahmed on Burnout
February 26, 2024

What is burnout, and how can we prevent it?We're increasingly hearing about the idea of 'burnout', which the World Health Organisation has defined as a condition "resulting from chronic workplace st

Dr Ollie Hart on Healthcare Coaching
February 18, 2024

What is Healthcare Coaching? If I say the word doctor to you in a medical, not academic, sense youll probably think of someone in a white coat with a stethoscope who makes medical assessments