▶️ Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ Jillian Lavender used to run a large division of an international publisher, always between two planes and walking right up to the line of major burnout. On the recommendation of a friend, and with some scepticism, she took a meditation course. From that point, things changed for her in a big way. She could handle her fast-paced life. After a complete career change, she now teaches meditation in London and New York and has written a book called Why Meditate? Because it Works. In this episode, we talk how meditation: - Can be easy and non-wierd - Improves your sleep - Can be done anywhere - Enhances your clarity of thought - Doesn't require you become a hippy! Links: Jillian's Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meditate-Because-Works-Jillian-Lavender/dp/1529356911/ London Meditation Centre - https://www.londonmeditationcentre.com/ New York Meditation Center - https://newyorkmeditationcenter.com/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCW6ZuXt6Jk

Agile and Scrum are at risk of being seen as 'commodities' that can be outsourced to consultants. But you can't outsource responsibility and still hope to solve complex problems. So what's the solution? Nigel Thurlow, ex-Chief of Agile at Toyota, explains how it must begin with leadership engaging with their organisation. Get the full episode here https://youtu.be/Ba6xVDj2W3Q #BeingHuman #FirstHuman #podcasting #leadership #leadershipdevelopment ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF3eqqmdtQg

▶️ Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/ My guest this week, Jos de Blok, has been on the bucket list of Being Human for a number of years. He's the founder of Buurtzorg, a community nursing organisation that has embracing the self-organising principle to stunning effect. In recognition of his contributions, Jos shares the RSA's Albert Award with the likes of Tim Berners-Lee and Stephen Hawking. Recently, having grown Buurtzorg to become an international operation, he is taking an interest in applying his principles to politics. A big thank you to Tom van der Lubbe to helping to make this happen. In this episode, we talk: - Letting go of products and activities - The ‘needing’ principle - Forgetting your MBA - Ditching risk thinking - The human society Links: Buurtzorg - https://www.buurtzorg.com/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXYFSyl2Jis

Join us for a live podcast recording with programmer David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of the popular Ruby on Rails web development framework. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsu8N_XrP4c